Summer ball update: Hart keeping it rolling

SMITHFIELD, R.I. -- The month of June has come to a close and it's time for the first summer ball recap. Bryant baseball has 21 players playing in four different leagues around the Northeast. 

Highlights

• Junior Bryan Hart (Franklin, Mass.) ended 2018 on a high note and has kept it going in 22 games with Onondaga in the NYCBL. He's hitting .278 with five doubles, three triples, two home runs, 18 RBI and 17 runs scored. In addition, he's posted a .420 OBP and has stolen a team-high 12 bases. Hart has posted six multi-hit games.
• Senior Nathan Wrighter (Windsor, N.Y.) is one of the top relievers in the NECBL through the month of June. He's appeared in 11 games for Newport, posting a league-leading five saves and a 2.19 ERA. Wrighter started the summer with eight-straight scoreless outings and has struck out 16 and walked just four. He's allowed just nine hits in 12 1/3 innings. 
• Redshirt sophomore Ryan Ward (Millbury, Mass.) is off to a strong start with Ocean State, hitting .294 with nine RBI and 15 runs scored in 19 games. He's posted a .415 OBP.
• Senior Steve Theetge (Syracuse, N.Y.) is also with Ocean State and has made two relief appearances. He's 1-0 and has allowed just four hits over six innings. 
• Junior Jack Ipsen (Eatontown, N.J.) is 1-1 with a 3.17 ERA in six relief appearances. In 5 2/3 innings, Ipsen has struck out eight and walked three. 
• Sophomore Tyler Schoff (Lee Center, N.Y.) is pitching close to home and has shined in five appearances with Mohawk Valley. He's 3-1 with a 0.96 ERA on the year.