Murray State University Athletics
Baseball America Names Cunningham Jayhawk League Top Prospect
9/1/2009 9:30:00 PM | Baseball
After helping lead the El Dorado Broncos to the 2009 National Baseball Congress World Series, Murray State senior first baseman Wes Cunningham was named the top prospect in the Jayhawk Summer League by Baseball America. Cunningham was not the only 'Breds player to be recognized as senior right hander Chris Craycraft was tabbed as the league's ninth-best prospect.
Cunningham, who was also named to the NBC All-America Team, finished the summer with a .395 average, 42 runs, 18 doubles, six triples, four home runs and 39 RBIs. He was in a very comfortable spot in the lineup, hitting third behind 'Breds teammates Kyle Tiernan and Elliot Frey.
The Louisville, Ky. native capped off his summer by sliding home with the championship winning run in the bottom of the 11th inning to give the Broncos the 2-1 victory over the Anchorage Glacier Pilots.
Craycraft was nothing short of dominant over the summer as the Lexington, Ky. native put together a stretch of 26 innings without allowing a run. He finished the season by going 6-1 with a 1.66 ERA. He allowed 12 earned runs on 56 hits and 47 strikeouts in 65.2 innings.
The duo of Cunningham and Craycraft took home the top honors in the Jayhawk League as Cunningham was named the most outstanding player, while Craycraft was named the most outstanding pitcher. The two were also joined by Tiernan on the All-Jayhawk League First Team.
The 'Breds are coming off a season in which they finished 34-21-1 overall and second place in the Ohio Valley Conference with a record of 13-8-1.
Cunningham, who was also named to the NBC All-America Team, finished the summer with a .395 average, 42 runs, 18 doubles, six triples, four home runs and 39 RBIs. He was in a very comfortable spot in the lineup, hitting third behind 'Breds teammates Kyle Tiernan and Elliot Frey.
The Louisville, Ky. native capped off his summer by sliding home with the championship winning run in the bottom of the 11th inning to give the Broncos the 2-1 victory over the Anchorage Glacier Pilots.
Craycraft was nothing short of dominant over the summer as the Lexington, Ky. native put together a stretch of 26 innings without allowing a run. He finished the season by going 6-1 with a 1.66 ERA. He allowed 12 earned runs on 56 hits and 47 strikeouts in 65.2 innings.
The duo of Cunningham and Craycraft took home the top honors in the Jayhawk League as Cunningham was named the most outstanding player, while Craycraft was named the most outstanding pitcher. The two were also joined by Tiernan on the All-Jayhawk League First Team.
The 'Breds are coming off a season in which they finished 34-21-1 overall and second place in the Ohio Valley Conference with a record of 13-8-1.
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