PLAY BALL!!! Those are two words that baseball fans love to hear. The people of York County will soon hear those words as Kingsmen Baseball players from all over the country descend on Rock Hill this week. Thirteen of the 23 players will report on Wednesday, May 25, with the remaining 10 players reporting when their collegiate season ends.
Head Coach Joe Hudak is excited to get the boys in town. “This is always an exciting time for me”, the Kingsmen founder and head coach said. “Every summer is a new team for the most part. Summer baseball, like Forrest Gump said, is like a box of chocolates; you never know what you’re going to get.” Hudak will welcome the 23 players from 8 different states and Canada, and from 18 different universities. Those 2022 Kingsmen players are:
| PLAYER | POS | COLLEGE | HOMETOWN |
| Burke Camper | C | Towson University | Allison Park, PA |
| Justin Stewart | C/P | California U of PA | Butler, PA |
| Gavin Phillips | C/3B | USC-Salkahatchie | Kershaw, SC |
| Johnny Sweeney | 1B/P | Lake Land CC | Millstadt, IL |
| Dalton Reeves | 1B/C | Presbyterian | Lexington, SC |
| Sawyer Reeves | SS | Citadel; | Lexington, SC |
| Jackson Homage | SS | Walsh University | Willowick, OH |
| Aidan Rice | SS | Davidson College | Durham, NC |
| Anthony Mitta | SS | Campbell University | Raleigh, NC |
| Cam McNearney | OF/P | Birmingham Southern College | Kennesaw, GA |
| Lane McLevain | OF | Lyon College | Steele, MO |
| Luke Jenkins | OF/1B | UNC-Greensboro | Greensboro, NC |
| Jordan Thurmond | OF/IF/P | USC-Sumter | Rock Hill, SC |
| Matthieu Curtis | RHP | USC-Upstate | Tega Cay, SC |
| Caleb Costa | RHP | USC-Upstate | Charleston, SC |
| Chas Debruhl | LHP | Francis Marion University | Kershaw, SC |
| Zach Saufl | LHP | Vanguard University | Oakville, CAN |
| Ryan Rouse | RHP | UNC-Greensboro | Morehead City, NC |
| Ben Roberts | RHP | USC-Upstate | Burlington, ON, CAN |
| Julian Parson | RHP | USC-Upstate | Mississauga, ON, CAN |
| Connor Kolarov | RHP | William & Mary | Chantilly, VA |
| Emmanuel Johnson | LHP | Liberty | Madison Heights, VA |
| Garrett Casey | LHP | William & Mary | LaGrange, GA |
The Kingsmen open their Southern Collegiate Baseball League season on Friday, June 3 at the Mooresville Spinners. You can find their complete schedule on the SCBL website. The team will take a break from SCBL play June 29-July 9 to travel to the Dominican Republic for a 10-day mission trip. The team will play games against local teams and do ministry. The ministry includes visiting 2 orphanages, a school, and several bateyes (sugar cane villages) to play with the children and deliver food.
You can follow all things Kingsmen on their website at kingsmenbaseball.org.
