Glens Falls Golden Eagles head coach John Mayotte follows the 2010 NYCBL summer team as they go through their collegiate spring seasons.

ARTHUR OWENS    OUTFIELDER   GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY

Leadoff hitter for the Eagles as a freshman. Presently batting .375 (9-for-24) with three RBI in seven games. Arthur had a two-hit game vs. No. 3 ranked Georgia Tech on Feb. 24 and another two-hit game vs. Tennessee Tech on Feb. 19. He leads the team in on base percentage at .515.

TYLER DONOVAN    CATCHER   WINTHROP UNIVERSITY

Outstanding freshman catcher with excellent defensive skills. He has produced offensively with a .417 batting average in six games with four starts. He had a 3-for-3 performance vs. Wagner on Feb. 28 with two runs scored.

ZAK BLAIR    INFIELDER    WINTHROP UNIVERSITY

Red shirt freshman is hitting .400 so far this season in seven games. His outstanding performance in the early season was against Marshall on Feb. 21. He went 4-for-5 with two doubles and four RBI.

SAM RYAN    UTILITY    UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA

Extremely versatile Golden Gopher sophomore has three starts and is batting .364 (4-for-11). He was 2-for-4 vs. No. 11 ranked Louisville and was 2-for-2 vs. Akron.

TJ RIVERA    INFIELDER    TROY UNIVERSITY

The junior JC transfer from Wallace-Dothan has been extremely productive in the early season. He is hitting .304 (7-for-23) with five home runs and 12 RBI. His slugging percentage is at .957. He also has not made an error in 25 chances. TJ has been selected as the Eagles Nest News # 1 Player of the Week for his efforts.

WILLIE BEARD    PITCHER   RUTGERS UNIVERSITY

Willie has two starts in the early season with no record. He started against the University of Miami and Purdue University. Against No. 12 ranked Miami, he threw five innings allowed seven hits and five runs and left the game in a 5-5 tie. Against Purdue on 2/28 he pitched five innings again and gave up three earned runs and left the game with a 3-3 score.

CHRIS LASHMET    INFIELDER    NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY

Returning offensive star from 2009 Golden Eagles team has been off to a good spring season. Batting out of the No. 4 spot in the batting order, he is hitting .320 (8-for-25) with a double, triple and home run with three RBI. He went 4-for-6 in his last two games in the Big Ten/Big East Challenge games in Florida last weekend vs. Seton Hall and Rutgers.. Chris had a two hit game vs. George Mason on 2/18 including a double.

ALEX CARNALL    OUTFIELDER    UNIV. OF TEXAS PAN AMERICAN

Junior JC transfer from Cisco JC (TX) has been a catalyst in the early going for the “Broncs”, hitting out of the No. 3 spot in the order. He is hitting .438 (7-for-16) with two doubles, two triples and seven RBI. He leads the team in total bases (13), slugging percentage (.813) through four games. Alex went 4-for-5 vs. Prairie View A & M on 2/27 with two doubles and two RBI.

VINNY MEJIA    INFIELDER    UNIV. OF TEXAS PAN AMERICAN

Sophomore JC transfer from El Paso CC is batting .556 (5-for-9). He has an unbelievable nine walks in four games with a .750 on-base percentage. Vinny bats in the No. 4 hole for UTPA.

MIKE FERRARO    OUTFIELDER/DH    UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO

Key returnee from the 2009 squad. Presently the red shirt junior is batting .333 (5-for-15) for the Toreros in six games with two RBI. Mike had a 2-for-3 game vs. Indiana on 2/19 in San Diego.

BRETT KOEHLER    PITCHER    COLLEGE OF WILLIAM & MARY

Freshman right hander is off to a good start to his college career. He has pitched in two games, throwing five innings, allowing three hits, one earned run, walking four and striking out seven. Against No. 1 LSU on 2/28, he threw three innings, allowed one earned run, walked two and struck out two. Against Maryland-Eastern Shore, he pitched two innings, allowing no hits, no runs, walked two and struck out five batters. His ERA is a team low 1.69.

MATT WILLIAMS    PITCHER    HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Started the opening game of the season. Threw four innings, giving up one hit, no earned runs, walked two and struck out four for win No. 1 on the season.

NATHAN LEWIS    PITCHER    TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY

Nathan has been busy in the early season, appearing in seven of the first 16 contests. He has two saves, a 1-3 record, a 3.00 ERA and is holding hitters to a .220 average.

KYLE SUMPLE    PITCHER    SIENA COLLEGE

Kyle has started two games vs. Stetson and Central Florida. His more effective stint was against UCF on Feb. 28 when he pitched seven innings and gave up three earned runs on seven hits, walked three and struck out seven. He departed with a 5-4 lead in an eventual 6-5 loss in Orlando.

KEENEN MADDOX    OUTFIELDER    MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY

Keenen doubled in his first career at bat with MSU. He has started slowly with the bat but has a great upside, batting cleanup in his early games as a collegiate player.