South Charlotte Panthers

SOUTH CHARLOTTE PANTHERS 2017 / 17U  -  SUMMER RECAP  (29-3-2)

The SCP 2017 completed their summer season with a 29-3-2 record including a Runner Up Finish in the 384 team Perfect Game World Wood Bat National 17U Championship. The .882 Winning % Ranks the 2017s as the All Time Highest Win % season record. 

The Panthers will begin their fall season on September 10 and play in five events to wrap up their 2016 season. 

Offensively the Cats finished the summer with a .365 Team Average; Scoring 256 Runs for a 7.5 Runs per Game Average.

The offense was led by 1B Alec Burleson who hit .462 (43-93) including 12 Doubles; a HR and Driving in 30 Runs while scoring 25. 2B Callen Nuccio hit .415 (34-82) and scored 33 Runs and Stole 16 Bases while Walking 16 times for a .510 On Base Average. C Nate Kinsch hit. 375 (30-80) with 7 Extra Base Hits while Driving in 21 Runs and scoring 28. C Drew Donathan came on like a storm after a slow start finishing the summer hitting . 362 (21-58) with 13 Doubles and a HR with 20 RBIs. CF Justin Guy hit .382 (44-115) with 33 Runs Scored and 39 Stolen Bases. LF Cameran Brantley hit .336 (36-107) Driving in 30 Runs and scoring a team leading 34 Runs. Cam walked 31 times to give him a .500 On Base Average. SS Owen White had 31 Hits including 13 Extra Base Hits and scored 23 Runs. IF Satchel Jerzembeck drove in 17 Runs and Scored 15. RF Matthew Stevens hit .321 (17-53) with 6 Extra Base Hits and IF Austin Love hit .328 (22-67) with 7 Extra Base Hits and drove in 14. Nick Roser hit .386 (17-44) and Cameron Roberts contributed hitting .619 (13-21).

On the Mound the Cat pitchers had a Team 1.84 Earned Run Average and Struck Out 227 hitters in 234 Innings Pitched.

James Decker (7-0) was named the Most Valuable Pitcher at the PG WWBA 17U. James finished the summer with a 1.88 ERA; Striking out 26 in 28 IP. Nick Swiney (3-1) 1SV had a team leading 1.28 ERA and has Struck out 53 in 28 IP. Austin Love finished the summer 4-0 with 29 Strike Outs in 24 IP. Cameron Roberts (2-0) 1 SV Struck out 25 in 23 IP. Alec Burleson Struck out 24 in 23 IP and finished with a 2.34 ERA. Steven Russell finished the summer 2-0 with a Save in 18 IP. Nick Roser finished 2-0 as well with an ERA of 3.00. Owen White (2-0) 2SV had 30 Strike Outs in 23 IP and an ERA of 2.63. Conner VanCleave arrived like Dorthy in the Wizard of Oz from Kansas and contributed in a number of ways including a .392 (20-51) Batting Average with 5 Doubles and 11 RBIs while on the mound he was 2-0 with a 2.79 ERA before the Great and Powerful Oz sent him back to the praire.