Jaguar baseball team excited about 11 transfer players
By Shelbie Summerlin | Sports writer
The transfer portal allows athletes to find their fit and coaches to bring in some different college playing backgrounds to their team.
Augusta University’s baseball coach Chris Howell was able to add new levels of maturity to his roster by adding 11 transfers for this upcoming season.
Adding players with previous experience in college ball is huge for Howell after losing key players last season.
“We’ve had some transfers come in that have some experience under their belt,” said Howell. “A bunch of ‘em have played high-level baseball and also in our league, so they understand the league.vIt’s important for these guys that they have that experience.”
Howell found what he was looking for in the portal to fill in defensive needs.
“We added some depth on the mound. That’s something that we went after very aggressively,” said Howell. “We lost a lot of infielders, so we went after some position guys.”
At the end of the day, Howell trusts his transfer players to improve his team this season.
“They’re gonna come up here and help us be better.”
Athlete: Previous School
Koby Ayala: Lawson State Community College
Rushton Bowles: University of South Carolina Salkehatchie
Parker Ingram: University of North Georgia
Turner Sircy: Florida A&M University
James Schlegel: East Tennessee State University
J. Ben Haynes: University of North Georgia
Michael Morrison: Louisburg College
Jojo Oldknow: Chattahoochee Valley Community College
Logan Howell: Middle Georgia State University
Vince DiMauro: Patrick & Henry Community College
Contact Shelbie Summerlin at ssummerlin@augusta.edu.
Catcher Rushton Bowles gets in an offseason workout for the Jaguar baseball team. Bowles comes to AU from University of South Carolina Salkehatchie. At the top of the page, pitcher Vince DiMauro shows his stuff. (photos by Shelbie Summerlin)
