Champions, MVPs Emerge from 2018 Summer Action
September 07, 2018 | Baseball
IRVINE, Calif. --- A throng of Anteaters were sent out across the states extending their 2018 seasons into the summer. From the summer baseball came three league titles, a pair of all-star selections, and an MVP award among the Anteaters.
The most decorated Anteater from the summer turned out to be incoming junior transfer Brandon Lewis who led the California Collegiate League in HR, RBI, and batting to take home league MVP honors. Lewis earned a starting spot at third base in the league's All-Star Game, and eventually help his squad, the Conejo Oaks, to its first CCL Championship. Lewis later joined up with the Santa Barbara Foresters alongside future Anteater and teammate John Jensen to take home the squad's seventh National Baseball Congress (NBC) World Series title.
Other champions crowned across their summer leagues include the West Coast League champions Corvallis Knights equipped with Anteater left-hander Miles Glazier and Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League champions Jamestown Jammers led in the outfield by Dailin Lee. Others reached the championship, like Johnny Pacheco with the Great West League's Lincoln Potters, but could not bring home a title. More Anteaters shone taking home individual awards such as Michael Frias earning all-league accolades with the WCL's Portland Pickles and all-league honors for Trenton Denholm who did not allow a run with Yarmouth-Dennis of the Cape Cod League.
A full recap of Anteater performances are shown below as the fall season for UC Irvine approaches:
The most decorated Anteater from the summer turned out to be incoming junior transfer Brandon Lewis who led the California Collegiate League in HR, RBI, and batting to take home league MVP honors. Lewis earned a starting spot at third base in the league's All-Star Game, and eventually help his squad, the Conejo Oaks, to its first CCL Championship. Lewis later joined up with the Santa Barbara Foresters alongside future Anteater and teammate John Jensen to take home the squad's seventh National Baseball Congress (NBC) World Series title.
Other champions crowned across their summer leagues include the West Coast League champions Corvallis Knights equipped with Anteater left-hander Miles Glazier and Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League champions Jamestown Jammers led in the outfield by Dailin Lee. Others reached the championship, like Johnny Pacheco with the Great West League's Lincoln Potters, but could not bring home a title. More Anteaters shone taking home individual awards such as Michael Frias earning all-league accolades with the WCL's Portland Pickles and all-league honors for Trenton Denholm who did not allow a run with Yarmouth-Dennis of the Cape Cod League.
A full recap of Anteater performances are shown below as the fall season for UC Irvine approaches:
| Anteater | Team | League | Stats | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Damla | Green Bay Bullfrogs | Northwoods | .286, 6 2B, 2 3B, 14 RBI, 3 SB | Member of Major League Dreams Game roster |
| Andre Antone | Green Bay Bullfrogs | Northwoods | .204, 2 2B, 12 RBI, 2 SB | Player of the Game honor, Aug. 1 |
| Andre Pallante | Collegiate National Team | Team USA | 0-0, 8.53, 6.1 IP, 3 BB, 6 K | |
| Brandon Lewis | Conejo Oaks / Santa Barbara Foresters | California Collegiate | .397, 19 2B, 3B, 8 HR, 25 RBI, 5 SB | CCL MVP, CCL champions, NBC World Series champions |
| Brian Marquez | Wenatchee Apple Sox | West Coast | 1-2, 5.89, 12 games, 1 SV, 18.1 IP, 15 BB, 11 K | |
| Christian Koss | Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox | Cape Cod | .246, 3 2B, 3B, HR, 19 RBI, SB | CCBL Playoffs |
| Dailin Lee | Jamestown Jammers | Perfect Game Collegiate | .330, 9 2B, HR, 16 RBI, 13 SB | PGCBL champions |
| Dylan Riddle | Walla Walla Sweets | West Coast | 0-0, 3.00, 1 start, 3.0 IP, 0 BB, 3 K | |
| Griffin Mazur | Lake Erie Monarchs | Great Lakes | .250, 3 2B, 2 HR, 10 RBI | GLL All-Star |
| Jacob Castro | Anchorage Bucs | Alaska Baseball | 5-for-37, 2 2B, RBI | |
| Johnny Pacheco | Lincoln Potters | Great West | .298, 2 2B, 15 RBI, 6 SB | GWL runner-up |
| John Jensen | Santa Barbara Foresters | California Collegiate | .215, 2 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 15 RBI, 7 SB | NBC champions |
| Michael Frias | Portland Pickles | West Coast | 4-0, 2.07, 10 games, 34.2 IP, 7 BB, 39 K | All-West Coast League |
| Mike Peabody | Rochester Honkers | Northwoods | .178, 2B, 3B, 11 RBI, 6 SB | |
| Miles Glazier | Corvallis Knights | West Coast | 0-0, 9.00, 3 games, 3.0 IP, BB, 2 K | WCL champions |
| Nathan Church | SoCal Sparrows | Sunset Baseball | .288, 5 2B, 4 RBI, 15 SB | Earned save in only pitching appearance |
| Sam Ireland | SoCal Sparrows | Sunset Baseball | .278, 6 2B, 9 RBI, 10 SB | |
| Ryan Johnston | Walla Walla Sweets | West Coast | 1-3, 3.14, 8 games, 1 SV, 14.1 IP, 3 BB, 12 K | .284, 10 2B, HR, 15 RBI, 6 SB |
| Trenton Denholm | Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox | Cape Cod | 2-0, 0.00, 11 games, 1 SV, 25.2 IP, 8 BB, 36 K | All-CCBL |
.@jtownJammers ties the game up! The Jammers get one run off the bases loaded threat, and make it a new ballgame heading into the top of the 7th! pic.twitter.com/zsDz26867M
— PGCBL (@PGCBLbaseball) August 7, 2018
Over the weekend, Brandon Lewis earned @CCL_Baseball MVP honors leading @Conejo_Oaks to its first ever CCL title! #TogetherWeZot pic.twitter.com/YJqC4pDlyD
— UCI Baseball (@UCIbsb) July 30, 2018
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