PINE BLUFF, Ark. – The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff baseball team is well represented in summer collegiate baseball leagues as 19 past, current, and future members are suited-up for various summer teams across the country.
Two current Golden Lions started their summer off with the Falmouth Commodores in the prestigious Cape Cod Baseball League:
Isias Alcantar, the 2013 SWAC Player of the Year, and
Jim Ploeger. Both have since moved on to the Far West League and Hamptons Collegiate Baseball League, respectively. Three players are competing in the Alaskan Baseball League as
Andrew Buehler and
Mikey Ramirez represent the Alaska Goldpanners and
Mike Wieland is playing for the Peninsula Oilers.
See below as it relates to additional Golden Lions and their whereabouts this summer.
2013-2014 Golden Lions in Summer Collegiate Baseball Leagues
Alaska Baseball League
Alaska Goldpanners: Andrew Buehler and
Mikey Ramirez
Peninsula Oilers: Mike Wieland
Far West League
San Francisco Seals: Isias Alcantar,
Tyler Oertle, and
Humberto Zavala
Top Speed: Cody De Mera
Hamptons Collegiate Baseball League
Westhampton Aviators: Jim Ploeger and
Kyle Schwartz
Midwest Collegiate Baseball League
Northwest Indiana Oilmen: Rashawn Tillman
M.I.N.K. Collegiate Baseball League
St. Joseph Mustangs: Redmond Floyd,
Stanten Jones, and Dixon Marble
New York Collegiate League
Geneva Twins: Kirby Campbell, Josh Cassidy, and Tommy Haas
Ohio Valley Summer Collegiate Baseball League
Dubois County Bombers: Andre Davis
Westhchester Baseball Association:
New Rochell Robins: Fabian Chirino and Vladimir Gomez