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FSU Baseball: Summer League Standouts

Jeremy Esbrandt/FSU athletics

Most Florida State baseball fans were aware that Taylor Walls and Cole Sands made appearances for Team USA’s Collegiate squad and those two certainly headlined the summer action.

In 19 games for Team USA, Walls hit .205 with three doubles and four RBIs. Walls was stellar as the table-setter for the Seminoles last season as the shortstop earned first-team All American honors from Baseball America.

Cole Sands, a rising soon-to-be sophomore pitcher, was an alternate for Team USA and picked up the win in his only appearance. In a victory over Chinese Taipei in July, Sands worked 1 2/3 innings of scoreless relief. In the Cape Cod League with the Falmouth Commodores, Sands was 2-0.

Here’s a look at how some of FSU’s who stood out during the summer:

Standouts

Alec Byrd, P
In nine appearances for the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod League, Byrd posted a 1.62 ERA in 16 2/3 innings pitched.

Dylan Busby, 3B
Dylan Busby was an All-Cape Cod League selection for the Hyannis Harbor Hawks. Busby hit .322 in 29 games with four homers, 12 RBIs and nine steals.

Chase Haney, P
For the Amsterdam Mohawks of the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League, Haney posted a 0.76 ERA in 15 relief appearances, spanning 23 2/3 innings.

Matt Henderson, 2B
For the Santa Barbara Foresters of the California League, Henderson hit .349 with 17 RBIs in 29 games.

Steven Wells, OF/P
Also with the Santa Barbara Foresters of the California League, Wells did not yield a run in 9 2/3 innings of scoreless relief with 11 strikeouts.

NOTE: Pitchers Dillon Brown, Tyler Holton, and Andrew Karp also participated in summer ball as did designated hitter Quincy Nieporte and catchers Brian Bussey and Cal Raleigh.

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