Health & Fitness
Sharks Resign Closer For 2012
The Martha's Vineyard Sharks are excited to announce their first player resigning for the 2012 baseball season.
The Martha’s Vineyard Sharks are excited to announce their first player resigning for the 2012 baseball season. Former 2009 Gatorade “player of the year” in the state of Rhode Island and a 2011 Futures Collegiate Baseball League Sharks All-Star, Ryan Morris will close games once again for the Sharks. Morris was the Shark’s closer during 2011 and is from Presbyterian College located in Clinton, South Carolina.
As the general manager of the Sharks, Ryan was my first choice to return for a second season. I firmly believe that he has the talent to be a dominate closer at the collegiate level and again in the FCBL during the 2012 baseball season as he is always around the plate and throws hard. He came into relief in his first game of the 2012 baseball season this week against the University of Georgia, ranked #11 in the nation, with a man on first base and faced two batters, striking out both while the inherited runner was thrown out on an attempted steal.
Morris was the bullpen’s emotional leader last summer, posting a sparkling 1.62 ERA allowing only 3 runs the entire season while leading the league in saves with 9 out of 9 opportunities. His experience as a Futures Collegiate Baseball League closer will serve him well as the league continues to accumulate a deeper talent pool of professional prospects going into 2012 as the league has expanded from four teams in its inaugural season in 2011 to nine teams for the 2012 season.
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The Sharks are a summer, wood-bat, collegiate baseball team, operated by the Carminucci Sports Group who own and operate the Brockton Rox (Can-Am League). The Sharks strive to provide its fans, sponsors, and partners with the
very best in competitive baseball and affordable entertainment before, during
and after each game in a family-friendly atmosphere. The team is comprised of
amateur, college baseball players from across New England (half the team must
be from New England) and the rest of the country, showcasing their talents in
front of Major League Baseball Scouts.