Knights Aim to Sizzle During "Summer Ball" Season

Nearly 20 Knights who play baseball for MGA plan to play this summer for teams that fall under the National Alliance of College Summer Baseball umbrella. This includes five MGA players planning to spend at least a portion of the summer playing for the Macon Bacon, a member of the Coastal Plain League.

College baseball coaches often want their players to participate in “summer ball” to help them hone their skills and stay sharp. “We only send our guys to the best leagues and coaches,” said Sean Stevens, an assistant baseball coach for the Knights.

As of May 15, these players had been placed in various leagues:

• Jalen Hudson – Macon Bacon
• Andrew Lowery – Macon Bacon
• Jaden Duarte – Macon Bacon (Conditional Contract)
• Yadiel “Flacco” Perez – Macon Bacon (Conditional Contract)
• Wyatt Doyle – Macon Bacon (2nd Half)
• Chaz Salter – Woodstock River Bandits
• Yariel Diaz – Asheboro Zookeepers (2nd Half)
• Dylan Dickert – Asheboro Zookeepers
• Matt Huff – Woodstock River Bandits
• David Johnson – Asheboro Zookeepers (1st Half)
• William Richards – Asheboro Zookeepers (2nd Half)
• Steven Sams – Florida CBL
• Ben Randall – NY CBL (1st Half)
• Brock Depute – Johnstown Mill Rats
• George Dobkowski – Woodstock River Bandits (2nd Half)
• Nic Schinina – Orlando Snappers
• Seth Darling – Sunbelt League
• Ryan Wilson – Woodstock River Bandits

Go Knights!

L-R: Outfielder Jaiden Duarte, 21, a senior sport management major; pitcher Jalen Hudson, 20, a senior sport management major; middle infielder Yadiel Perez, 21, a senior sport management major; and pitcher Andrew Lowery, 21, a junior information technology major, are set to play for the Macon Bacon for the 2024 "summer ball" season.