Ragsdale is Player of the Week

St. Augustine’s Prep baseball star and Vineland native baseball outfielder Josiah Ragsdale was recently named Cape Cod League Franklin Sports Player of the Week. He attends Boston College (BC).
Ragsdale earned the honor for his performances with the Brewster Whitecaps.
During the week, the rising senior tallied nine hits, two doubles, nine runs batted in, drew two walks, and stole eight bases.
Ragsdale is already impressing in this year’s Summer League. As of press time with the Whitecaps, he has seen time in seven games and recorded a .476 batting average, .619 slugging percentage, and .577 on-base percentage as well as 10 hits, four drawn walks, nine runs batted in, and 10 stolen bases.
Brewster is currently sitting at the top of the Cape Cod League East Division standings. He has spent one season with BC after transferring from Iona during the 2024 offseason.
In the Eagles’ 2025 campaign, he started in all 56 games and recorded a .319 batting average, 66 hits, 12 doubles, five triples, five home runs, crossed home plate 60 times, batted 30 runs in, drew 33 walks, and stole 30 bases as well as boasted a .498 slugging percentage and .418 on-base percentage.
In the field, he notched a .976 fielding percentage with 119 putouts, four assists, and just three errors. He helped Boston College to a 28-29 overall record and appearance in the ACC Tournament.
Ragsdale played two seasons at Iona. As a freshman in 2023, he earned conference rookie of the week honors and started 38 of 40 games played, slashing .281/.391/.459 in 135 at-bats. He led his conference and ranked fourth in NCAA with seven triples. As a sophomore in 2024, he earned first-team all-conference and was named to ABCA Northeast All-Region Second Team. He was the only player on roster to start all 50 games and led the team in runs, hits, doubles, triples, home runs, RBI, and stolen bases, along with posting a team-high .385 batting average, .646 SLG, and .470 OBP, with a 1.116 OP. He set a new program single-season record for hits (74) including seven HR, eight triples, and 13 doubles.