Aggies Enjoying an All-Star Summer
Jul 30, 2018 | Baseball
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Current and former Texas A&M Aggies are enjoying All-Star summers in baseball leagues across the nation.
Ross Stripling headlined the list of midsummer standouts by playing in his first career MLB All-Star Game on July 17 in Washington D.C. Stripling worked 1.2 innings for the National League in their 8-6 loss.
The Aggies had three former standouts selected for Double-A all-star games, including Matt Kent, Corbin Martin and Michael Barash.
Kent was selected to play for the Eastern Division at Eastern League All-Star Game where he was a teammate of Tim Tebow. Kent pitched a scoreless second inning at the game, retiring all three batters he faced, including one strikeout. He is 6-7 with a 3.44 ERA and 89 strikeouts in 99.1 innings with the Portland Sea Dogs. He also pitched in one game in Triple A with the Pawtucket Red Sox.
Martin pitched a scoreless fourth inning for the South Division at the Texas League All-Star Game. Martin is having a stellar season with the Corpus Christi Hooks, posting a 6-1 record with a 2.65 ERA and 58 strikeouts in 68.0 innings.
Barash earned a spot on the South Division squad for the Southern Division All-Star Game. Barash was promoted to Triple-A Salt Lake City prior the game and was unable to participate. He has since announced his retirement from baseball to pursue a coaching career.
Texas A&M had two players named to Single A all-star game rosters, including Nick Banks and Ryan Hendrix.
Banks played for the North Division at the South Atlantic League All-Star Game, getting one at-bat in a loss. On the year, he is hitting .269 with 41 runs, 13 doubles, two triples, eight home runs and 44 RBI in 89 games in time split between the Hagerstown Suns and the Potomac Nationals.
Hendrix was named to the North Division roster but did not see action at the Florida State League All-Star Game. He is having a stellar season with the Daytona Tortugas, logging a 4-3 record with nine saves, a 1.99 ERA and 63 strikeouts in 40.2 innings.
A pair of current Aggies spent the summer playing for an all-star team, the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team. John Doxakis and Braden Shewmake starred for the Red, White & Blue as they swept five games from Chinese Taipei, won three of five against Japan and claimed three of four against Cuba.
Three Aggies were selected to play in the Texas Collegiate All-Star Game, including Chandler Morris and Cole Taylor of the Acadiana Cane Cutters and Chandler Jozwiak of the Brazos Valley Bombers. Morris batted 2-for-3 with one walk, one double and one run. Taylor hit 1-for-3 off the bench. Jozwiak did not see action in the game. Through 29 games, Morris is hitting .300 (30-for-100) for the Cane Cutters with 31 runs, seven doubles, two triples, two home runs and 19 RBI. Taylor is hitting .274 (26-for-95) with 22 runs, three doubles, three triples and 13 RBI. Jozwiak started four games for the Bombers, going 1-1 with a 2.14 ERA and 24 strikeouts in 21.0 innings.
Aaron Walters rounds out the contingent with his appearance in the Alaska Baseball League All-Star Game where he doubled and scored a run. Walters is batting .270 (34-for-126) with 13 runs, nine doubles, one triple and 17 RBI for the Mat-Su Miners.
Ross Stripling headlined the list of midsummer standouts by playing in his first career MLB All-Star Game on July 17 in Washington D.C. Stripling worked 1.2 innings for the National League in their 8-6 loss.
The Aggies had three former standouts selected for Double-A all-star games, including Matt Kent, Corbin Martin and Michael Barash.
Kent was selected to play for the Eastern Division at Eastern League All-Star Game where he was a teammate of Tim Tebow. Kent pitched a scoreless second inning at the game, retiring all three batters he faced, including one strikeout. He is 6-7 with a 3.44 ERA and 89 strikeouts in 99.1 innings with the Portland Sea Dogs. He also pitched in one game in Triple A with the Pawtucket Red Sox.
Martin pitched a scoreless fourth inning for the South Division at the Texas League All-Star Game. Martin is having a stellar season with the Corpus Christi Hooks, posting a 6-1 record with a 2.65 ERA and 58 strikeouts in 68.0 innings.
Barash earned a spot on the South Division squad for the Southern Division All-Star Game. Barash was promoted to Triple-A Salt Lake City prior the game and was unable to participate. He has since announced his retirement from baseball to pursue a coaching career.
Texas A&M had two players named to Single A all-star game rosters, including Nick Banks and Ryan Hendrix.
Banks played for the North Division at the South Atlantic League All-Star Game, getting one at-bat in a loss. On the year, he is hitting .269 with 41 runs, 13 doubles, two triples, eight home runs and 44 RBI in 89 games in time split between the Hagerstown Suns and the Potomac Nationals.
Hendrix was named to the North Division roster but did not see action at the Florida State League All-Star Game. He is having a stellar season with the Daytona Tortugas, logging a 4-3 record with nine saves, a 1.99 ERA and 63 strikeouts in 40.2 innings.
A pair of current Aggies spent the summer playing for an all-star team, the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team. John Doxakis and Braden Shewmake starred for the Red, White & Blue as they swept five games from Chinese Taipei, won three of five against Japan and claimed three of four against Cuba.
Three Aggies were selected to play in the Texas Collegiate All-Star Game, including Chandler Morris and Cole Taylor of the Acadiana Cane Cutters and Chandler Jozwiak of the Brazos Valley Bombers. Morris batted 2-for-3 with one walk, one double and one run. Taylor hit 1-for-3 off the bench. Jozwiak did not see action in the game. Through 29 games, Morris is hitting .300 (30-for-100) for the Cane Cutters with 31 runs, seven doubles, two triples, two home runs and 19 RBI. Taylor is hitting .274 (26-for-95) with 22 runs, three doubles, three triples and 13 RBI. Jozwiak started four games for the Bombers, going 1-1 with a 2.14 ERA and 24 strikeouts in 21.0 innings.
Aaron Walters rounds out the contingent with his appearance in the Alaska Baseball League All-Star Game where he doubled and scored a run. Walters is batting .270 (34-for-126) with 13 runs, nine doubles, one triple and 17 RBI for the Mat-Su Miners.
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