EVANSVILLE, Ind. - Several summer collegiate baseball leagues have opened their seasons and a few University of Evansville players are off to hot starts. Jonathan Ramon has appeared in only one game for the Sedalia Bombers of the M.I.N.K League, but Ramon made the most of his season debut by going 3-for-4 with a double, an RBI and a run scored. In addition, Sedalia teammate Shain Showers is hitting .400 for the Bombers, while Tyler Sullivan is hitting .375 with three runs and a pair of RBI for the Northern Ohio Baseball Club in the Tri-State League. On the mound, Alex Gould, Brent Jurceka and Matt Rodgers have earned wins for their respective clubs.
In the professional ranks, former Purple Aces Kyle Lloyd currently owns a 2-1 record and 2.70 ERA for the Fort Wayne Tin Caps (Class A - San Diego). Lloyd has appeared in 11 games for the Tin Caps, making five starts, after being promoted from the bullpen to the starting rotation on May 6. The 6-foot-4 righty has racked up 45 strikeouts against just 10 walks in 36.2 innings of work.
Eric Stamets, who missed over a month due to injury, made his return to the diamond for the Arkansas Travelers (Double-A - LA Angels) on June 3 by going 2-for-3. The Dublin, Ohio native is hitting .235 this season with a double, eight runs scored, four RBI and three stolen bases in 85 at-bats.
MAX FOLEYHamilton Joes (Great Lakes League)Season: N/A
Notable: Season begins June 5
ALEX GOULDCalifornia Gold Sox (Bownet Premier League)Season: Hitting: .500 (2-4), 1 R, 1 RBI; Pitching: 1-0, 1.80 ERA, 5.0 IP, 7 K, 3 BB, .238 OBA
Notable: Finished 2-for-4 at the plate with an RBI and a run scored at the plate and allowed a run on five hits in 5.0 innings on the mound with seven strikeouts in a win over Bakersfield (May 30).
BRIAN JESTICEHamilton Joes (Great Lakes League)Season: N/A
Notable: Season begins June 5
BRENT JURCEKAWaterloo Bucks (Northwoods League)Season: 1-1, 6.75 ERA, 8.0 IP, 6 K, 3 BB
Notable: Allowed just two hits and struck out three around a walk in 3.1 innings of relief to earn the win at Rochester (May 27)…Has given up eight runs, six earned, on eight hits in his last two outings at Eau Claire (May 31) and vs. St. Cloud (June 3), spanning 4.2 innings.
STEWART NELSONDuPage County Hounds (Midwest Collegiate League)Season: .250, 2 H, 2 R, 1 RBI, 2 BB, 3 SB
Notable: Finished 1-for-3 with two runs and two walks in a win over Chicago (May 30)…Drove in a run and went 1-for-5 in a win over Northwest Indiana (May 31).
JAROD PERRYSedalia Bombers (M.I.N.K League)Season: .133, 2 H, 2 R, 1 RBI, 2 BB, 1 SB
Notable: Finished 1-for-3 with an RBI, a run scored and a stolen base in an 11-7 win at Chillicothe (June 1).
JONATHAN RAMONSedalia Bombers (M.I.N.K League)Season: .750, 3 H, 1 2B, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SB
Notable: Went 3-for-4 with a double, an RBI, a run scored and a stolen base in his season debut in a 10-9 win vs. Omaha (June 3).
JOE REDBURNDubois County Bombers (Ohio Valley League)Season: .500, 2 H, 1 2B, 2 R
Notable: Scored a pair of runs by going 2-for-4 with a double in a 6-5 loss at Owensboro (May 31).
MATT RODGERSSt. Cloud Rox (Northwoods League)Season: 1-0, 3.60 ERA, 5.0 IP, 4 K, 2 BB
Notable: Allowed two runs on six hits over 5.0 innings and struck out four around two walks to earn a win in a 5-4 victory at Willmar (May 29).
PATRICK SCHNIEDERSRichmond RiverRats (Prospect League)Season: 0-1, 5.40 ERA, 5.0 IP, 5 K, 1 BB
Notable: Allowed three runs on seven hits with five strikeouts and a walk over 5.0 innings in a 7-2 loss vs. Lorain County.
SHAIN SHOWERSSedalia Bombers (M.I.N.K League)Season: .400, 2 H, 2 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB
Notable: Drove in a run and scored two more in a 2-for-4 effort in a 10-9 win vs. Omaha (June 3).
TYLER SULLIVANNorthern Ohio Baseball Club (Tri-State League)Season: .375, 3 H, 3 R, 2 RBI, 5 BB
Notable: Finished 1-for-2 with a walk in a 2-1 win vs. Ohio (May 31)…Went 1-for-2 with an RBI, a run scored and a walk in a 7-3 win over Allegheny Valley (June 1).
BOOMER SYNEKMankato MoonDogs (Northwoods League)Season: .095, 2 H, 1 2B, 3 R, 5 BB
Notable: Delivered a double, scored a run and drew a walk in an 11-7 win at Kenosha (May 31)…Finished 1-for-4 in a 6-2 loss at Willmar (June 3).
JIMMY WARDHamilton Joes (Great Lakes League)Season: N/A
Notable: Season begins June 5
DEVIN WILLIAMSHamilton Joes (Great Lakes League)Season: N/A
Notable: Season begins June 5
