A strong summer season can be a springboard for a college baseball player into the fall, and then into spring.
The 35 or so summer collegiate leagues stretched to just about every corner of the United States provide nearly any player on a college roster the chance to expand his game, get reps, or face stiff competition in an effort to improve his game.
But like everything else, that rite of summer for so many college players is up in the air as the coronavirus pandemic continues.
Already the Cape Cod League, considered the most prestigious of the summer collegiate leagues, has canceled its season.