VMI places 22 in summer baseball

Twenty-two VMI Keydets will play summer baseball in leagues stretching through half the country.

The Keydets will send the majority of their players who are scheduled to return in 2017 to various summer leagues, including some familiar locations. Seven Keydets will play in the Coastal Plains League, including Nathan Eaton and Josh Winder, who will play for the Peninsula Pilots. Other players will journey considerably farther, including Matt Dunlevy and Jacob Jaye, who will play in the Hamptons League, and two VMI pitchers who will play in the Texas Collegiate League. Brandon Barbery and Liam Roden are all slated to play in that league, while Ryan Smoot will also journey to the midwest to play for the Haysville Aviators of the Jayhawk League and Austin Rash will play for the Arlington Aces of the Great Southwest Collegiate League.

A full list of players currently scheduled to play in summer leagues is available below. This list is subject to change.

Pitchers
Brandon Barbery
Brazos Valley – Texas Collegiate

Matt Eagle
Holly Springs – Coastal Plains

Michael Geary
Richmond – Virginia is for Baseball Summer Collegiate League

Jack Gomersall
Asheboro – Coastal Plains

Blaine Lafin
Bethesda Big Train – Cal Ripken League

Liam Roden
Woodlands – Texas Collegiate

Kyle Staats
Holly Springs – Coastal Plains

Josh Winder
Peninsula Pilots – Coastal Plains

Eric Byrd
Broadway Bruins – Rockingham County League

Austin Rash
Arlington Aces – Great Southwest Collegiate League

Corey Johnston
Richmond – Virginia is for Baseball Summer Collegiate League

Position Players
Matt Dunlevy
Westhampton Aviators – Hamptons League

Nathan Eaton
Peninsula Pilots – Coastal Plains

Collin Fleischer
Martinsville Mustangs – Coastal Plains

Jake Huggins
Richmond – Virginia is for Baseball Summer Collegiate League

Jacob Jaye
Westhampton Aviators – Hamptons League

Peyton Maddox
Staunton Braves – Valley League

Will Malbon
Vienna Riverdogs – Cal Ripken

Matt Pita
Gaithersburg – Cal Ripken

Ryan Smoot
Haysville Aviators – Jayhawk League

Garrett St. Laurent
Vienna Riverdogs – Cal Ripken

Tyler Tharp
Fayetteville Swampdogs – Coastal Plains