Great Lakes League / Summer League Assignments / Boilermakers in Pro Ball
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – As one of the league's leading hitters this summer while playing for the Richmond Jazz, Purdue baseball's Patrick W. Smith has been selected as a starter for the July 17 Great Lakes League All-Star Game.
Smith is expected to start in the outfield for the Southern Division team in the annual GLSCL All-Star Game, held this year at Prasco Park in Mason, Ohio. He redshirted for Purdue during the 2018 season, but the freshman showed promise in the fall as a left-handed hitting outfielder from the Sacramento area.
As of July 11, Smith ranks second in the Great Lakes League with a .397 batting average and third with 11 doubles. He's posted eight multi-hit games this summer and reached base safely in 21 of the 22 games in which he has batted. Along with his 13 extra-base hits and 14 RBI, he has walked (15) more than he has struck out (10).
The Richmond Jazz are the only Indiana-based team in the Great Lakes League, which is primarily comprised of teams in Ohio and Michigan. Smith was named the GLCSL Player of the Week on July 2.
NISLE'S SUMMER TEAM RIDING LONG WIN STREAK
• Ben Nisle was a Freshman All-American for Purdue this season and started every game as the Boilermakers won 13 straight from April 20 to May 9. He's now contributed to another long win streak in the Southern California Collegiate League. The Palm Springs Power have won 12 straight games going into their game on Friday, July 13. Among those victories was an Independence Day win against an all-star team from the Palm Springs Collegiate League.
• Nisle is batting .317 with five extra-base hits, eight RBI and 18 runs scored in 18 games. He has seen action in eight of the 12 games during the win streak.
• The Power are 28-5 overall, 15-5 in SCCBL play, and have clinched the top seed in the league playoffs, which begin the week of July 16. Boilermakers Harry Shipley, Daniel Sander and Skyler Hunter also helped the Power win SCCBL titles in recent years.
MORE SUMMER LEAGUE HIGHLIGHTS (STATS AS OF JULY 11)
• Hayden Wynja impressed in a July 9 start for the Owensboro RiverDawgs of the Ohio Valley League. He worked six scoreless innings of three-hit ball, striking out five and walking five. It was his longest outing of the summer. Wynja left the mound after six with a 4-0 lead, but the Fulton Railroaders went on to win in 12 innings.
• Owen Jansen remains a hot hitter for the Dodge City A's of the Jayhawk League. He's batting .350 with 11 extra-base hits and 11 RBI in 22 games.
• Matt Moore has recorded 17 strikeouts in 11 1/3 innings while surrendering just six walks and eight hits over nine relief appearances for the Alexandria Aces of the Cal Ripken League.
• Skyler Hunter has heated up in the Cape Cod League. While facing some of the best summer league pitching in the country, he's 7-for-24 with four walks and two RBI over the last five games. His Wareham Gatemen team is in first place in the West Division with a 16-10 record.
• Milo Beam enjoyed a big night for the Lafayette Aviators of the Prospect League in a wild 14-13 loss on July 3 vs. the Springfield Sliders. He finished the night 3-for-5 with a double, triple, sacrifice fly and four RBI.
• Andrew Bohm struck out eight over four innings in his July 6 start for the Harrisonburg Turks of the Valley League.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – As one of the league's leading hitters this summer while playing for the Richmond Jazz, Purdue baseball's Patrick W. Smith has been selected as a starter for the July 17 Great Lakes League All-Star Game.
Smith is expected to start in the outfield for the Southern Division team in the annual GLSCL All-Star Game, held this year at Prasco Park in Mason, Ohio. He redshirted for Purdue during the 2018 season, but the freshman showed promise in the fall as a left-handed hitting outfielder from the Sacramento area.
As of July 11, Smith ranks second in the Great Lakes League with a .397 batting average and third with 11 doubles. He's posted eight multi-hit games this summer and reached base safely in 21 of the 22 games in which he has batted. Along with his 13 extra-base hits and 14 RBI, he has walked (15) more than he has struck out (10).
The Richmond Jazz are the only Indiana-based team in the Great Lakes League, which is primarily comprised of teams in Ohio and Michigan. Smith was named the GLCSL Player of the Week on July 2.
NISLE'S SUMMER TEAM RIDING LONG WIN STREAK
• Ben Nisle was a Freshman All-American for Purdue this season and started every game as the Boilermakers won 13 straight from April 20 to May 9. He's now contributed to another long win streak in the Southern California Collegiate League. The Palm Springs Power have won 12 straight games going into their game on Friday, July 13. Among those victories was an Independence Day win against an all-star team from the Palm Springs Collegiate League.
• Nisle is batting .317 with five extra-base hits, eight RBI and 18 runs scored in 18 games. He has seen action in eight of the 12 games during the win streak.
• The Power are 28-5 overall, 15-5 in SCCBL play, and have clinched the top seed in the league playoffs, which begin the week of July 16. Boilermakers Harry Shipley, Daniel Sander and Skyler Hunter also helped the Power win SCCBL titles in recent years.
MORE SUMMER LEAGUE HIGHLIGHTS (STATS AS OF JULY 11)
• Hayden Wynja impressed in a July 9 start for the Owensboro RiverDawgs of the Ohio Valley League. He worked six scoreless innings of three-hit ball, striking out five and walking five. It was his longest outing of the summer. Wynja left the mound after six with a 4-0 lead, but the Fulton Railroaders went on to win in 12 innings.
• Owen Jansen remains a hot hitter for the Dodge City A's of the Jayhawk League. He's batting .350 with 11 extra-base hits and 11 RBI in 22 games.
• Matt Moore has recorded 17 strikeouts in 11 1/3 innings while surrendering just six walks and eight hits over nine relief appearances for the Alexandria Aces of the Cal Ripken League.
• Skyler Hunter has heated up in the Cape Cod League. While facing some of the best summer league pitching in the country, he's 7-for-24 with four walks and two RBI over the last five games. His Wareham Gatemen team is in first place in the West Division with a 16-10 record.
• Milo Beam enjoyed a big night for the Lafayette Aviators of the Prospect League in a wild 14-13 loss on July 3 vs. the Springfield Sliders. He finished the night 3-for-5 with a double, triple, sacrifice fly and four RBI.
• Andrew Bohm struck out eight over four innings in his July 6 start for the Harrisonburg Turks of the Valley League.