In a back-and-forth weekend of decision-making, Stony Brook's Cole Peragine does indeed decide to come to Vermont for the summer to play for the Vermont Mountaineers of the NECBL.
The decision creates a bit of a toss-up for manager John Russo, as the middle infield has been pretty darn good for him so far this summer, and Peragine is primarily a short stop.
Some background on Peragine and his so-far exciting career at Stony Brook:
A freshman, Peragine was named to the Louisville Slugger Freshman All-America Team and was the America East Rookie of the Year. A switch-hitter who throws right-handed, he's 5-foot-11 and 175 pounds, is 19 years old and hails from Belle Ewert, Ontario.
At Stony Brook, Peragine joined former Vermont Mountaineer Willie Carmona on the roster. Carmona, now a senior, was recently drafted and went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI-single in the Seawolves final game of the season, a 12-2 loss to Florida State in the College World Series.
Speaking of the CWS, Stony Brook made its and the America East's first-ever appearance and advanced with historic wins over top-seeded Lousiana State IN Baton Rouge (I watched one of the games at the gym, when some of the Mountaineers just happened to be there and watched some, too, supporting a teammate they had yet to meet).
Stony Brook won a program-best 52 games and went 52-15 overall, 21-3 in conference play and 22-1 at home on Long Island. The Seawolves won the AE championship, the Coral Gables Regional and the Baton Rouge Super Regional to advance to Omaha for the CWS.
According to the Stony Brook baseball site, Peragine hit .304 with an on-base percentage of .386, started 67 of 67 games, had 214 at bats with 42 runs scored, 65 hits (11 doubles and six triples), 39 RBIs and drew 21 walks. He recorded 99 putouts, stole eight bases (he attempted 10 swipes) and had a fielding percentage of .946.
He wore No. 28 for Stony Brook and is listed on the Mountaineers' roster as No. 22. His eligibility date was June 26. He did not play against Danbury last night in Vermont's 5-0 win. The Mountaineers host Sanford in a make-up of Tuesday's rainout tonight at 6:30 p.m.
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