The PCL would like to say Thank You to all of our teams, players, coaches, fans and everyone who supported the league this past summer.
PCL League Members, thank you for being a part of the league’s 2022 season.
PCL Coaches, thank you for your hard work and dedication this summer.
PCL Fans, thank you for coming to the games and tuning into our live stream, your support is greatly appreciated.
PCL Franchises, thank you for putting together a great season for your players, fans and sponsors.
PCL Broadcast Interns, Hayden Bandel, Luke Meli and Carter Hill, thank you for an outstanding job this summer.
Eastern Officials Association, for once again providing our league with great officials for our games.
D-Bats of Virginia Beach, thank you for your support throughout the season and helping to sponsor our live stream broadcast.
Mercedes-Benz of Virginia Beach, thank you for your support throughout the season and helping sponsor our live stream broadcast and our Players of the Week Awards.
Grand Slam 2, thank you for your support throughout the season and for helping support our live stream broadcast.
Sponsors, thank you for generous support again this summer, you are the team behind the team and we could not do this without your support.
PCL Operations Director, Shannon Dooley, who also was Lakewood Park’s official score keeper, ballpark operations director, sound engineer, social media coordinator and player relations specialist, thank you for everything you do for the league.
Zephyr Hats, the Official Hat Supplier of the Premier Collegiate League, thank you once again for taking care of our hat needs this summer, they looked great.
Baden Sports, the Official Ball Supplier of the Premier Collegiate League, thank you for once again supplying our league baseballs.
Alpha Prime Sports, the Official Uniform Supplier of the Premier Collegiate League, thank you for once again supplying our league’s uniforms, they looked great.
One behalf of the Premier Collegiate League, to everyone who helped make our 2022 season a great success, we would like to take this opportunity to say THANK YOU.
The Premier Collegiate League would like to recognize and congratulate our 2022 Broadcaster of the Year, Luke Meli, Temple University
Luke Meli, PCL 2022 Broadcaster of the Year. Temple University/Edenton Steamers
Luke Meli, Director of Broadcasting& Media Relations
Luke Meli is an rising senior at Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he is a media studies and production major. He has worked as a play-by-play announcer for many Temple sports including basketball, football, and hockey. He has experience calling baseball, softball, volleyball, and women’s lacrosse for other universities in the northeast. He also works on Temple’s sports tv show, OwlSports Update, as an anchor and reporter. His dream is to be the play-by-play announcer of a professional sports team, and this will be his first taste of working directly for a team.
Earning the 2022 PCL Broadcaster of the Year award during his first season working directly for a collegiate summer team, Luke showed his experience and education had him prepared for the challenge, and his willingness to put in the hard work, make sacrifices and remain dedicated to his craft not only provided Steamers fans and players an outstanding game broadcast, he was able to capture the spirit of the 2022 Championship Season, with all of it’s highs and lows, and did so with professionalism and a flair that exceeded all expectations.
Congratulations Luke Meli, the 2022 PCL Broadcaster of the Year.
Edenton Steamers Win 2022 Premier Collegiate League Championship
The Edenton Steamers arrived at Tarboro Municipal Stadium on Saturday night to face the Tarboro River Bandits in the 2022 Premier Collegiate League Championship.
The fans came out in force, both River Bandits fans and Steamers fans as well, filling the stadium and creating a championship atmosphere from the first pitch to the last.
Edenton’s Jeremiah Boyd (Presbyterian University) led the Steamers to victory with his 2 HR, 5 RBI, 3 R effort, and earned himself the tournament’s Most Valuable Player recognition.
In the fifth inning, Jeremiah Boyd, came to the plate with two men on and provided the fire power the Steamers were looking for as he barreled a curve ball over the right center wall for a three run homerun and gave the Steamers a lead they never relinquished.
In the eighth inning, it was more of Jeremiah Boyd, who came to the plate with Tanner Thach on first, who drew a walk, and proceeded to drive in two more runs with his second home run of the game.
Tanner Thach led the Edenton Steamers to victory on the hill. The lefthander allowed four hits and two runs over four and two-thirds innings, striking out five. Michael Allen and Blake Gipson entered the game out of the bullpen and helped to close out the game in relief.
Nick Bruno took the loss for Tarboro River Bandits. The hurler surrendered two runs on three hits over three innings, striking out four.
Batting 2B: Ty Barrango, Hunter McClean HR: James Moses TB: Ty Barrango 2, Chase Heath, Hunter McClean 3, James Moses 5 RBI: Ty Barrango, James Moses 3 HBP: Hunter McClean PIK: James Moses Totals Team QAB: 14 (35.90%) Ty Barrango 2, Tyler Dunn 2, Chase Heath, Harrison Johnson, Jarrett May 2, Hunter McClean 2, James Moses 3, Kevin Jones
Pitching L: Nick Bruno HBP: Landon Higgerson Pitches-Strikes: Nick Bruno 56-30, Jay Bulluck 16-7, Adam Creswell 9-7, Jared David 4-3, Landon Higgerson 30-21, Lee Watson 34-26, Dawson Wiggins 25-17 Groundouts-Flyouts: Nick Bruno 1-3, Jay Bulluck 0-0, Adam Creswell 0-0, Jared David 0-0, Landon Higgerson 2-1, Lee Watson 2-0, Dawson Wiggins 1-2 First pitch strikes-Batters faced: Nick Bruno 8-15, Jay Bulluck 0-3, Adam Creswell 1-2, Jared David 0-1, Landon Higgerson 6-8, Lee Watson 7-10, Dawson Wiggins 5-7
Key
AB: At bats
R: Runs scored
H: Hits
RBI: Runs batted in
BB: Base on balls (walks)
SO: Strikeouts
2B: Doubles
3B: Triples
HR: Home runs
Grand slam: Grand slam home runs
TB: Total bases
RBI: Runs batted in
SAC: Sacrifice hits & bunts
SF: Sacrifice flies
ROE: Reached on error
FC: Hit into fielder’s choice
HBP: Hit by pitch
CI: Batter advances on catcher’s interference
GIDP: Hit into double play
GITP: Hit into triple play
SB: Stolen bases
CS: Caught stealing
PIK: Picked off
QAB: Quality at bats (any one of: 3 pitches after 2 strikes, 6+ pitch ABs, XBH, HHB, BB, SAC Bunt, SAC Fly)
Jay Bulluck was the winning pitcher for Tarboro River Bandits. The fireballer surrendered zero runs on one hit over two innings, striking out four. Porter Braddy threw one and one-third innings in relief out of the bullpen.
Sam Slevin took the loss for Virginia Beach Sea Dogs. The righthander allowed five hits and four runs over three and two-thirds innings, striking out three.
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With their win, the Tarboro River Bandits advance to the Championship game, where they will host the Edenton Steamers at Tarboro Municipal Stadium, Saturday, August 6, 2022. Game Time is 7:00pm, gates open at 6pm. Tickets are available at the gate.
Batting HR: Lincoln Lubsen, Sam Slevin TB: Christian Henderson, Tre Keels, Bryce Lane, Lincoln Lubsen 5, TJ McGowan Jr. 2, Aidan Pinto 2, Sam Slevin 5 RBI: Lincoln Lubsen 2, Sam Slevin 2 SAC: TJ McGowan Jr. SF: Lincoln Lubsen GIDP: Christian Henderson SB: Sam Slevin CS: Tre Keels, TJ McGowan Jr. Totals Team QAB: 22 (52.38%) Caleb Bellisle, Christian Henderson 2, Emmet Jefferson 2, Tre Keels, Bryce Lane 3, Lincoln Lubsen 4, TJ McGowan Jr. 2, Aidan Pinto 2, Sam Slevin 2, Dominic Younger 3
Team LOB: 11 Fielding DP: Mills Becouvarakis, Danny Padilla, Dominic Younger 2
Batting 2B: Tyler Dunn, Jarrett May, Hunter McClean, Kevin Jones HR: Harrison Johnson TB: Tyler Dunn 3, Harrison Johnson 5, Jarrett May 3, Hunter McClean 3, Kevin Jones 2 RBI: Tyler Dunn 2, Harrison Johnson, Jarrett May, Hunter McClean SF: Jarrett May GIDP: Chase Heath, LIam McFadden-Ackman SB: Ty Barrango, Chase Heath, Hunter McClean Totals Team QAB: 23 (56.10%) Ty Barrango, Tyler Dunn 2, Chase Heath 2, Harrison Johnson 3, Jarrett May 4, Hunter McClean 4, LIam McFadden-Ackman, James Moses 3, Kevin Jones 3
Pitching L: Sam Slevin WP: Danny Padilla Pitches-Strikes: Mills Becouvarakis 51-23, Jason Boak 0-0, Danny Padilla 44-21, Sam Slevin 64-36 Groundouts-Flyouts: Mills Becouvarakis 3-1, Jason Boak 0-0, Danny Padilla 1-5, Sam Slevin 3-4 First pitch strikes-Batters faced: Mills Becouvarakis 3-11, Jason Boak 0-0, Danny Padilla 6-12, Sam Slevin 9-18
Pitching W: Porter Braddy S: Jay Bulluck WP: Jay Bulluck Pitches-Strikes: Porter Braddy 32-16, Jay Bulluck 42-23, Jared David 94-62 Groundouts-Flyouts: Porter Braddy 1-1, Jay Bulluck 1-1, Jared David 3-5 First pitch strikes-Batters faced: Porter Braddy 5-7, Jay Bulluck 7-9, Jared David 19-26
Key
AB: At bats
R: Runs scored
H: Hits
RBI: Runs batted in
BB: Base on balls (walks)
SO: Strikeouts
2B: Doubles
3B: Triples
HR: Home runs
Grand slam: Grand slam home runs
TB: Total bases
RBI: Runs batted in
SAC: Sacrifice hits & bunts
SF: Sacrifice flies
ROE: Reached on error
FC: Hit into fielder’s choice
HBP: Hit by pitch
CI: Batter advances on catcher’s interference
GIDP: Hit into double play
GITP: Hit into triple play
SB: Stolen bases
CS: Caught stealing
PIK: Picked off
QAB: Quality at bats (any one of: 3 pitches after 2 strikes, 6+ pitch ABs, XBH, HHB, BB, SAC Bunt, SAC Fly)
Nicky Wohleking earned the victory on the pitcher’s mound for Edenton Steamers. The southpaw surrendered zero runs on two hits over eight innings, striking out four and walking one. Gipson threw one inning in relief out of the bullpen.
Chad Andrzejczyk took the loss for Greenbrier Knights. The bulldog allowed five hits and four runs over three and a third innings, striking out two and walking one.
Edenton Steamers hit one home run on the day. Thach had a dinger in the eighth inning.
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With their win tonight, the Edenton Steamers advance to the Championship game, Saturday, August 6, 2022 at Tarboro Municipal Stadium vs the Tarboro River Bandits. Game Time is 7:00pm, Gates open at 6:00pm. Tickets are available at the gate.
Pitching L: Chad Andrzejczyk HBP: Chad Andrzejczyk WP: Kyle Andrzejczyk, Kellen Davis BK: Chad Andrzejczyk Pitches-Strikes: Chad Andrzejczyk 57-33, Kyle Andrzejczyk 30-16, Kellen Davis 65-37 Groundouts-Flyouts: Chad Andrzejczyk 3-3, Kyle Andrzejczyk 0-1, Kellen Davis 0-6 First pitch strikes-Batters faced: Chad Andrzejczyk 9-17, Kyle Andrzejczyk 0-7, Kellen Davis 8-18
