Various rain showers across the east coast have hindered many summer baseball league schedules over the past few weeks, but the games are still being played at a decent enough pace for players to get their work in.

Though some Pirates have left to head home for the summer after a brief stint with their respective leagues, the majority of them remain on the busy and productive summer baseball trail.

Coming off his midseason Coastal Plain League all-star appearance, Asheboro Copperheads’ reliever Dylan Dickens notched his fifth save of the season on Saturday night in 3-2 win over High Point-Thomasville. Dickens walked two in the inning, but got out unscathed thanks to a double play to lower his season-ERA to 1.29 over seven appearances.

In his second relief appearance of the year – and fifth game overall – Nick Durazo threw two innings for the Copperheads (CPL) on Thursday. The left-hander gave up a run on two hits, but struck out four and walked none, bringing his season stat line to 1-1 with a 2.50 ERA.

In Morehead City, both ECU outfielders on the Marlins’ roster have struggled at the plate. Freshman Andrew LaMura is hitting .200 through 21 games, while Dylan Brown is batting just .170 through nine starts, though five of his eight hits have gone for extra bases.

Fellow ECU outfielder Garrett Brooks of the Peninsula Pilots (CPL) has his average up to .250 with two triples, seven RBIs and 11 stolen bases in 30 games.

Pilots reliever Grayson Bailey notched his second save of the season with a scoreless ninth in a 3-2 win over the Wilson Tobs on Tuesday. Bailey is tied for second on the team in appearances with 12 and carries a solid 2.25 ERA.

Marlins starting pitcher Justin Taylor took his fourth loss of the season, falling to Petersburg 2-1 on Tuesday. The right-hander lasted five innings, giving up two runs on seven hits, three walks and two strikeouts.

Taylor is now 1-4 on the season with a 3.72 ERA in six starts over 29 innings pitched.

Luke Lowery of the Tobs is hitting .254 through 16 starts. Lowery has eight doubles, three home runs and 15 RBIs.

Tyler Bolton continued his summer dominance for the Wilmington Sharks with another stellar outing on Wednesday. The sophomore threw eight innings of one-run ball, allowing just three hits. Bolton stuck out four and didn’t walk a batter, and has now struck out 35 compered to just eight walks over six starts and 38 innings.

Bolton is 4-0 with a 0.71 ERA overall this summer.

ECU ace Jeff Hoffman struggled in his second start with the Hyannis Harbor Hawks of the Cape Cod League. The tall right-hander was hit hard for eight runs on eight hits in just 3 2/3 innings on Wednesday, though the Hawks’ offense rallied behind him in a 10-8 win over the Falmouth Commodores.

Hayden White, the lone ECU player in the New England League, has posted a 4.65 ERA, 13 strikeouts and four walks in eight relief appearances for the Laconia Muskrats.

Zach Houchins, also of the Sharks, hasn’t played in two weeks and is expected to take the rest of the summer off.

David Lucroy has also returned home after three starts for the Lakeshore Chinooks of the Northwoods League.

ECU players in summer ball

LHP Grayson Bailey - Peninsula Pilots (Coastal Plain League)

RHP Tyler Bolton - Wilmington Sharks (Coastal Plain League)

OF Garrett Brooks - Peninsula Pilots (Coastal Plain League)

OF Dylan Brown - Morehead City Marlins (Coastal Plain League)

RHP Dylan Dickens - Asheboro Copperheads (Coastal Plain League)

LHP Nick Durazo - Asheboro Copperheads (Coastal Plain League)

RHP Jeff Hoffman - Hyannis Harbor Hawks (Cape Cod League)

OF Andrew LaMura - Morehead City (Coastal Plain League)

C Luke Lowery - Wilson Tobs (Coastal Plain League)

RHP Justin Taylor - Morehead City (Coastal Plain League)

RHP Hayden White - Laconia Muskrats (New England League)