Seventeen Braves Playing Summer Baseball

Seventeen players representing Bradley Baseball are competing in summer collegiate leagues from coast-to-coast

Theron Denlinger release vs Evansville March 30, 2019

James Franks

Bobby Parker, Associate AD for Communications Baseball 6/4/2019 3:51:00 PM

PEORIA, IL – Seventeen players representing the past, present and future of Bradley Baseball are competing from coast-to-coast for wooden bat summer collegiate teams. The group of summer league participants includes 2019 Bradley graduate LHP Cole Cook, who is using the opportunity as a potential audition for professional teams; 11 members of the 2019 Bradley squad with continuing eligibility; and five signed recruits who will join the Braves for the 2019-20 school year.

Player	2020	Pos.	Summer Team	League
Jordan Bailey	So.	OF	Hannibal Hoots	Prospect League
Dan Bolt	Sr.	OF	Upper Valley Nighthawks	New England Collegiate Baseball League
Eli Campbell	Fr.	P	Paducah Chiefs	Ohio Valley Summer Collegiate Baseball League
Cole Cook	Gr.	P	Morehead City Marlins	Coastal Plain League
Theron Denlinger	Sr.	P	Madison Mallards	Northwoods League
DJ DePiero	Sr.	P	Thunder Bay Border Cats	Northwoods League
Brooks Gosswein	Jr.	P	Wareham Gatemen	Cape Cod Baseball League
Peter Hansen	Fr.	SS	Paducah Chiefs	Ohio Valley Summer Collegiate Baseball League
Troy Hickey	Jr.	P	Kenosha Kingfish	Northwoods League
Nick King	So.	P	Paducah Chiefs	Ohio Valley Summer Collegiate Baseball League
Connor Manthey	So.	1B	Hannibal Hoots	Prospect League
Braden Mork	Fr.	P	Paducah Chiefs	Ohio Valley Summer Collegiate Baseball League
Jed Moscot	Sr.	P	Morehead City Marlins	Coastal Plain League
Connor O'Brien	So.	1B	San Diego Waves	Western Baseball Association
Keaton Rice	Jr.	C	Wareham Gatemen	Cape Cod Baseball League
Jarrett Scheelk	Jr.	UT	Madison Mallards	Northwoods League
Paxton Thompson	So.	P	Upper Valley Nighthawks	New England Collegiate Baseball League

Season-to-Date Notes

Rising senior RHP Theron Denlinger has helped the Madison Mallards to a 7-0 start in the Northwoods League. In four appearances, Denlinger owns a team-best two saves and has allowed only one hit while striking out six in his 3.2 IP.
In his lone appearance to date for the Kenosha Kingfish in the Northwoods League, incoming junior LHP Troy Hickey earned a 4-inning save by allowing no runs on no hits and one walk, with five strikeouts, in Monday's 6-2 against Traverse City.
After Bradley infielders Brendan Dougherty and Luke Shadid helped the Morehead City Marlins to the 2018 Coastal Plain League championship, pitchers Cole Cook and Jed Moscot are suiting up for the Marlins in 2019. Morehead City has opened with a 3-1 record with Moscot earning the win with one inning of scoreless relief in Monday's 4-3 victory against the Fayetteville SwampDogs. Cook has not yet appeared for the Marlins.
Connor O'Brien's San Diego Waves opened the Western Baseball Association season Sunday with a 6-1 win against the Colton Nighthawks, though no stats are available from the game.
The Ohio Valley Summer Collegiate Baseball League season opens Tuesday with a quartet of Braves – rising sophomore Eli Campbell with Bradley newcomers Peter Hansen, Nick King and Braden Mork - teaming up for the Paducah Chiefs.
The New England Collegiate Baseball League season begins Wednesday with Dan Bolt and Paxton Thompson teaming for the Upper Valley Nighthawks.
Neither Jordan Bailey nor Connor Manthey have appeared in a game for the Hannibal Hoots (0-3), who will visit the Normal CornBelters Wednesday night in Prospect League action at the Corn Crib.
The Cape Cod Baseball League is scheduled to begin play June 10 with Brooks Gosswein's and Keaton Rice's Wareham Gatemen hosting the Brewster Whitecaps.