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Reduced summer season begins
6/22/2020 4:30:00 PM | Baseball
Shortened list includes Georgia, Minnesota, local landing spots
The summer collegiate baseball landscape will take on a different look this summer with several leagues canceled or downsized due to the pandemic. Three members of the Grand Canyon baseball program will leave the state for summer ball, while 12 Lopes will compete locally in the Arizona Collegiate Wood Bat League. Additional GCU players will compete in their home states in Southern California and Wisconsin.
Juan Colato, Nick Hansen and Tayler Aguilar are headed out of state. Colato is bound for Georgia and the Coastal Plain League, while Hansen and Aguilar will suit up in Mankato, Minnesota, in the Northwoods League.
Colato will play for the Savannah Bananas, known for a rowdy fan base that has racked up an 88-game sellout streak. Full-scale crowds, however, will be on hold this summer due to distancing restrictions. The Bananas will face a schedule featuring just three other regionalized opponents beginning on July 1.
With Hansen and Aguilar on the roster, the Mankato MoonDogs will also see a distinctly different schedule this summer. The popular Northwoods League, which features over 20 teams in a typical season, is shifting to regionalized scheduling. Mankato will play in the five-team Minnesota-Iowa pod of the league. The team with the highest winning percentage at season's end will be crowned the champion. The MoonDogs season also will begin on July 1.
The Arizona Collegiate Wood Bat League begins on Wednesday and will feature 12 GCU players competing across the Valley.
Trips to the Cape Cod League, the nation's premier summer league, were planned for Colato, Pierson Ohl and Brodie Cooper-Vassalakis, but the league opted to cancel its season.
Enhanced health and safety guidelines, including COVID-19 testing and temperature checks, will be in place across all leagues that are opting to restart.
For updates and highlights of summer ball action, follow @GCU_Baseball on Twitter.
Juan Colato, Nick Hansen and Tayler Aguilar are headed out of state. Colato is bound for Georgia and the Coastal Plain League, while Hansen and Aguilar will suit up in Mankato, Minnesota, in the Northwoods League.
Colato will play for the Savannah Bananas, known for a rowdy fan base that has racked up an 88-game sellout streak. Full-scale crowds, however, will be on hold this summer due to distancing restrictions. The Bananas will face a schedule featuring just three other regionalized opponents beginning on July 1.
With Hansen and Aguilar on the roster, the Mankato MoonDogs will also see a distinctly different schedule this summer. The popular Northwoods League, which features over 20 teams in a typical season, is shifting to regionalized scheduling. Mankato will play in the five-team Minnesota-Iowa pod of the league. The team with the highest winning percentage at season's end will be crowned the champion. The MoonDogs season also will begin on July 1.
The Arizona Collegiate Wood Bat League begins on Wednesday and will feature 12 GCU players competing across the Valley.
Trips to the Cape Cod League, the nation's premier summer league, were planned for Colato, Pierson Ohl and Brodie Cooper-Vassalakis, but the league opted to cancel its season.
Enhanced health and safety guidelines, including COVID-19 testing and temperature checks, will be in place across all leagues that are opting to restart.
For updates and highlights of summer ball action, follow @GCU_Baseball on Twitter.
Player |
Team |
Opener |
|
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Juan Colato |
Savannah Bananas Coastal Plain League Savannah, Ga. |
July 1 |
 |
Nick Hansen |
Mankato MoonDogs Northwoods League Mankato, Minn. |
July 1 |
 |
Tayler Aguilar |
Mankato MoonDogs Northwoods League Mankato, Minn. |
July 1 |
 |
Jimmy Juergensen |
Sheboygan A's Wisconsin State League / NEWBL |
June 16 |
 |
Jonny Weaver |
Twisters Arizona Collegiate Wood Bat League |
June 23 |
 |
Ryland Zaborowski |
Twisters Arizona Collegiate Wood Bat League |
June 23 |
 |
Jack Slominski |
Twisters Arizona Collegiate Wood Bat League |
June 23 |
 |
Ty Siffermann |
Twisters Arizona Collegiate Wood Bat League |
June 23 |
 |
Brayden Merritt |
Twisters Arizona Collegiate Wood Bat League |
June 23 |
 |
Tyler Wilson |
Legends Arizona Collegiate Wood Bat League |
June 24 |
 |
Bryan Webb |
Legends Arizona Collegiate Wood Bat League |
June 24 |
 |
Brock Burton |
Monsoon Arizona Collegiate Wood Bat League |
June 24 |
 |
Nate Gawelko |
Monsoon Arizona Collegiate Wood Bat League |
June 24 |
 |
David Avitia |
Monsoon Arizona Collegiate Wood Bat League |
June 24 |
 |
Josh Buckley |
Monsoon Arizona Collegiate Wood Bat League |
June 24 |
 |
Eli Ankeney |
Demarini Sandlot Arizona Collegiate Wood Bat League |
June 24 |
 |
Grant South |
Sol Baseball Arizona Collegiate Wood Bat League |
June 24 |
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Daniel Garcia |
SoCal Collegiate Summer Baseball League | July 14 |
 |
Homer Bush Jr. |
Texas Stix | June 15 |
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