College Baseball Notes: Marsh puts together solid summer season

Tanner Marsh (Courtesy photo)

Former Asheboro baseball player Tanner Marsh was named to a spot for the Cape Cod League All-Star Game this summer.

Marsh, shortstop was selected for the midseason showcase last month in the country’s premier collegiate summer league.

Marsh, a rising junior at Liberty, played this summer for the Harwich Mariners. By season’s end, his batting average was .277 plus 20 walks in 28 regular-season games. He was successful on eight of 11 stolen-base attempts.

Harwich reached the postseason, but lost to the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox in the decisive Game 3 of the Eastern Division finals Sunday.

Marsh also is a past standout for Randolph County Post 45.

Tobs wins CPL

The Wilson Tobs won the Coastal Plain League championship for the first time, using a big comeback Sunday night.

The Tobs overcame an eight-run deficit to defeat the host Forest City Owls 10-9 in the championship series to claim the Petitt Cup. Trailing 8-1 going to the six inning, after a pair of two-run frames the Tobs took the lead with a five-run eighth capped by Chase Waddell’s three-run double.

Waddell, a former Asheboro player in the CPL, drove in four runs in the game.

Wilson won 3-2 in Game 1 on Saturday night at home.

Forest City eliminated the Boone Bigfoots in two games in the semifinal series. Wilson reached the finals by sweeping the Peninsula Pilots.

Lemons halts baseball pursuits

Former Randleman pitcher Austin Lemons said he has shut down his baseball career.

Lemons, who graduated from high school in 2023, spent a redshirt season in 2024 with UNC Greensboro. He played for Brunswick Community College in 2025 without picking up a decision in seven relief appearances for the Dolphins (51-10).