MEADVILLE, Pa. -- The Allegheny College baseball team is well-represented in some of the country's most competitive collegiate summer leagues this year. Summer baseball is commonplace for college baseball players, and as the NCAA Regionals and Super Regionals wrap up, some leagues have begun to play already.
The following Gators are taking full advantage of the extra playing time against some of the best players in the country:
Tyson Bryant-Dawson: Johnstown Mill Rats (Prospect League)
Tyson Bryant-Dawson (Oakland, Calif./Manvel (Texas)) is in the Prospect League with the Johnstown Mill Rats. The Prospect League is one of summer baseball's largest leagues, with 17 teams spanning Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee, and Pennsylvania. Playing 58 games with professional scouts regularly in attendance, the Prospect League has sent nearly 200 players to the MLB.
Brent Herrmann, Brenden Gray, and Mark Schweickert: Alexandria Aces (Ripken League)
A trio of Gators will be heading to Alexandria, Virginia, to play in the Ripken League. Brent Herrmann (Canfield, Ohio/Canfield), Brenden Gray (Pittsburgh, Pa./South Park), and Mark Schweickert (Glen Allen, Va./John Randolph Tucker) will all suit up for the Alexandria Aces. The Aces won the 2022 Ripken League title and, in their 18-year history, are a mainstay in the league playoffs. The Ripken League has 21 alumni in the MLB, and three Aces were drafted in the 2022 MLB Draft.
Turner Bubeck and William DeCicco III: North Fork Ospreys (Hamptons Collegiate League)
Turner Bubeck (Katy, Texas/Katy Taylor) and William DeCicco III (Fairview Park, Ohio/Padua Franciscan) are in the Hamptons Collegiate Baseball League with the North Fork Ospreys. Allegheny assistant coach Richie Rowe was an assistant for the Ospreys in 2019 and coached three players currently in professional baseball. The Ospreys have sent 18 players to the pros in their 15-year history.
Antonio Rios: Northern Virginia Gators (Potomac League)
Antonio Rios (Alexandria, Va./Thomas Edison) will be a part of the Potomac League in Northern Virginia this summer. A newer league, the Potomac League rebranded and was formerly known as the Northern Virginia Collegiate League. Antonio will be a two-way utility player for the Northern Virginia Gators.
Alejandro Samayoa - Bombers Baseball Club (Hudson Valley Collegiate Baseball League)
Alejandro Samayoa (Katonah, N.Y./John Jay Cross River) is set to catch for the Bombers in the Hudson Valley Collegiate League. The HVCBL has been in existence since 1998 and has seen considerable growth. The 2023 season will include four new teams, taking the league total up to 11.
Nick Banez: Redmond Dudes (Pacific International League)
Dylan Fanelli: San Francisco Seals (Bay Area Collegiate League)
Nick Banez (Edmonds, Wash./Meadowdale) and Dylan Fanelli (Berkeley, Calif./California High) both head back to the West Coast for the summer. Banez will play for the Redmond Dudes of the Pacific International League. The PIL has seen over 40 players appear in the Majors since its inaugural season in 1992. Fanelli will be playing for the San Francisco Seals of the Bay Area Collegiate League. Both leagues play an international schedule, traveling to Canada for non-league games.
William Wolff: Juno Beach Loggerheads (Collegiate League of Palm Beaches)
William Wolff (Naples, Fla./Gulf Coast) will be playing for the Juno Beach Loggerheads in the Collegiate League of the Palm Beaches. The Florida native will head to the Palm Beaches to be a part of one of the newer leagues in the summer landscape. The CLPB is a development-based league with partnerships with Cressey Sports Performance for training and FlightScope for data, metrics, and game recording.
Andrew Stablewski: Buffalo Procore/Grant Dowden: Johnstown Laurel Auto Group (Johnstown AAABA)
The All American Amateur Baseball Association (AAABA) is one of the more historic summer structures put together for college baseball players. The national tournament has been hosted in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, since 1945, with teams from all over the country competing for the AAABA title. Throughout the years, the AAABA tournament has seen hundreds of future MLB players come to Johnstown. MLB Hall of Famers such as Ken Griffey Jr., Barry Larkin, John Smoltz, and Orel Hershiser all played in the AAABA. Andrew Stablewski (Buffalo, N.Y./St. Joseph's Collegiate Academy) and Grant Dowden (Ligonier, Pa./Ligonier Valley) will each be in the AAABA; Stablewski will be on the Buffalo franchise, and Dowden is on Johnstown's Laurel Auto Group.
Jonathan Sharp, Ryan Dougherty, Walker Cunningham, Tai Hopkins, and Jacob Slater: Meadville Mustangs/Tommaso Floro and Parker Brown: East Butler Bulldogs (Rust Belt League)
Lastly, a group of Gators is sticking around Western Pennsylvania for the summer to join the Rust Belt League. A brand new league combined with the Tri-State League, the Rust Belt League comprises teams from Butler, Altoona, New Castle, DuBois, Meadville, and Youngstown, Ohio. Jonathan Sharp (Chardon, Ohio/Notre Dame Cathedral Latin), Ryan Dougherty (Wexford, Pa./North Allegheny), Walker Cunningham (Cambridge Springs, Pa./Cambridge Springs), Tai Hopkins (Meadville, Pa./Cathedral Prep), and Jacob Slater (Erie, Pa./Cathedral Prep) all get to call Robert M. Garbark Field home this summer as they play for the Meadville Mustangs. Additionally, Tommaso Floro (Sewickley Pa./Quaker Valley) and Parker Brown (McDonald, Pa./West Allegheny) will be playing against their Gator teammates for division-rival East Butler Bulldogs.
For the latest updates on the Allegheny baseball program and the Gators playing summer ball, follow the team on Twitter and Instagram @ACGatorbaseball.