Aug. 26, 2009

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The 2009 fall semester is here and with it we bring to a close another summer season. This past summer several members of the Seminole baseball team were scattered across the country honing their skills in preparation for the fall baseball season.

Tyler Holt concluded his run with Team USA hitting .371 in 22 games. The junior centerfielder helped the United States to a 19-5 record over the summer including a tournament victory at the World Baseball Championships in British Columbia. In the championship game against Germany, Holt went 2-for-4 with a double, a run and two RBI.

World Baseball Championship (Prince George, British Columbia, Canada)
Game 1: Team USA vs. Canada - W, 5-2
Game 2: Team USA vs. Germany - L, 3-6
Game 3: Team USA vs. Bahamas - W, 8-1
Game 4: Team USA vs. Prince George - W, 10-2
Game 5: Team USA vs. British Columbia - W, 12-2 (8)
Game 6: Team USA vs. Canada - W, 1-0
Game 7 - Championship Game: Team USA vs. Germany - W, 8-1

37th Annual USA vs. Japan Collegiate All-Star Championship
Team USA vs. Budo University (exhibition) - L, 1-7
Game 1: Team USA vs. Team Japan - W, 3-0 (USA leads 1-0)
Game 2: Team USA vs. Team Japan - L, 5-7 (Series tied 1-1)
Game 3: Team USA vs. Team Japan - W, 8-4 (USA leads 2-1)
Game 4: Team USA vs. Team Japan - L, 3-8 (Series tied 2-2)
Game 5: Team USA vs. Team Japan - L, 7-8 (11) (Japan wins series 3-2)

James Ramsey finished the summer hitting .314 with the Mat-Su Miners of the Alaskan Baseball League. Ramsey led the Miners to the ABL Championship finishing second on the team in hitting. The sophomore from Alpharetta, Ga., appeared in 42 games making 35 starts in the outfield.

Sherman Johnson capped a successful summer season leading the Covington Lumberjacks to the Valley League Championship series. Despite falling to Haymarket in four games, Johnson hit .429 (6-for-14) in the series with three doubles, three runs, four RBI, four walks and was a perfect 3-for-3 in the stolen base category. For the season, the sophomore second baseman posted a .310 batting average in 46 games finishing among the league leaders in sacrifice flies (t-4th) and walks (5th). Johnson was also named a Valley League All-Star in 2009.

Here is a look at how the rest of the Seminoles performed this summer:

Team USA
Tyler Holt - 22 GP-22 GS, .371 (33-for-89), 28 R, 5 2B, 14 RBI, 3 HBP, 23 BB, 19-21 SB

Cape Cod League
Harwich Mariners
John Gast - 10 GP-6 GS, 1-4, 4.37 ERA, 35.0 IP, 40 H, 21 R, 17 ER, 14 BB, 30 SO
Geoff Parker - 5 GP, 0-1, 2.70 ERA, 16.2 IP, 13 H, 7 R, 5 ER, 4 BB, 17 SO
Stuart Tapley - 39 GP-36 GS (36 @ 3B, 1 @ SS) .189 (23-for-122), 10 R, 8 2B, 9 RBI, 4 HBP, 23 BB, 36 SO, .254 SLG%, .343 OB%
Stephen Cardullo - 4 GP-4 GS (2 @ 1B, 2 @ 2B) .000 (0-for-12), 3 BB, 3 SO, .200 OB%
*left team due to injury

Valley League Baseball
Harrisonburg Turks
Parker Brunelle - 30 GP-26 GS, .275 (25-for-91), 6 R, 1 2B, 9 RBI, 14 BB, 1 HPB, 11 SO, .286 SLG%, .370 OB%
Jack Posey - 33 GP-32 GS, .252 (30-for-119), 18 R, 6 2B, 3 HR, 21 RBI, 15 BB, 4 HBP, 32 SO, .378 SLG%, .355 OB%
(Pitching) - 5 GP, 0-0, 1.29 ERA, 1 save, 7.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 8 SO

Covington Lumberjacks
Sherman Johnson - 46 GP-46 GS, .310 (52-for-168), 29 R, 1 HR, 13 2B, 2 3B, 36 RBI, 38 BB, 3 HBP, 31 SO, .429 SLG%, .435 OB%, 15-16 SB
*named to the Valley League All-Star game & Mid-Atlantic All-Star game
*played for the Valley League Championship - Lineweaver Cup
*League ranking: t-4th sacrifice flies (5), 5th walks (38)

Alaska Baseball League
Mat-Su Miners
James Ramsey - 42 GP-35 GS, .314 (43-for-137), 25 R, 14 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 26 RBI, 36 BB, 1 HBP, 24 SO, .453 SLG%, .449 OB%
*led Miners to 2009 ABL Championship
*finished second on the team in hitting

New England Collegiate Baseball League
North Shore Navigators
Sean Gilmartin - 11 GP-9 GS, .176 (6-for-34), 2 R, 2 RBI, 5 BB, 11 SO, .176 SLG%, .282 OB%
*left team

Fall practice officially begins on Tuesday, September 15 and concludes with the Garnet and Gold game on Friday, October 23. Fans are encouraged to check back with www.seminoles.com throughout the fall season with updates on the Seminole Baseball Team.

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