UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.; June 15, 2006 - Several collegiate summer baseball leagues have begun their seasons over the last two weeks and several members of the Penn State baseball team are playing in different leagues all across the country this summer. A total of 17 different players are playing in seven different leagues, including 15 returnees and two incoming student-athletes that will be attending classes at Penn State for the first time this fall. Listed below are the members of the Penn State baseball team that are playing this summer, along with links to the league and/or team webpage, if applicable.
Texas Collegiate League
http://www.texascollegiateleague.com
Plano Blue Sox
http://www.tclbluesox.com
Mark Wyner
McKinney Marshals
http://www.tclmarshals.com
Matt Cavagnaro
Scott Gaffney
Cory Wine
Valley League
http://www.valleyleaguebaseball.com
Winchester Royals
http://www.winchesterroyals.com
Jim Leitgeb
Brian Ernst
Coastal Plains League
http://www.coastalplain.com
Peninsula Pilots
http://www.peninsulapilots.com
Craig Clark
Petersburg Generals
http://petersburgsports.com
Michael Deese
Pacific Southwest Baseball League
http://www.pswbl.com
Havasu Heat
http://www.havasuheat.com
Joe Blackburn
Florida Collegiate League
http://www.floridaleague.com
Winter Pines Warthogs
http://www.floridaleague.com/winterhaven.html
Rick Marlin
Wisconsin State League
http://www.wisconsinstateleague.com
Lombard Orioles
Scott Kelley
Ryan Stobart
Altoona All-American Amateur Baseball Association (AAABA)
Johnston Reality
Seth Whitehill
Paul Hawkins
Ryan Boonie
Matt Ogrodnik and David Bumstead will also be playing summer baseball after finishing summer school and other obligations prior to reporting to their respective teams.