#SummerVols Update: June 26

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Freshman outfielder Zach Daniels had a huge week for the Kalamazoo Growlers in the Northwoods League in which he totaled eight hits, seven runs scored, two triples, a home run and five RBI.

Check out how the rest of Tennessee's current players are doing so far this summer in this week's summer league update.

Updates will be posted each week on UTSports.com.

Cape Cod Baseball League
INF Andre Lipcius – Harwich Mariners
Season Stats: 14 GP, .271 AVG, 3 R, 13 H, 3 2B, 2 RBI, .333 SLG, .314 OBP, 3 BB

Lipcius has increased his batting average from .222 to .271 over the past week, which ranks fourth on the team. The Virginia native has recorded at least one hit in five of his last six games, including a pair of two-hit performances on June 24 and June 25.

RHP Garrett Stallings – Harwich Mariners
Season Stats: 2 App, 2 GS, 0-0, 3.00 ERA, 12.0 IP, 4 R, 4 ER, 11 H, 0 BB, 15 K

Stallings got his second start of the summer last Tuesday, earning a no-decision in a 4-3 victory against the Orleans Firebirds. The sophomore right hander had 10 strikeouts and did not allow a single walk in six innings of work while giving up two runs on seven hits.

RHP Zach Linginfelter – Brewster Whitecaps
Season Stats: 2 App, 2 GS, 0-0, 4.50 ERA, 8.0 IP, 5 R, 4 ER, 5 H, 5 BB, 14 K

Linginfelter earned a no-decision in his second start of the summer after giving up four runs (three earned) over four innings of work in a 5-4 win against the Cotuit Kettleers on June 22. The hard-throwing right hander recorded six strikeouts in the game and allowed four hits.

RHP Andrew Schultz – Brewster Whitecaps
Season Stats: 3 App, 0-2, 6.00 ERA, 3.0 IP, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 H, 4 BB, 6 K

Schultz gave up one run on one hit in just 0.1 innings pitched in his only appearance last week, a 3-2 loss to the Wareham Gatemen on June 23.

California Collegiate League
LHP Garrett Crochet – Santa Barbara Foresters
Season Stats: 5 App, 1 GS, 1-0, 1 Save, 0.00 ERA, 6.0 IP, 3 R, 0 ER, 6 H, 4 BB, 10 K

After logging three more appearances last week, Crochet has yet to allow an earned run this summer. The freshman lefty recorded his first save of the summer on June 24 in a win over the Arroyo Seco Saints, striking out a batter while not allowing a hit in a scoreless ninth inning.

RHP Chase Wallace – Santa Barbara Foresters
Season Stats: 7 App, 0-0, 3 SV, 0.00 ERA, 8.0 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 4 BB, 7 K

Wallace continued his phenomenal summer with two more shutout appearances last week. The Sevierville native has not allowed a single run and has given up just two hits in eight innings pitched. Wallace recorded his third save of the summer on June 23 as the Foresters defeated Arroyo Seco.

INF/OF Jay Charleston – San Luis Obispo Blues
Season Stats: 16 GP, .313 AVG, 13 R, 21 H, 1 2B, 2 3B, 1 HR, 5 RBI, .433 SLG, .370 OBP, 6 BB, 10 SB

Charleston leads the Blues with 10 stolen bases and two triples so far this summer while batting at a .313 clip. He also ranks second on the team with 21 hits, trailing current Tennessee teammate Luc Lipcius, who has 22. The Longwood, Fla., recorded eight hits in six games last week, including a pair of three-hit performances. Charleston went 3-for-5 with a run scored and an RBI against the Academy Barons on June 21 before going 3-for-4 with a run and two stolen bases against the Humboldt Crabs on June 23.

INF Luc Lipcius – San Luis Obispo Blues
Season Stats: 16 GP, .400 AVG, 13 R, 22 H, 6 2B, 1 3B, 10 RBI, .545 SLG, .529 OBP, 15 BB

Lipcius currently leads the Blues in runs, hits, doubles, walks and total bases through 16 games this summer. The Virginia native had a pair of multi-hit games last week, going 2-for-4 with a run, a double and an RBI against the Academy Barons on June 19 before picking up two hits, a run and a triple against Humboldt on June 24.

Coastal Plains League
RHP Sean Hunley – Forest City Owls
Season Stats: 3 App, 3 GS, 1-2, 6.23 ERA, 13.0 IP, 12 H, 9 R, 9 ER, 4 BB, 18 K

Hunley struggled in his last start as the Owls fell to High Point-Thomasville HiToms, 9-3, on June 18. Despite striking out seven batters, the Mount Juliet native last just four innings and gave up five earned runs on eight hits to fall to 1-2 on the season.

LHP Redmond Walsh – Forest City Owls
Season Stats: 8 App, 1-0, 5 SV, 2.21 ERA, 20.1 IP, 16 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 5 BB, 32 K

Walsh continued his dominant summer with three more saves in three appearances last week. The redshirt freshman left hander is tied for second in the entire league with five saves this season and leads the league with 32 strikeouts in just 20.1 innings pitched. Walsh allowed just two hits and no runs while piling up seven strikeouts in four innings of work last week.

RHP Joshua Plummer – Florence RedWolves
Season Stats: 5 App, 2 GS, 0-1, 3.24 ERA, 16 H, 7 R, 6 ER, 11 BB, 19 K

Plummer was stuck with his first loss of the summer after giving up four runs on eight hits in 4.2 innings of work on June 23 against the Macon Bacon. The Virginia native also walked three and struck out four in the loss.

Northwoods League
OF Evan Russell – Thunder Bay Border Cats
Season Stats: 24 GP, .207 AVG, 12 R, 18 H, 6 2B, 7 RBI, .276 SLG, .307 OBP, 11 BB, 9 SB

After a slow start to the summer, Russell is starting to heat up at the plate after another solid week. The Lexington, Tenn., native is riding a five-game hit streak and has recorded at least one base knock in 11 of his last 12 games. Russell had two hits, a double, a stolen base and an RBI in an 8-5 win over St. Cloud on June 23 and is tied for the team lead with six doubles.

OF Brandon Trammell – Thunder Bay Border Cats
Season Stats: 14 GP, .212 AVG, 5 R, 11 H, 2 2B, 1 HR, 7 RBI, .308 SLG, .328 OBP, 9 BB, 1 SB

Trammell had four hits last week, including his first home run of the summer, a solo shot against Rochester on June 20. The Knoxville native also had a double and an RBI against Duluth on June 22.

OF Zach Daniels – Kalamazoo Growlers
Season Stats: 23 GP, .260 AVG, 14 R, 20 H, 1 2B, 3 3B, 4 HR, 19 RBI, .506 SLG, .412 OBP, 19 BB, 3 SB

Daniels is coming off a monster week in which he totaled eight hits, seven runs scored, two triples, a home run and five RBI. The Georgia native ranks among the league leaders in a handful of categories, including triples (t-1^st), homers (t-4^th) and RBI (t-6^th). Daniels went 3-for-4 with two runs, a triple and two RBI in a 5-2 win over Green Bay on June 20 and hit his fourth long ball of the summer in a 6-4 loss to Madison on June 24 that snapped the Growlers' 11-game win streak. Daniels also tripled and drove in a run on Monday in a loss to the Fond du Lac Dock Spiders.

Smokey Mountain Collegiate League
LHP Will Heflin – Smokey Mountain Eagles
Season Stats: No Stats Available. Has helped lead the Eagles to a 5-3 record.

RHP Richard Jackson – Smokey Mountain Copperheads
Season Stats: No Stats Available. Has helped lead the Copperheads to a 6-3 record.

New England Collegiate Baseball League
RHP Donovan Benoit – Valley Blue Sox
Season Stats: 4 App, 0-0, 4.15 ERA, 4.1 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 K

After a shaky performance in his summer debut, Benoit has bounced back nicely by not allowing a single run over his last three appearances for the Blue Sox. The Florida native allowed just one hit and struck out two batters over 1.1 innings pitched in his most recent outing, a 4-3 win over Keene on June 14.

Valley Baseball League
LHP Alex Harper-Cook – Waynesboro Generals
Season Stats: 5 App, 1-0, 1.45 ERA, 12.1 IP, 11 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 8 K

In his first action since June 18, Harper-Cook posted one of his bets outings of the summer on Monday, tossing 2.1 shutout innings while allowing just one baserunner and striking out three batters in an 8-4 loss to the Charlottesville TomSox.

Prospect League
INF Wyatt Stapp – Champion City Kings
Season Stats: 9 GP, .174 AVG, 4 R, 4 H, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 4 BB, 1 SB

Stapp doubled, walked and scored a run on June 15 in a loss to Danville and added another hit on June 17 against Kokomo.

University of Tennessee Athletics

Players Mentioned

Donovan Benoit

Jay Charleston

Garrett Crochet

Zach Daniels

Alex Harper-Cook

Will Heflin

Sean Hunley

Richard Jackson

Zach Linginfelter

Andre Lipcius

Luc Lipcius

Joshua Plummer

Evan Russell

Andrew Schultz

Garrett Stallings

Wyatt Stapp

Brandon Trammell

Chase Wallace

Redmond Walsh

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