Courtesy of GoXavier.com SECAUCUS, N.J. - Xavier junior ace Zac Lowther was selected by the Baltimore Orioles with the 74th overall pick in the MLB First Year Player Draft on Monday, June 12, becoming the highest-ever XU player drafted when his name was called in the compensatory selections of the second round. Lowther has been one of the top strikeout artists at the NCAA … [Read more...] about Xavier’s Zac Lowther becomes highest MLB Draft pick in school history
Cape Cod League
Sherrill’s Van Boom ends summer with the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod League
By Paul Gotham ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Seventy-nine games was not enough. After starting 44 games for the Brown Bears and 35 for the Sherrill Silversmiths, Wes Van Boom went looking for more. He got what he wanted. Soon after his New York Collegiate Baseball League season ended, Van Boom headed east, crossed the Sagamore Bridge and ended the summer with the Harwich Mariners … [Read more...] about Sherrill’s Van Boom ends summer with the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod League
Hornell’s Eck to finish summer in the Cape Cod Baseball League
By Paul Gotham Most players of the New York Collegiate Baseball League have returned home for rest and relaxation before heading back to campus this fall. That's not the case for Eric Eck (Wofford). Not long after his NYCBL season ended, Eck agreed to make the trip to Massachusetts and finish the summer season with the Hyannis Harbor Hawks of the Cape Cod Baseball … [Read more...] about Hornell’s Eck to finish summer in the Cape Cod Baseball League