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CCL Set to Play Big Part in 2023 NCAA College World Series

| June 16, 2023

By CCL Reporters Sean Brennan, Sam Nute, and Dylan Wickman

(LOS ANGELES, CA) - The 2023 NCAA Super Regionals wrapped up with multiple CCL alumni putting on impressive performances. Now, with the beginning of the 2023 NCAA College World Series, the premier event in college baseball has arrived. The CCL has 27 current players or alumni competing on four of eight teams that are battling it out in Omaha. Check out standout performers from the Super Regionals and a complete list of the CCL members competing to win college baseball’s most coveted prize. 

CCL IMPACT PERFORMERS // 2023 NCAA SUPER REGIONALS

  • Blake Burke (Tennessee, Prune Packers Alumni) Facing elimination in Game 2 of Tennessee's Super Regional against Southern Mississippi, Prune Packers alumni Blake Burke smashed a mammoth 479-foot two-run home run to cut the Southern Miss lead to 4-3. Burke and Tennessee would go on to win Game 2 and then Game 3, moving on to Omaha.
  • Drew Cowley (Oregon, Saints Alumni)
    Saints alumni Drew Cowley lined an RBI-single into right field to walk off Game 1 of Oregon’s Super Regional. Across all three games, Cowley went 4-for-12 with 3 RBI, recording a hit in each game.
  • Drew Smith (Oregon, Current Oak)
    Going 5-for-14 with three RBI, Oaks alumni Drew Smith was a big contributor in Oregon’s three-game set against Oral Roberts. In Game 1, Smith hit a solo home run to cut the Oral Roberts lead to two, helping Oregon to go on and win the game.
  • Drew Stahl (Oral Roberts, Potters Alumni)
    Potters alumni and Oral Roberts infielder Drew Stahl’s big moment came during a must-win Game 2 of the Eugene Super Regional. With the Golden Eagles facing a 1-0 deficit with the bases loaded in the second inning, Stahl knocked a two-RBI single into right, putting the ORU ahead by one. Stahl would finish the three-game series going 4-for-10, helping Oral Roberts clinch a spot in Omaha.
  • Eddie Park (Stanford, Potters Alumni)
    As the leadoff hitter for Stanford, Potters alumni Eddie Park notched a hit in all three games of the Super Regional against Texas, going 5-for-13 with 2 RBI. Park notched a hit in every game of the Regional and Super Regionals and is looking to continue his hitting streak in the CWS.
  • Jack O’Dowd (Texas, Foresters Alumni)
    Trailing Stanford 3-0 in a decisive Game 3, Foresters alumni Jack O’Dowd laced a bases-loaded double to tie the game up at 3-3. O’Dowd would finish Super Regional going 3-for-11 with 3 RBI and two doubles.
  • Jake McMurray (Oral Roberts, Saints Alumni)
    Oral Roberts infielder Jake McMurray continued his productive 2023 NCAA tournament in a big way during the Eugene Super Regional, batting .500 and contributing six RBI in three games against Oregon. During the series finale, McMurray went 4-for-5 and drove in two runs to send his hometown school to the College World Series.
  • Eric Kennedy (Texas, Foresters Alumni)
    Totaling seven hits and two RBI in 13 at-bats, Foresters alumni Eric Kennedy was a regular contributor over Texas’ three Super Regional contests. With the Longhorns down 2-0 in the fifth inning of Game 1, Kennedy tied the score with a two-run shot into right field. Texas would go on to win the opening game 7-5. 
  • Sam Stoutenborough (TCU, Prune Packers Alumni)
    With TCU in need of one more victory to win the Fort Worth Super Regional and punch its ticket to Omaha, Prune Packers alumni Sam Stoutenborough instantly set the tone, keeping Indiana State’s lineup at bay in a strong 5.1-inning start. While he conceded three earned runs, the right-hander posted four scoreless frames, struck out two and earned the win, improving his overall record to 5-0 this season.

CCL IMPACT PLAYERS TO WATCH // 2023 COLLEGE WORLD SERIES

  • Stanford
    • Temo Becerra, Potters Alumni, INF
    • Jaden Bruno, Current Potter, RHP
    • Ryan Bruno, Potters Alumni, RHP
    • Nick Dugan, Potters Alumni, RHP
    • Trevor Haskins, Potters Alumni, IF
    • Luke Lavin, Current Potter, C
    • Cort MacDonald, Potters Alumni, OF
    • Toran O'Harran, Current Potter, RHP
    • Eddie Park, Potters Alumni, OF
    • Jake Sapien, Potters Alumni, UTL
    • Ty Uber, Potters Alumni, RHP
  • TCU
    • Murphy Brooks, Current Saint, RHP
    • Chase Hoover, Current Forester, LHP
    • Anthony Silva, Current Forester, INF
  • Tennessee
    • Andrew Behnke, Current Prune Packer, RHP
    • Kyle Booker, Riptide Alumni, OF
    • Blake Burke, Packers Alumni, INF
    • Reese Chapman, Current Riptide, OF
    • Hunter Ensley, Foresters Alumni, OF
    • Hollis Fanning, Crawdads Alumni, RHP
    • Jake Kendro, Current Forester, INF
    • AJ Russell, Current Prune Packer, RHP
    • Charlie Taylor, Riptide Alumni, C
    • Kavares Tears, Crawdads Alumni, OF
  • Oral Roberts
    • Jake McMurray, Saints Alumni, INF
    • Drew Stahl, Potters Alumni, INF
    • Jacob Widener, Saints Alumni, LHP
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