the college stats project, part 2

If you missed the first part of this project, scroll down to the next post. In this post, I'm going to run through the leaders.

We'll start with offense. I'll put up the top guys for each of the three categories (AVG, HR, OBP), with a little summary below. For the purposes of this, players who have been invited to Team USA are still included. I do have a star by their names.

OFFENSE
Batting Average

PLAYER	POSITION	CAPE TEAM	COLLEGE	AVG
Josh Phegley*	C	Wareham	Indiana	.438
Dustin Ackley*	OF	Harwich	North Carolina	.399
Ryan Lavarnway	C	Hyannis	Yale	.398
Grant Green	SS	Chatham	USC	.390
Tim Fedroff	OF	Falmouth	North Carolina	.383
Nate Freiman	1B	Orleans	Duke	.381
James Meador	OF	Brewster	San Diego	.380
Josh Rutledge	INF	Y-D	Alabama	.375
Diego Seastrunk	INF	Falmouth	Rice	.374
Jason Kipnis	OF	Cotuit	Arizona State	.367
Russ Moldenhauer	OF	Wareham	Texas	.366
Kyle Seager*	INF	Chatham	North Carolina	.365
Ryan Jackson*	SS	Hyannis	Miami	.365
Rich Poythress	3B/1B	Orleans	Georgia	.365
Brian Kemp	OF	Harwich	St. John's	.359
Jim Klocke	C	Brewster	SE Missouri	.357
Angelo Songco	OF	Orleans	Loyola Marymount	.356
Chris McClendon	INF	Y-D	Kentucky	.356
Matt Bowman	INF	Orleans	Nevada	.355
Alex Hassan	OF	Orleans	Duke	.353
Gunner Glad	UTIL	Y-D	Eastern Oklahoma	.353
A.J. Pollock	3B/OF	Falmouth	Notre Dame	.352
Casey Frawley	2B	Hyannis	Stetson	.352
Hunter Morris*	INF	Falmouth	Auburn	.351
Ryan Ortiz*	C	Y-D	Oregon State	.351
Jamie Johnson	OF	Bourne	Oklahoma	.350
Corey Overholtzer	OF	Chatham	UNC Greensboro	.350
Cole Figueroa	SS	Orleans	Florida	.350
Connor Powers	INF	Brewster	Mississippi State	.348
Robbie Shields	SS	Cotuit	Florida Southern	.348
Joe Sanders	INF	Harwich	Auburn	.348

We may not get to see the top three on this list. Phegley and Ackley are Team USA invites, while Lavarnway is draft-eligible and may go fairly early. Also notable, nine players on this list played on the Cape last year.

Orleans leads the way on this list with six players, led by Duke junior Nate Freiman, who played for the Cardinals last summer. Y-D and Falmouth each have four, with Brewster, Chatham, Harwich and Hyannis pulling in three each.

Interestingly, a lot of these guys hit for power, as well. Ten of them had double-digit home runs.

Home Runs

PLAYER	POSITION	CAPE TEAM	COLLEGE	HR
Gunner Glad	UTIL	Y-D	Eastern Oklahoma	18
Blake Dean	OF	Wareham	LSU	16
Josh Phegley*	C	Wareham	Indiana	15
Angelo Songco	OF	Orleans	Loyola Marymount	15
Derek Dietrich*	SS	Wareham	Georgia Tech	14
Ryan Lavarnway	C	Hyannis	Yale	13
Jason Kipnis	OF	Cotuit	Arizona State	13
Ben Paulsen	1B	Hyannis	Clemson	13
Mike Murphy	3B	Orleans	Maryland	13
Tim Fedroff	OF	Falmouth	North Carolina	12
Rich Poythress	3B/1B	Orleans	Georgia	12
Aaron Miller	OF	Chatham	Baylor	12
Ross Wilson	INF	Bourne	Alabama	12
Nate Freiman	1B	Orleans	Duke	11
Hunter Morris*	INF	Falmouth	Auburn	11
Connor Powers	INF	Brewster	Mississippi State	11
Kyle Roller	INF	Bourne	East Carolina	11
Blake Smith	OF	Brewster	California	11
Richard Jones	C	Bourne	The Citadel	11
Victor Sanchez	INF	Chatham	San Diego	11
Casey Haerther	1B/DH	Chatham	UCLA	10
Brian Fletcher	INF	Falmouth	Auburn	10

Glad's numbers might be a bit inflated because he's a junior college player, but 18 home runs anywhere is still pretty good. Dean's numbers are certainly not inflated, and he has the tools to be the league's premier power hitter this summer.

On-Base Percentage

PLAYER	POSITION	CAPE TEAM	COLLEGE	OBP
Ryan Lavarnway	C	Hyannis	Yale	.541
Josh Phegley*	C	Wareham	Indiana	.507
Dustin Ackley*	OF	Harwich	North Carolina	.497
Jason Kipnis	OF	Cotuit	Arizona State	.487
Jim Klocke	C	Brewster	SE Missouri	.469
Curt Casali	C	Hyannis	Vanderbilt	.463
Michael Thomas	C	Falmouth	Southern	.461
Rich Poythress	3B/1B	Orleans	Georgia	.460
Matt Bowman	INF	Orleans	NEvada	.454
Tim Fedroff	OF	Falmouth	North Carolina	.448
Brian Kemp	OF	Harwich	St. John's	.448
Nate Freiman	1B	Orleans	Duke	.447
Tyler Holt	OF	Cotuit	Florida State	.447
Ryan Ortiz*	C	Y-D	Oregon State	.442
Tyson Blaser	C	Bourne	Iowa	.442
Grant Green	SS	Chatham	USC	.438
Tommy Medica*	C	Harwich	Santa Clara	.438
Alex Hassan	OF	Orleans	Duke	.438
Jamie Johnson	OF	Bourne	Oklahoma	.435
Hunter Morris*	INF	Falmouth	Auburn	.433
Angelo Songco	OF	Orleans	Loyola Marymount	.432
Josh Rutledge	INF	Y-D	Alabama	.432
Gunner Glad	UTIL	Y-D	Eastern Oklahoma	.429
Ryan Jackson	SS	Hyannis	Miami	.429
Russ Moldenahuer	OF	Wareham	Texas	.429
Connor Rowe	OF	Wareham	Texas	.429
James Meador	OF	Brewster	San Diego	.427
Steve Daniels	OF	Hyannis	Brown	.427
Kyle Seager	INF	Chatham	North Carolina	.426
Blake Dean	OF	Wareham	LSU	.425
Aaron Miller	OF	Chatham	Baylor	.425
Connor Powers	INF	Brewster	Mississippi State	.425
Casey Frawley	2B	Hyannis	Stetson	.425

I'm struck by the number of catchers on this list. Eight to be exact. Somewhere, Billy Beane is smiling.

If you haven't noticed yet, a lot of the same names keep popping up -- Kipnis, Poythress, Fedorff, Freiman, Green, Songco, Glad, Meador, Dean, Miller. These are the guys poised to do the most damage this summer.

PITCHING
ERA (Starters)
I should mention that roles aren't always clearly defined for some college pitchers. They're being considered starters if more than half their appearances were starts. I'm also using 25 as the number for minimum innings pitched.

PLAYER	POSITION	CAPE TEAM	COLLEGE	ERA
Stephen Strasburg*	RHP	Y-D	San Diego State	1.57
Andy Oliver*	LHP	Wareham	Oklahoma State	2.20
Justin Marks	LHP	Chatham	Louisville	2.21
Isaac Morales	LHP	Orleans	Cal State L.A.	2.47
Matt Harvey	RHP	Chatham	North Carolina	2.50
Joe Serafin	LHP	Chatham	Vermont	2.51
Alex White	RHP	Chatham	North Carolina	2.86
Ryan Sharpley	RHP	Hyannis	Notre Dame	3.03
Ryan Berry*	RHP	Bourne	Rice	3.10
Jay Jackson	RHP	Hyannis	Furman	3.17
Mike Leake*	RHP	Cotuit	Arizona State	3.18
Nick McCully	RHP	Bourne	Coastal Carolina	3.29
Matt Fairel	LHP	Cotuit	Florida State	3.32
Dan Jennings	LHP	Cotuit	Nebraska	3.39
Kyle Gibson*	RHP	Falmouth	Missouri	3.40
Sean Black	RHP	Harwich	Seton Hall	3.44
Tom Milone	LHP	Chatham	USC	3.51
Matt Bashore	LHP	Wareham	Indiana	3.59
Brad Gemberling	RHP	Orleans	Princeton	3.60
Jerry Sullivan	RHP	Y-D	Oral Roberts	3.61
Matt Ridings	RHP	Hyannis	Western Kentucky	3.63
Nate Garcia	RHP	Cotuit	Santa Clara	3.65
Will Kempf	RHP	Harwich	Baylor	3.69
Ben Tootle	RHP	Falmouth	Jacksonville State	3.87
Bob Revesz	LHP	Bourne	Louisville	3.90
Tommy Toledo	RHP	Falmouth	Florida	3.99

Strasburg is at the top of just about every category, but he is a Team USA invite so we may not see him. Chatham's pitching strength can be seen here, as the A's have four of the top seven. The guy with the most innings pitched in this group is Mike Leake, also a Team USA invite. Jerry Sullivan and Jay Jackson are next on the list. I'll be interested to see what Jackson and some other smaller-school guys like Isaac Morales and Joe Serafin can do.

ERA (Relievers)

PLAYER	POSITION	CAPE TEAM	COLLEGE	ERA
Matt Packer	LHP	Brewster	Virginia	1.16
Eric Pettis	RHP	Bourne	UC Irvine	1.76
Nate Striz	RHP	Falmouth	North Carolina	2.03
A.J. Griffin*	RHP	Brewster	San Diego	2.03
Colin Bates	RHP	Hyannis	North Carolina	2.17
Kevin Rhoderick*	RHP	Y-D	Oregon State	2.39
Michael Powers	RHP	Hyannis	Michigan	2.51
Drew Storen	RHP	Cotuit	Stanford	2.89
Dean Weaver	RHP	Y-D	Georgia	2.97
Rob Catapano	LHP	Orleans	North Carolina	3.19
Russell Brewer	RHP	Hyannis	Vanderbilt	3.22
Mark Lamm	RHP	Brewster	Vanderbilt	3.23
Rory McKean	RHP	Brewster	Ole Miss	3.28
Pat Johnson	RHP	Harwich	North Carolina	3.29
Matt Thompson	RHP	Orleans	San Diego	3.52
Ryan Allen	RHP	Bourne	Missouri	3.67
Alex McRee	LHP	Hyannis	Georgia	3.75
Sammy Solis	LHP	Chatham	San Diego	3.89

Some of the teams who weren't well-represented on the starters' list, namely Brewster, are well-represented here. The guy with the most saves on this list is Eric Pettis. Several freshmen on here, including Nate Striz, Colin Bates, Kevin Rhoderick, Drew Storen, Russell Brewer, Pat Johnson and Sammy Solis.

STRIKEOUTS

PLAYER	POSITION	CAPE TEAM	COLLEGE	K
Stephen Strasburg*	RHP	Y-D	San Diego State	133
Jerry Sullivan	RHP	Y-D	Oral Roberts	104
Tom Milone	LHP	Chatham	USC	98
Andy Oliver*	LHP	Wareham	Oklahoma State	96
Jay Jackson	RHP	Hyannis	Furman	94
Mike Leake*	RHP	Cotuit	Arizona State	94
Kyle Gibson*	RHP	Falmouth	Missouri	94
Mike Minor*	LHP	Wareham	Vanderbilt	94
Matt Ridings	RHP	Hyannis	Western Kentucky	93
Rex Brothers	LHP	Falmouth	Lipscomb	93
Alex White	RHP	Chatham	North Carolina	87
Caleb Coltham	RHP	Brewster	Vanderbilt	87
Matt Fairel	LHP	Cotuit	Florida State	86
Matt Bashore	LHP	Wareham	Indiana	86
Justin Marks	LHP	Chatham	Louisville	85
Kendal Volz*	RHP	Wareham	Baylor	85
Ryan Berry*	RHP	Bourne	Rice	80
Chris Masters	LHP	Y-D	Western Carolina	80
Ben Tootle	RHP	Falmouth	Jacksonville State	79
Andrew Carraway	RHP	Hyannis	Virginia	77
Dan Jennings	LHP	Cotuit	Nebraska	75
Nate Garcia	RHP	Cotuit	Santa Clara	75
David Phelps	RHP	Hyannis	Notre Dame	75
Drew Pomeranz*	LHP	Bourne	Mississippi	74
Matt Harvey	RHP	Chatham	North Carolina	71
Buddy Bauman	LHP	Brewster	Missouri State	71
Andrew Doyle	RHP	Hyannis	Oklahoma	70
Nate Reed	LHP	Bourne	Pittsburgh	70

Look at those top two. Jerry Sullivan should definitely be on the Cape this summer, but if Stephen Strasburg doesn't go to Team USA and ends up in Y-D, you can go ahead and hand the Red Sox the championship. Also, think Team USA likes strikeouts. They've got invites out to eight pitchers on this list.

I didn't make a separate category for K:BB, but the top guys in that category are: Stephen Strasburg (8.31), Andrew Carraway (7.00), Mike Leake (5.88), Tom Milone (4.90), Kyle Gibson (4.70) and Jerry Sullivan (4.52).