March 24, 2017 – Virginia Beach, VA

2017 Player Registration period remains open for the Tidewater Collegiate Summer Baseball League upcoming season, however, all defensive players/hitters positions have been filled*.  Playing opportunities for both starting and relief pitching remain available.

*Please note that prior to the start of every summer season, roster spots open up due to player injuries during spring season or last minute change of summer plans, therefore, the league will maintain a waiting list of reserve players who will be contacted in the event a roster spot for their respective position becomes available. If you are a defensive player/hitter whose plays a position that is currently not available, but would like to be placed on the waiting list to be notified if a roster spot for your position becomes available, please email the league with the requested player registration information located on the player registration page (put “waiting list” in the memo).

The Tidewater Summer League has changed the name of one of it’s franchises, from the Mid-Atlantic Pirates to the Tidewater Hawks.

TIDEWATER COLLEGIATE SUMMER LEAGUE’S 2016 AWARDS & HONORS

DuCharme & Creps win league’s top honors for 2016 TCSL season.

Pitching:

Outer Banks Daredevils’s ace Chance DuCharme (Francis Marion Univ) wins the Tidewater Collegiate Summer League’s 2016 Pedro Martinez Award, given to the league’s top pitcher each summer. Ducharme had a great summer, pitching 35 2/3 innings, allowing only 20 hits, 8 runs, 3 earned, with 16 walks, 45 strike outs, posting a 0.757 ERA and a 1.009 WHIP.

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Hitting:

Outer Banks Daredevils outfielder Ryan Creps (Canisius College) wins the Tidewater Collegiate Summer League’s 2016 Ted Williams Award, given each year to the league’s top offensive player. Creps put up tremendous offensive numbers in all categories, batting .327, going 17 – 52, with 3 doubles, a triple, 18 runs scored, 6 RBI, 12 stolen bases, and a .500 OBP, .423 SLG, and .923 OPS.

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Individual Team leaders include:

Outer Banks Daredevils

Pitchers:

Chance DuCharme (Francis Marion Univ) – 0.757 ERA

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35.2IP; 20H; 8R; 3ER; 16BB; 45K; 3W/1L; 0.757 ERA; 1.009 WHIP

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Eamonn Collins (Tusculum College) – 0.000 ERA

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21.2IP; 11H; 3R; 0ER; 18BB; 35K; 2W/0L/3S; 0.000 ERA; 1.338 WHIP

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Hitters:

Ryan Creps (Canisius College) – .327 AVG

Batted .327, going 17 – 52, with 3 doubles, a triple, 18 runs scored, 6 RBI, 12 stolen bases, and a .500 OBP, .423 SLG, and .923 OPS.

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Ryan Williams (Pitt CC) – .308 AVG

in 39 at bats had 12 hits, 3 doubles, 8 rbi, scored 11 runs, 22 walks, 15 strike outs and posted a .308 batting average, with a .571 OBP, .385 SLG, and .956 OPS.

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Tidewater Drillers:

Pitchers:

Robert Fitzwater (Patrick Henry CC) – 3.667 ERA

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27IP; 29H; 15R; 11ER; 9BB; 29K; 0HBP; 3.667 ERA; 1.407 WHIP

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Nate Matheson (Old Dominion Univ) – 5.516 ERA

31IP; 25H; 25R; 19ER; 27BB; 45K; 2HBP; 5.516 ERA; 1.677 WHIP

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Hitters:

Alex Abbey (Christopher Newport Univ) – .333 AVG;

with 15 runs scored, 9 rbi, .333 AVG; .455 OBP; .333 SLG; .788 OPS

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Grant Maiorana (Virginia Tech) – .265 AVG;

with 11 runs scored; 8 rbi; .265 AVG; .479 OBP; .265 SLG; .744 OPS

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Matthew Roth (Radford Univ) – 2 Home Runs

Harry Brown (James Madison Univ) – 1 Home Run

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Greenbrier Knights:

Pitchers:

Ryan VanAssche (Univ of Mary Washington) – 1.770 ERA

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20.1IP; 14H; 5R; 4ER; 9BB; 19K; 2W/1L; 1.770 ERA; 1.131 WHIP

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Joshua King (Bethel College) – 2.779 ERA

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22.2IP; 21H; 11R; 7ER; 13BB; 17K; 1W/1L; 2.779 ERA; 1.500 WHIP

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Trey Celata (Hampden-Sydney College) – 3.522 ERA

30.2IP; 29H; 17R; 12ER; 20BB; 26K; 2W/2L/1S; 3.522 ERA; 1.598 WHIP

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Hitters:

Spencer Willis (VA Wesleyan College) – .288 AVG;

in 59 at bats had 17 hits, scored 7 runs, with 10 rbi, 4 doubles, 2 triples, 5 BB and 10 K’s; .288 AVG; .354 OBP; .424 SLG; .778 OPS

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#	Roster	GP	PA	AB	H	1B	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	HBP	ROE	FC	CI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
18	Spencer Willis	5	65	59	17	11	4	2	0	10	7	1	3	0	0	5	11	.288	.354	.424	.778
6	Chase Counts	5	50	47	12	8	4	0	0	1	5	1	1	0	0	2	9	.255	.300	.340	.640
2	Matt Polak	2	32	26	12	7	4	1	0	8	4	1	0	1	0	5	2	.462	.563	.692	1.255
46	Sam Neal	5	32	22	12	10	2	0	0	4	7	1	0	0	0	9	1	.545	.688	.636	1.324
26	Brandon Savage	3	37	27	8	6	1	1	0	3	9	0	1	0	0	10	3	.296	.486	.407	.894

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August 1, 2016 – Kill Devil Hills, NC

The 2016 Tidewater Collegiate Summer League’s Post Season will begin tonight at TowneBank OBX Park in Kill Devil Hills, NC at 7pm as the #3 Seed Greenbrier Knights will take on the #1 Seed Outer Banks Daredevils in Game 1 of the Post Season’s Round Robin Playoffs.

The #2 Seed Tidewater Drillers will travel to the OBX to take on #1 Seed Outer Banks Daredevils on Tuesday night at TowneBank OBX Park in Kill Devil Hills, NC at 7pm in Game 2 of the playoff round.

Finally, the #3 Seed Greenbrier Knights will battle the #2 Seed Tidewater Drillers on Wednesday night at Norfolk State University’s Marty Miller Field in Norfolk, VA at 6pm in Game 3 of the playoff round.

The two teams with the best record coming out of the Round Robin Playoffs will square off on Thursday night to decide the 2016 Tidewater Summer League Championship. Time and Location TBA.