Nicoll, Savoie sporting four-figure OPS numbers for NCAA II contenders

Former Langley Blaze INF Brandon Nicholl (Parksville, BC) is a major contibutor for the Soythern Arkansas Muleriders.

March 26, 2022

By Bob Elliott

Canadian Baseball Network

A total of 10 Canadians are on the rosters of the top 25 ranked NCAA Division II teams.

We sometimes get complaints -- no seriously we do -- that we spend too much time on NCAA Division I or the top JUCO teams. Maybe it’s true ... we kind of go where the news takes us.

And in the Division II rankings, INF Brandon Nicoll (Langley, BC) of the Southern Arkansas Muleriders and INF Eddy Savoie (Montreal, Que.) from the West Texas A&M Buffaloes. Both infielder have four-figure OPS outputs.

The No. 8 Muleriders have Nicoll and his .321 average to go along with 10 doubles, a triple, six homers and 33 RBIs. His 1.007 OPS in 25 games.

From the No. 15 Buffaloes, Savoie is batting .380 with 14 doubles, two triples, homers and 32 RBIs. He has a 1.091 OPS in 27 games.

The top 25 with Canadians

1. Tampa

5. Colorado Mesa University

On the roster: Tanner Rempel C Abbotsford, BC

7. Trevecca Nazarene

On the roster: Jackson Moon RHP Chatham, Ont.

8. Southern New Hampshire

On the roster: Taylor Lepard RHP Toronto, Ont.

Lepard is hitless in one at-bat.

11. Southern Arkansas

On the roster: Brandon Nicoll INF Langley, BC and Jack Liddell RHP Mississauga, Ont,

Nicoll batted .321 with 10 doubles, a triple, six homers, 33 RBIs and a 1.007 OPS in 25 games ... Liddell is 0-1 with an ERA of 6.00 in five games making two starts. He has walked five and struck out 10 in nine innings.

13T. Mount Olive

On the roster: Jaydon Gartner RHP Lloydminster, Alta.

Gartner has a 1-1 record with a 4.00 ERA in six games -- making one start. He has walked four and struck out five in nine innings.

Eddy Savoie INF Montreal, Que.

15. West Texas A&M

On the roster: Glenn Noronha OF Mississauga, Ont. and Eddy Savoie INF Montreal, Que.

Savoie owns a .380 average with 14 doubles, two triples, homers, 32 RBIs and a 1.091 OPS in 27 games. Noronha has a .100 average with one RBIs and a .350 OPS.

18. Davenport

Blake Jacklin OF St. Jacobs, Ont. and Tyler Mosher INF Dutton, Ont.

Jacklin is hitless in seven games, while Mosher is without a hit in eight games.