Earlier this week we posted the list of Kentucky college baseball players who would participate in the 2011 Cape Cod League, but now we have some summer college baseball news from a little closer to home. The Lexington Hustlers of the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League have unveiled its 2011 roster will a plethora of Kentucky natives making the cut. You can see the roster on the Hustler’s website here and check out the list with position, college and hometown below.
Pitchers
- RHP Conner Asay — Fr. — Vicennes — Lexington, Ky. (Lafayette HS)
- RHP Brandon Boling — S0. — Gardner-Webb — Lexington, Ky. (Bryan Station HS)
- RHP Wade Bush — So. — Indiana St. — Terre Haute, Ind.
- RHP Brent Cobb — Fr. — Eastern Kentucky University — Lexington, Ky. (Lafayette HS)
- RHP Chase Greene — So. — EKU — Nicholasville, Ky. (West Jessamine HS)
- RHP Matt Harris — Jr. — EKU — Lexington, Ky. (Henry Clay HS)
- RHP Chad Martin — Jr. — Indiana — Lexington, Ky. (Paul Laurence Dunbar HS)
- RHP Jason McGinnis — Jr. — Georgetown College — Barboursville, W. V.
- RHP/OF Sam Kidd — So. — University of Kentucky — Hartford, Ky. (Ohio Co. HS)
- LHP Nolan Fernandez — Fr. — Wabash Valley JC — Lexington, Ky.
- LHP Tanner Perkins — So. — Western Kentucky University — Brodhead, Ky. (Rockcastle Co. HS)
- LHP Noah Smallwood — Fr. — Morehead State University — Nicholasville, Ky. (West Jessamine HS)
- LHP Phil Trowbridge — St. Joe’s (Ind.) — Mokena, Il..
- LHP Josh Jillson — SO. — St. Catherine’s College — Wales Maine
Catchers
- C Shane Crain — So. — Wabash Valley JC (UofL signee) — Lexington, Ky.
- C Kyle Gibson — Fr. — University of Louisville — Henderson, Ky. (Henderson Co. HS)
- C/OF Brandon Brian — So. — WKU — Louisville, Ky. (Trinity HS)
Infielders
- SS Quintin Alexander — Fr. — St. Joe’s (Ind.) — Chicago, Ill.
- SS Bud Morton — Fr. — Morehead St. — Nicholasville, Ky. (West Jessamine HS)
- INF Colt Cattani — Jr. — Northern Kentucky University — West Chester, Ohio
- INF Jonathan Craycraft — Jr. — Lipscomb — Lexington, Ky. (Henry Clay HS)
- INF Luke Hawkins — So. — Campbellsville University — Lawrenceburg, Ky. (Anderson Co. HS)
- INF Robert Lawrence — So. — Middle Tenn. — Madison, Tenn.
- INF/RHP J. T. Riddle — Fr. — UK — Frankfort, Ky. (Western Hills HS)
Outfield
- OF Ronald Cotton — Fr. — Cincinnati — Florence, Ky. (Boone Co. HS)
- OF Dalton Henzman — So. — Middle Tenn. — Lexington, Ky. (LCA)
- OF/INF Jordan Rorex — So. — Middle Tenn. — Clinton, Tenn.
- OF Taylor Russell — Jr. — NKU — Loveland, Ohio
- OF Tanner Smith — Fr. — WKU — London, Ky. (North Laurel HS)
Outfielder Ronald Cotton and infielder/right-handed pitcher J. T. Riddle were both 2010 draft picks.
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