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Mizzou Baseball Summer Ball Update

It's July, which means it's time to start looking at how Mizzou Baseball standouts are doing in their respective summer leagues. Highlighted by sophomore-to-be OF Kameron Misner (Poplar Bluff, Mo.), who was just named to the NEBCL Week Five Honor Roll, plenty of Mizzou players are having successful summers across the nation. Below is a look:

It's July, which means it's time to start looking at how Mizzou Baseball standouts are doing in their respective summer leagues. Highlighted by sophomore-to-be OF Kameron Misner (Poplar Bluff, Mo.), who was just named to the NEBCL Week Five Honor Roll, plenty of Mizzou players are having successful summers across the nation. Below is a look:

Matt Berler – Martinsville – Coastal Plains League - Stats
Berler, a late-season hero for the Tigers as they made their push towards an NCAA Regional, is playing with Martinsville (Virginia) in the Coastal Plains League. In 24 games, he has hit .255 with three doubles and six RBI. His 16 walks in 33 games are the second-most on the team as he has reached base at a team-best .427 clip this summer.

Brett Bond – C – Mystic Schooners – NECBL - Stats
After being drafted in the 23rd round by the Houston Astros, Brett Bond elected to return to Mizzou for his senior season and played a brief seven-game stint with the Mystic Schooners in the NECBL. He hit two doubles and a homer and drove in four runs in seven games before returning to Columbia for the remainder of the summer.

Connor Brumfield – OF – Plymouth Pilgrims – NECBL - Stats
Connor Brumfield, just like Berler and Bond, is playing in the NECBL this summer and has played in 20 games for the Plymouth Pilgrims. He is hitting .222 on the summer with six runs and five doubles while driving in two and drawing six walks. He posted a four-game hitting streak from June 28-July 5, including a two-hit game against Valley on July 5.

Blake Charlton – RHP – Sedalia Bombers – MINK League - Stats
Charlton has made three appearances for the Bombers, earning a win in his second appearance with the team. In his second start, he tossed 5.1 innings, allowing just three runs while striking out four. On the summer, he has a 7.26 ERA in 8.2 innings, striking out six. He has also earned five at-bats and collected two hits with a double while driving in a pair.

Chris Cornelius – INF – Fond du Lac Dock Spiders – Northwoods League - Stats
Cornelius is enjoying a fine summer in the Northwoods League, boasting a .304 average in 24 games, tallying six doubles and three homers while driving in 10 runs and scoring 23 more. His 23 runs scored are third-most on the team while his three homers rank fourth.

Josh Konecek – RHP – Kokomo Jackrabbits – Prospect League - Stats
Konecek has made 14 appearances and earned three wins while tossing 25.0 innings with the Jackrabbits this summer. He has struck out 33 batters in 25.0 innings and had arguably his best outing of the summer last time out against Butler. He tossed 4.1 shutout innings in a 6-4 win on July 9, allowing just three hits with seven strikeouts and no walks, earning his third win. Over his last 14.0 innings (spanning seven appearances), Konecek has 16 strikeouts.

A.J. Lewis – Utility – Fond du Lac Dock Spiders – Northwoods League - Stats
Lewis has been a mainstay while playing with teammate Chris Cornelius and the Fond du Lac Dock Spiders. He hit .259 in 33 games, tallying 10 doubles and a homer while driving in 12 and scoring 27 runs. He also walked a team-high 21 times and boasted a .404 OBP.

Kameron Misner – OF – Newport Gulls – NECBL - Stats
Misner is having arguably the best summer of all the Mizzou position players, hitting .322 in 23 games with the Newport Gulls. He has clubbed eight doubles and five homers while driving in 18 runs. He has drawn 14 walks and 10 stolen bases as well. We was named to NECBL Week Five Honor Roll after an impressive doubleheader sweep on July 9. In the two games, Misner went 4-for-6 with three homers, a solo shot, a three-run shot and a game-winning walk-off grand slam over Mystic. He followed that doubleheader with another three-run homer against Danbury the next day as he has homered in three straight games. He has 12 RBI over his last three games. His OPS on the summer is 1.005 and he is slugging .586.

Brian Sharp – INF/RHP – Lafayette Aviators – Prospect League - Stats
Sharp, a two-way standout for the Tigers during his first two seasons, is hitting .275 with nine doubles and four homers with Lafayette this summer. He has also made eight appearances on the mound, striking out 19 in 14.1 innings. Sharp hit a pair of homers and drove in three runs against Kokomo on July 6.

Evan Stoll – RHP – Springfield Sliders – Prospect League - Stats
Stoll has made seven appearances (all starts) for the Sliders and he is 2-0 with a 4.93 ERA. He has 25 strikeouts over 34.2 innings and is coming off of a win in his last appearance on July 7, tossing 6.0 shutout innings over Quincy.