Baseball Lands Six Players on Summer League Top Prospect Lists
Dan Mahoney, Mike Olt Named Top Prospects in NECBL

STORRS, Conn. (September 11, 2008) — Six University of Connecticut baseball players have earned spots on their respective summer league Top Prospect Lists, as announced by PG Cross Checker and Baseball America.

Dan Mahoney (Boston, Mass.) was ranked the top prospect of the New England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL) by the PG Cross Checker List and the second best prospect according to Baseball America. Mahoney posted a 1.66 ERA for the 26-16 Newport Gulls. He finished the season with a record of 1-1 with seven saves in 15 appearances on the hill. In 21.2 innings pitched, Mahoney allowed 17 hits and four earned runs while striking out 36.

Mike Olt (Branford, Conn.) finished the season with the Danbury Westerners as he posted a .279 average at the plate during a season in which he won the NECBL Homerun Derby. Olt started in all 39 games for the Westerners, while recording 32 runs, 41 hits and six homeruns. Olt is ranked the third-best prospect on the PG Cross Checker List while being named the top prospect for Baseball America.

Harold Brantley, Jr. (Silver Spring, Md.) played for the Metro Cadets of the Atlantic Collegiate Baseball League (ACBL) and led the Cadets with a .354 batting average and 21 runs batted in. He was ranked the 14th best prospect in the ACBL on te PG Cross Checker List. Brantley added 45 hits and a team-high 34 runs scored as he played in all 39 games of the Cadets' season.

Doug Elliot (Rocky Hill, Conn.) played in the New York Collegiate Baseball League (NYCBL) for the Geneva Red Wings and was also a league All-Star earlier in the season. He was ranked the ninth best prospect according to the PG Cross Checker List in the NYCBL while posting a .309 average along with 43 hits, 10 doubles and 15 RBIs. Elliot also had a team-high 241 putouts.

Dusty Odenbach (Rochester, N.Y.) also played in the NECBL, for the Vermont Mountaineers. Odenbach was ranked by the PG Cross Checkers as the 17th best prospect as he threw in 18 games for an overall record of 1-1 and a 2.05 ERA. In 22 innings thrown, he struck out 35 while collecting 11 saves.

John Folino (Quincy, Mass.) finished the summer with a 3-0 record from the mound and a 0.45 ERA. In three starts, he combined for two shutouts while allowing just one run. En route to a successful season, Folino struck out 16 batters, walked just two and allowed 12 hits in 20 innings.

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