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Leagues  | Story  | 4/11/2016

Spring League Week 4 Wrap Up

Steve James     
Week 4 of the Iowa Spring Wood Bat Scout League provided some exciting moments and match ups of the top players in Iowa.  Saturday's games were very cold and windy (again) with Sunday giving us some warmer temperatures and a little bit of rain to keep things interesting.  Here's some of the top performances from Week 4.

Spencer Van Scoyoc vs Keaton Winn pitching match up
Sunday provided us with a good pitching match up of high end arms in the Purple Haze/Navy Seals game.  Spencer Van Scoyoc (2016 - Jefferson HS) was very sharp for the Purple Haze pitching at 85-88 MPH with his fastball.  He located his fastball well with an outstanding 10/11 first pitch strikes.  Van Scoyoc flashed his normal tight curve ball and threw it for strikes.  He also swung the bat well hammering a deep home run to right field off Winn.  Keaton Winn (2016 - Pekin HS) started the game amped up and was pitching steady at 88-90 MPH touching 91 a couple times.  He wasn't as sharp as he'd like to be in this outing and struggled throwing his curve ball for strikes.  Winn showed a very fast arm action and showed why he's generating interest this spring.  Connor Van Scoyoc (2018 - Jefferson HS) also pitched in the game and showed good arm strength topping out at 88 MPH.  He struck out 7 in 3 innings while allowing 2 hits and 2 earned runs.  

Grant Judkins vs Cam Baumann pitching match up
The other top pitching match up of the weekend was in the Black Magic/Whitecaps game featuring future Iowa teammates Grant Judkins (2016 - Pella HS) and Cam Baumann (2017 - Fairfield HS).  Judkins allowed 2 hits in 3 innings flashing a fastball topping out at 89 MPH.  He struck out 4 while walking 1 allowing no earned runs.  Judkins has a loose quick arm action that projects for more velocity.  Judkins also had a perfect weekend at the plate going 5 for 5 with a double and 2 RBI.   Baumann allowed 2 hits in 3 innings while topping out at 88 MPH.  He struck out 3, walked 1, and allowed no earned runs.  He is an athletic two-way player who has a lot of upside.  

Top Performances Team by Team

Aquasox
Week 4 proved to be a tough weekend for the Aquasox as they went 0-3-1 on the weekend.  Gunnar Bosking (2017 - Washington HS) pitched well for the Aquasox going 2 innings and allowing 1 hit with 2 strikeouts and 2 walks.  He was efficient only throwing 26 pitches in his 2 innings of work.  Zach Bierman (2019 - Western Dubuque HS) pitched 3 innings allowing 1 earned run and struck out 3.  He topped out at 77 MPH on a cold windy day.  The Aquasox struggled to get anything going offensively this weekend collecting just 8 hits on 73 at bats.  Dalton Graven (2016 - Waverly-Shell Rock HS) and Gunnar Bosking each had an extra base hit for the Aquasox.  

Black Magic
The Black Magic posted a 2-1-1 record on the weekend and were led by the aforementioned Cam Baumann on the mound.  Ryan Wyant (2016 - Linn Mar HS) pitched 3 innings allowing just 1 hit and 1 unearned run while striking out 5 and walking 3.  Cade Lisk (2018 - Fairfield HS) pitched 4 innings allowing just 1 hit and 1 earned run while striking out 8 and walking 1.  Brayden Frazier (2018 - Jefferson HS) swung the bat very well on Saturday and went 4 for 10 on the weekend with 2 doubles and a triple.  He's an athletic young player with good young hitting tools that project well.  Joel Thompson (2017 - Lewis Central HS) collected 3 hits with 3 runs and 3 RBI as well.  He's a projectable bodied catcher with some strength at the plate and good arm strength from behind the plate.  

Blue Crew
The Blue Crew went 1-3 on the weekend and were hampered by 22 walks issued by their pitching staff.  Max Steffens (2016 - Central DeWitt HS) pitched well going 5 innings allowing just 1 earned run while striking out 7 with no walks.  His fastball topped out at 84 MPH and he threw his curveball for strikes.  Steffens had an impressive statistic of throwing 80% strikes!  Andy Whiteman (2017 - Bettendorf HS) had a good weekend going 3 for 8 at the plate with 1 run and 2 RBI. Luke Soko (2018 - Bettendorf HS) went 2 for 7 on the weekend wit a run and an RBI.  They look to bounce back next weekend with a better showing. 

Golden Bears
The Golden Bears played very well in week 4 going a perfect 4-0 on the weekend.  They received contributions from numerous players as they hit a whopping .353 as a team on the weekend!  Tyler Hovick (2016 - Roland-Story HS) led the way for the Golden Bears going 5 for 9 with a home run, 3 runs, 4 RBI, and was also walked twice.  He's swinging the bat well and consistently squaring the ball up.  Jordan Wilson (2017 - Ankeny Centennial HS) went 4 for 9 on the weekend with a double, 4 runs, 4 RBI, and 2 walks.  He's a fast twitch athlete who has bat speed and can really run.  Nick Hagen (2017 - Burlington HS) was 4 for 8 on the weekend with a double, a home run, 3 runs, 3 RBI, and 2 walks.  Hagen has good bat speed and has some pop when he squares it up.  AJ Pierce (2017 - Ankeny Centennial HS) pitched well going 3 innings throwing only 27 pitches.  He threw 82% strikes and allowed just 1 hit while striking out 2.  Luke Patzner (2018 - Urbandale HS) struck out 6 in his 4 innings of work topping out at 84 MPH.  Dawson Deitch (2017 - North Polk HS) threw 2 innings allowing just 1 hit with 1 strikeout.  

Green Goblins
The Green Goblins won 3 of 4 games this weekend and had quite a few quality performances.  Austin Marchesani (2017 - Cedar Falls HS) was dominant in his 3 innings of work against the Red Dragons throwing just 35 pitches and throwing strikes at an 80% clip.  His fastball topped out at 82 MPH and he allowed just 1 hit while striking out 6.  Connor Schultz (2017 - Cedar Falls HS) threw 73% strikes in his 3 innings of work topping out at 84 MPH.  He allowed 1 earned run while striking out 4 with 1 walk.  Luke Loecher (2017 - Cedar Falls HS) threw 4 innings allowing just 1 hit while striking out 5 with no walks.  He topped out at 82 MPH and only threw 43 pitches in his 4 innings of work.  Ethan Hayes (2017 - Cedar Falls HS) swung the bat very well going 5 for 8 with a triple, 3 runs, 2 RBI, and 2 walks.  He has a short swing path to the ball with good bat speed.  Lincoln Riley (2019 - Washington HS) went 4 for 10 on the weekend with 2 doubles, 3 runs, and 3 RBI.  He's shown solid young hitting tools to work with.  

Grey Wolves 
The Grey Wolves went 1-3 on the weekend with a short squad and competed well.  Brett McCleary (2017 - Iowa City High) pitched 3 innings and allowed 2 hits with no earned runs.  McCleary struck out 7 and walked 2 while topping out at 84 MPH.  He also swung the bat well going 3 for 8 on the weekend with 4 runs and 2 walks.  Evan Paulus (2019 - Newman Catholic HS) pitched 4 innings allowing no hits with 3 strikeouts and a walk.  He threw a lot of strikes and competed well.  Paulus also went 2 for 8 on the weekend with 2 doubles, 2 runs, 1 RBI, and was walked once.  He's a solid young two-way player.  Nick Hofsommer (2017 - Solon HS) hammered a home run off the scoreboard in left field at Waterloo West HS in tough conditions.  He has some bat speed and some strength in his swing.  Caden Kratz (2018 - Newman Catholic HS) pitched 2 innings and allowed no hits while striking out 2.  He was around the plate and threw a lot of strikes.  

Navy Seals
The Navy Seals went 1-3 on the weekend with a short squad.  They swung the bats well and were led by Cole Loeffelbein (2017 - Glenwood HS) who went 4 for 10 on the weekend with 1 run, 3 RBI, and 1 walk.  Javin Drake (2016 - Wilton HS) also swung the bat well going 4 for 10 with a double, 3 runs, and 2 RBI.  Drake also pitched well allowing no earned runs in 3 innings of work while topping out at 83 MPH.  Cole Hassman (2017 - Southeast Polk HS) showed good pop at the plate hammering a home run and a double on the weekend.  Jared Townsend (2019 - Wilton HS) didn't allow a hit in his 2 innings of work while striking out 4.  Evan Reifert (2017 - Wilton HS) showed good velocity again this weekend topping out at 88 MPH.  He struck out 7 in his 4 innings of work but struggled throwing consistent strikes.  When he puts it all together, Reifert has a chance to be a high end arm.  

Purple Haze
The Purple Haze went 3-1 on the weekend and were led by the aforementioned Van Scoyoc brothers on the mound.  Peyton Stephens (2016 - Carlisle HS) had himself a very good weekend both at the plate and on the mound.  He pitched 3 innings and allowed 2 hits with no runs, 6 strikeouts, and 1 walk.  He also topped out at 85 MPH and threw 70% strikes.  At the plate, Stephens went 5 for 8 on the weekend with a double, 4 runs, and 3 walks.  Max McCay (2016 - Carlisle HS) went 4 for 8 on the weekend with a double, an RBI and 2 walks.  He also showed very good receiving and blocking skills behind the plate.  Luke Eldred (2016 - Mt. Vernon HS) pitched well in his 4 innings of work allowing just 1 hit, no runs with 4 strikeouts and no walks.  He was in complete control and pitched at 83-85 MPH.  Nic McCay (2018 - Carlisle HS) was dominant on the mound in his 2 innings of work allowing no hits while striking out 5 with 1 walk.  He showed a sharp curveball and threw it for strikes.  He topped out at 83 MPH with more to come.

Red Dragons
The Red Dragons went 3-1 on the weekend and were led by Bryce Ball (2016 - Newman Catholic HS) at the plate.  Ball went 5 for 8 with a double, 6 runs, 3 RBI, and 3 walks.  He's a big bodied 1B with a good swing and big time power potential.  Aiden Crowley (2018 - Iowa City West HS) had a good weekend going 4 for 8 with 4 runs, 3 RBI, and 3 walks.  He showed good patience at the plate and barrel skills this weekend.  Eric Steyer went 4 for 6 with 4 runs and 1 RBI.  Steyer has a projectable body with some bat speed.  Drew Schmit (2016 - Ames HS) pitched very well going 4 innings allowing just 1 hit and no runs with 6 strikeouts and 2 walks.  Schmit topped out at 84 MPH and he has good sink and run on his fastball.  Blake Preston (2016 - Ames HS) topped out at 86 MPH with his fastball, but struggled with his command.  He has a quick arm with more in there.  Ryan Hart (2017 - Gilbert HS) pitched well going 3 innings allowing no earned runs, 2 hits with 5 strikeouts and 1 walk.  

Whitecaps
The Whitecaps went 1-3 on the weekend and were led by the aforementioned Grant Judkins.  Ben Norman (2016 - Roosevelt HS) swung the bat well going 5 for 7 with 3 runs, 3 RBI, and 2 walks.  Norman has very good bat speed and has good barrel skills from the left side.  The Kirkwood CC combination of Porter Hummel (2016 - West Sioux HS), Peyton Long (2016 - WDM Valley HS), and Cal Stalzer (2016 - WDM Valley HS) pitched well against the Black Magic.  Hummel struck out 5 in his 3 innings of work topping out at 82 MPH.  He's a 3 pitches for strikes lefty who throws a lot of strikes.  Long allowed 1 hit in his 2 innings of work topping out at 86 MPH.  He's a very interesting arm that projects for more velocity.  Stalzer was dominant in his 2 innings of work not allowing a hit and striking out 3 while topping out at 85 MPH.  Stalzer throws a ton of strikes and is a competitor.  



Hitting Statistical Leaders
Team Name First Name Last Name Hits
Purple Haze Spencer Van Scoyoc 12
Whitecaps Ben Norman 12
Aquasox Cameron Steffen 11
Golden Bears Tyler Hovick 10
Red Dragons Bryce Ball 10
Golden Bears Nick Hagen 10
Black Magic Brayden Frazier 10
Red Dragons Ryan Hart 9
Navy Seals Levi Davidson 9
Navy Seals Cole Loeffelbein 9
Whitecaps Matthew DiMemmo 9
Whitecaps Grant Judkins 8
Golden Bears Nate Stolze 8
Red Dragons Eric Steyer 8
Navy Seals Javin Drake 8
Purple Haze Peyton Stephens 8
Grey Wolves Brett McCleary 8
Whitecaps Arthur Sells 8
Golden Bears Michael Van Riessen 8
Purple Haze Tyler Roeder 8
Golden Bears Jacob Ford 8
Golden Bears AJ Pierce 8
Black Magic Konstantinos Papazoglou 8
Team Name First Name Last Name Runs
Purple Haze Spencer Van Scoyoc 11
Grey Wolves Brett McCleary 9
Red Dragons Bryce Ball 9
Red Dragons Eric Steyer 8
Whitecaps Cal Stalzer 8
Golden Bears Jacob Ford 8
Golden Bears AJ Pierce 8
Red Dragons Logan Trumbull 7
Aquasox Dalton Steere 7
Purple Haze Peyton Stephens 7
Purple Haze Kyle Crowl 7
Red Dragons Noah Bruckner 7
Red Dragons Aiden Crowley 7
Golden Bears Nick Hagen 7
Golden Bears Jordan Wilson 7
Black Magic Brayden Frazier 7
Whitecaps Matthew DiMemmo 7
Team Name First Name Last Name RBI
Red Dragons Bryce Ball 10
Purple Haze Peyton Stephens 9
Whitecaps Ben Norman 9
Purple Haze Luke Eldred 7
Golden Bears Michael Van Riessen 7
Grey Wolves Clay Emhoff 6
Golden Bears Tyler Hovick 6
Aquasox Spencer Henningsen 6
Black Magic Joel Thompson 6
Navy Seals Cole Loeffelbein 6
Whitecaps Matthew DiMemmo 6
Team Name First Name Last Name HR
Grey Wolves Nick Hofsommer 2
Navy Seals Cole Hassman 2
Purple Haze Spencer Van Scoyoc 2
Golden Bears Nick Hagen 2
Blue Crew Kamrin Arons 1
Grey Wolves Clay Emhoff 1
Blue Crew Tyler Grace 1
Golden Bears Tyler Hovick 1
Purple Haze Kyle Crowl 1
Red Dragons Bryce Ball 1
Team Name First Name Last Name 2B
Aquasox Cameron Steffen 4
Purple Haze Spencer Van Scoyoc 4
Golden Bears AJ Pierce 4
Red Dragons Bryce Ball 4
Blue Crew Justin Hutter 3
Golden Bears Nate Stolze 3
Whitecaps Arthur Sells 3
Grey Wolves Evan Paulus 3
Whitecaps Jordan Wendel 3
Golden Bears Nick Hagen 3
Black Magic Brayden Frazier 3
Team Name First Name Last Name 3B
Red Dragons Eric Steyer 2
Purple Haze Peyton Stephens 2
Black Magic Brayden Frazier 2
Team Name First Name Last Name AVG PA
Whitecaps Grant Judkins 0.727 13
Grey Wolves Cooper Merrill 0.500 13
Golden Bears Nate Stolze 0.471 23
Navy Seals Javin Drake 0.444 19
Red Dragons Eric Steyer 0.444 23
Red Dragons Ryan Hart 0.429 22
Purple Haze Peyton Stephens 0.421 30
Grey Wolves Tanner Huey 0.417 14
Black Magic Gabe Lux 0.417 15
Golden Bears Tyler Hovick 0.417 27
Purple Haze Spencer Van Scoyoc 0.414 31
Green Goblins Ethan Hayes 0.400 19
Red Dragons Bryce Ball 0.400 32
Whitecaps Ben Norman 0.400 33
Pitching Statistical Leaders
7 Innings Pitched Minimum
Team Name First Name Last Name SO
Blue Crew Max Steffens 29
Green Goblins Austin Marchesani 25
Purple Haze Spencer Van Scoyoc 24
Whitecaps Brady Stover 22
Grey Wolves Brett McCleary 21
Navy Seals Evan Reifert 20
Golden Bears Luke Patzner 19
Navy Seals Keaton Winn 19
Purple Haze Nic McCay 19
Red Dragons Drew Schmit 18
Purple Haze Connor Van Scoyoc 18
Green Goblins Jack Wilson 18
Green Goblins Connor Schultz 16
Black Magic Brody Gugat 16
Team Name First Name Last Name K/BB
Blue Crew Max Steffens 29
Red Dragons Trever Brown 14
Golden Bears Jake Gilbert 14
Golden Bears Michael Van Riessen 10
Whitecaps John Swanda 8
Black Magic Cade Lisk 6
Blue Crew Ryan Morrissey 5.500
Green Goblins Connor Schultz 5.333
Black Magic Ian Bedell 5
Navy Seals Javin Drake 5
Red Dragons Braden Houston 5
Purple Haze Adam Barrett 5
Green Goblins Austin Marchesani 5
Grey Wolves Brad Burns 5
Black Magic Cam Baumann 4.667
Purple Haze Madison Dehart 4.667
Purple Haze Connor Van Scoyoc 4.500
Whitecaps Cal Stalzer 4.500
Green Goblins Luke Loecher 4
Purple Haze Luke Eldred 4
Purple Haze Spencer Van Scoyoc 4
Team Name First Name Last Name ERA IP
Golden Bears AJ Pierce 0.00 13.00
Red Dragons Drew Schmit 0.00 12.00
Red Dragons Trever Brown 0.00 8.00
Blue Crew Max Steffens 0.44 16.00
Navy Seals Keaton Winn 0.84 8.33
Purple Haze Nic McCay 0.88 8.00
Golden Bears Jake Gilbert 0.88 8.00
Whitecaps Arthur Sells 0.88 8.00
Blue Crew Ryan Morrissey 0.88 8.00
Black Magic Cam Baumann 0.91 7.67
Aquasox Luke Golla 1.00 7.00
Black Magic Brody Gugat 1.20 11.67
Purple Haze Spencer Van Scoyoc 1.40 10.00
Purple Haze Connor Van Scoyoc 1.45 9.67
Golden Bears Luke Patzner 1.62 13.00
Green Goblins Connor Schultz 1.66 12.67
Grey Wolves Evan Paulus 1.83 7.67
Purple Haze Peyton Stephens 1.91 11.00
Red Dragons Eric Steyer 1.91 7.33
Team Name First Name Last Name FPS%
Golden Bears AJ Pierce 0.875
Navy Seals Blake Elam 0.788
Black Magic Cam Baumann 0.781
Purple Haze Spencer Van Scoyoc 0.775
Red Dragons Braden Houston 0.742
Red Dragons Drew Schmit 0.714
Green Goblins Luke Loecher 0.714
Purple Haze Madison Dehart 0.700
Blue Crew Max Steffens 0.698
Black Magic Brody Gugat 0.679
Red Dragons Tony Comellas 0.679
Aquasox Joshua Buresh 0.674
Green Goblins Austin Marchesani 0.672
Whitecaps Cal Stalzer 0.667
Team Name First Name Last Name WHIP
Golden Bears AJ Pierce 0.462
Golden Bears Jake Gilbert 0.500
Purple Haze Connor Van Scoyoc 0.724
Blue Crew Max Steffens 0.750
Grey Wolves Evan Paulus 0.783
Red Dragons Drew Schmit 0.833
Aquasox Luke Golla 0.857
Whitecaps Arthur Sells 0.875
Purple Haze Spencer Van Scoyoc 0.900
Purple Haze Tyler Roeder 0.923
Golden Bears Luke Patzner 1
Purple Haze Nic McCay 1
Red Dragons Trever Brown 1
Blue Crew Ryan Morrissey 1
Purple Haze Adam Barrett 1
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