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