The top two authorities on summer collegiate baseball - Baseball America and Perfect Game Crosschecker - announced their top prospects for the Coastal Plain League recently.

Fayetteville SwampDogs right-hander Carter Capps (Mount Olive) and Peninsula Pilots outfielder/left-hander Will Lamb (Clemson) (pictures courtesy of Pat Grecinger and Ralph Wood) were honored as the top prospects by Baseball America and PG Crosschecker respectively.

Capps was very impressive on the mound for the SwampDogs, finishing the summer with a 3-1 record and 1.60 ERA through 11 appearances. Of his four starts, three were complete games, while he also picked up four saves. In 45 innings pitched, the 6-5, 220-pound redshirt freshman surrendered just 11 runs - eight earned - on 35 hits. He also walked 10 and struck out 47.

Meanwhile, Lamb, who was also named the league’s top prospect in 2009, started just 12 games for the Pilots. In that time, he batted .396 with five doubles and three RBIs. He was also a perfect 8-for-8 in stolen base attempts.

Below is the Top 10 Prospects as compiled by Baseball America. To see the write-up on each player, please visit http://www.baseballamerica.com/online/college/summer-scene/summer-league-top-prospects/2010/2610634.html.

1. Carter Capps, rhp, Fayetteville (So., Mount Olive, N.C.)
2. Buck Farmer, rhp, Peninsula (So., Georgia Tech)
3. Will Lamb, lhp/of, Peninsula (Jr., Clemson)
4. Peter Mooney, ss, Florence (Jr., South Carolina)
5. Brian Billigen, of, Edenton (Jr., Cornell)
6. Jordan Jankowski, rhp, Thomasville (Jr., Miami, Ohio)
7. Chas Crane, 3b, Peninsula (Jr., Winthrop)
8. Mark Montgomery, rhp, Edenton (Jr., Longwood)
9. Chase Boruff, rhp, Forest City (SIGNED: Royals)
10. Kramer Sneed, lhp, Wilson (SIGNED: Yankees)

Below is the Top 40 Prospects as compiled by PG Crosschecker. To see the write-up on each player, please visit http://www.perfectgame.org/Articles/View.aspx?article=4992.

1. WILL LAMB, of/lhp, Peninsula Pilots (Clemson/JR in 2011).
2. CARTER CAPPS, rhp, Fayetteville Swampdogs (Mt. Olive, N.C./SO)
3. KES CARTER, of, Peninsula Pilots (Western Kentucky/JR)
4. KEVIN McKAGUE, rhp/1b, Peninsula Pilots (Army/SR)
5. PETER MOONEY, ss, Florence RedWolves (South Carolina/JR)
6. LOGAN ROBBINS, ss, Peninsula Pilots (Western Kentucky/JR)
7. CHAS CRANE, 3b, Peninsula Pilots (Winthrop/JR)
8. BRETT BILLIGEN, of/lhp, Edenton Steamers (Cornell/JR)
9. BUCK FARMER, rhp, Peninsula Pilots (Georgia Tech/SO)
10. MARK MONTGOMERY, rhp, Edenton Steamers (Longwood/JR)
11. SHAWN ARMSTRONG, rhp, Morehead City Marlins (East Carolina/SO)
12. TAYLOR BLACK, ss, Columbia Blowfish (Kentucky/SR)
13. THOMAS GIRDWOOD, rhp, Morehead City Marlins (Elon/SR)
14. JOHN CORNLEY, rhp, Outer Banks Daredevils (Wofford/SR)
15. DAVID CHESTER, 1b, Gastonia Grizzlies (Pittsburgh/JR)
16. CHASE BORUFF, rhp, Forest City Owls (SIGNED/Royals)
17. BRENT POWERS, lhp, Morehead City Marlins (Sam Houston State/SR)
18. JHAREL COTTON, rhp, Peninsula Pilots (Miami-Dade, Fla., CC/SO)
19. WILL SKINNER, of, Forest City Owls (Middle Tennessee State/SR)
20. JON CORNELIUS, lhp, Martinsville Mustangs (Florida Tech/SR)
21. TERRAN SENAY, of, Forest City Owls (North Carolina State/SO)
22. JORDAN JANKOWSKI, rhp, Thomasville Hi-Toms (Miami, Ohio/JR)
23. RONNIE FREEMAN, c, Florence RedWolves (Kennesaw State/SO)
24. JOSEPH HUGHES, rhp, Asheboro Copperheads (East Carolina/SO)
25. RICH WITTEN, 1b/rhp, Outer Banks Daredevils (Coastal Carolina/JR)
26. MATT WILLIAMS, ss, Columbia Blowfish (Liberty/JR)
27. NEIKO JOHNSON, 2b/of, Edenton Steamers (Kentucky/SR)
28. MIKE DEVINE, rhp, Outer Banks Daredevils (Virginia Military/JR)
29. PATRICK MINCEY, rhp, Wilmington Sharks (Francis Marion, S.C./SR)
30. BEN WHITE, rhp, Morehead City Marlins (Temple/SR)
31. JACOB WILSON, 3b/ss, Asheboro Copperheads (Memphis/JR)
32. MICHAEL WHITE, rhp, Martinsville Mustangs (SIGNED/Brewers)
33. BRAD McALLISTER, rhp, Morehead City Marlins (Barry, Fla./JR)
34. MICHAEL LANG, of, Outer Banks Daredevils (Rutgers/SR)
35. ALEX LOFTIN, rhp, Edenton Steamers (Akron/JR)
36. JOE SCLAFANI, ss, Morehead City Marlins (Dartmouth/JR)
37. COLBY HOLMES, rhp, Florence RedWolves (South Carolina/SO)
38. CHRIS BYFORD, rhp, Edenton Steamers (Oklahoma State/JR)
39. CASS HARGIS, of, Thomasville Hi-Toms (Southeastern Louisiana/SR)
40. NICK ORVIN, of, Columbia Blowfish (The Citadel/SO)

The Coastal Plain League is the nation’s hottest summer collegiate baseball league. Celebrating its 14th season, the Coastal Plain League features 15 teams playing in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia. The CPL gives college players the chance to refine their skills with the use of wooden bats. Players are housed with local host families for the summer and past experiences have been very positive for both players and hosts. Furthermore, the CPL has had over 800 alumni drafted and 39 alums make their Major League debut thus far. For more information on the Coastal Plain League, please visit the league Web site at http://www.coastalplain.com.

Justin Sellers

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