Summer Baseball Report (July 28)

As the summer winds down, some pitchers and position players are wrapping up their stints with their respective teams. Nearly half of the ECU players that started the offseason playing summer ball have gone home to maximize some much-needed rest, and a few more Pirates joined them this week.

Jeff Hoffman threw seven shutout innings in his final start with the Hyannis Harbor Hawks this week.

In his last start with the Hyannis Harbor Hawks (Cape Cod League), Jeff Hoffman threw another gem to conclude his summer. The tall right-hander tossed seven shutout innings, allowing four hits, striking out 10 and walking just one. Hoffman took a no-decision in the eventual 1-0 win on Wednesday.

The rising junior and potential 2014 MLB first-round pick finished the summer with a 2-0 mark and a 3.69 ERA in four starts. Hoffman struck out 33 and walked just five in 24 1/3 total innings.

Tyler Bolton (Wilmington Sharks ? CPL) allowed just three hits and two runs in seven innings of work on Tuesday to keep his streak of quality starts going. Bolton overcame five walks by punching out eight and took a no-decision to keep his spotless record intact at 5-0.

Nick Durazo of the Asheboro Copperheads (CPL) picked up his second win of the summer on Saturday in a 17-5 victory over Petersburg. Durazo pitched a scoreless inning in relief, striking out two, to improve to 2-1 on the season with a 1.82 ERA.

Durazo?s teammate, Dylan Dickens, continues to have one of the best relief seasons in the CPL. Dickens closed out a 2-1 win for the Copperheads over Martinsville on Friday to earn his seventh save of the season. The right-hander now holds a 0.75 ERA in 10 appearances.

Justin Taylor took his sixth loss of the season for the Morehead City Marlins (CPL) in a 4-3 loss to Edenton on Friday. Taylor gave up four runs in four innings to fall to 1-6 with an ERA of 4.62.

Outfielder Dylan Brown has put together a four-game hitting streak for the Marlins to up his average to .236 in 24 starts. Brown is slugging .404 and has five hits in his last four contests. Fellow Marlins outfielder Andrew LaMura is hitting .200 through 30 games.

Peninsula Pilots (CPL) outfielder Garrett Brooks is batting .242 with 10 RBIs, 19 stolen bases, and a .390 on-base percentage in 41 games (25 starts).

Pilots? reliever Grayson Bailey had his first bad outing in a while on Saturday evening. Bailey gave up three runs in one inning, but still carries solid numbers overall with a 3.98 ERA in 17 appearances.

Catcher Luke Lowery cranked his fourth home run for the Wilson Tobs (CPL) in a 4-3 loss to Fayetteville on Saturday. After a slow start, the power-hitting backstop has his average up to .263 and he?s slugging a solid .495.

Hayden White has wrapped up his stint in the New England League with a 1-2 mark and a 4.65 ERA over 9 2/3 innings with the Laconia Muskrats.

ECU players in summer ball

LHP Grayson Bailey - Peninsula Pilots (Coastal Plain League)
RHP Tyler Bolton - Wilmington Sharks (Coastal Plain League)
OF Garrett Brooks - Peninsula Pilots (Coastal Plain League)
OF Dylan Brown - Morehead City Marlins (Coastal Plain League)
RHP Dylan Dickens - Asheboro Copperheads (Coastal Plain League)
LHP Nick Durazo - Asheboro Copperheads (Coastal Plain League)
RHP Jeff Hoffman - Hyannis Harbor Hawks (Cape Cod League)
OF Andrew LaMura - Morehead City (Coastal Plain League)
C Luke Lowery - Wilson Tobs (Coastal Plain League)
RHP Justin Taylor - Morehead City (Coastal Plain League)
RHP Hayden White - Laconia Muskrats (New England League)

Source: http://eastcarolina.247sports.com/Article/ECU-Summer-Baseball-Report-July-28-140980

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