HATTIESBURG – Twelve different Southern Miss baseball players, looking to improve their games for next season, traveled all over the country this summer to play in six different leagues on seven different teams.
Four Golden Eagles, Storme Cooper, Fred Franklin, Alex Nelms and Sean Tweedy, currently play for the Acadiana Cane Cutters (Youngsville, La.) in the Texas Collegiate league, while both Gabe Montenegro and Jacob Weirich are members of the Waynesboro (Va.) Generals in the Valley Baseball League.
Bryant Bowen is a member of the Upper Valley (Vt.) Nighthawks and Erick Hoard plays for the Ocean State (R.I.) Waves, both in the New Collegiate Baseball League, while Ryan Och and Will McGillis began their summers with the Bellingham (Wash.) Bells of the West Coast League. Due to injury, McGillis left the squad early in the summer.
Pitcher Jarod Wright plays for the Mankato (Minn.) Moondogs of the Northwoods League, while pitcher Cody Carroll is a member of the Wareham (Mass.) Gatemen of the Cape Cod League.
Here is a listing of current Southern Miss baseball players where they are playing this summer (click on links for current stats):
2018 Southern Miss Baseball Summer League Teams
Bryant Bowen - Upper Valley Nighthawks - New England Collegiate Baseball League
Cody Carroll - Wareham Gatemen - Cape Cod Baseball League
Storme Cooper - Acadiana Cane Cutters - Texas Collegiate League
Fred Franklin - Acadiana Cane Cutters - Texas Collegiate League
Erick Hoard - Ocean State Waves - New England Collegiate Baseball League
Will McGillis - Bellingham Bells - West Coast League
Gabe Montenegro - Waynesboro Generals - Valley Baseball League
Alex Nelms - Acadiana Cane Cutters - Texas Collegiate League
Ryan Och - Bellingham Bells - West Coast League
Sean Tweedy - Acadiana Cane Cutters - Texas Collegiate League
Jacob Weirich - Waynesboro Generals - Valley Baseball League
Jarod Wright - Mankato Moondogs - Northwoods League
