Diamond Dawgs in the Minor League: May 2

A new year of baseball has arrived with a lot of excitement on the way for former Mississippi State stars.

The Diamond Dawgs have more players in Major League Baseball than any other team in the SEC and there are plenty more that are right behind them in the minor leagues. 26, to be exact, continue to move their way up the ladder and make it to the same stage as 12 former Dawgs currently sit in the MLB and this season will be pivotal for many.

This week, JP France returned back to Triple-A from the Houston Astros and pitched in his 100th minor league game while notching his 450th career strikeout and Jake Mangum returned from a minor injury by hitting a triple. In Double-A, Eric Cerantola struck out 10 batters and walked just one in 4.0 innings while Rowdey Jordan and RJ Yeager each had seven hits with a combined three doubles and two home runs.

In Single-A, KC Hunt continues a great start to the year with 14.1-consecutive scoreless innings to begin the season and has 22 strikeouts to just three walks.

Former Mississippi State OF Jake Mangum

Triple A:

LHP Konnor Pilkington – Reno Aces (Arizona Diamondbacks)

Last Week: 0-1, 1 Start, 6.0 IP, 8 H, 5 R, 7 BB, 4 K

Season: 1-1, 9.53 ERA, 7 App., 4 S, 17.0 IP, 25 H, 18 R, 15 BB, 18 K

Career Stats: 18-27, 5.26 ERA, 101 App., 87 S, 392.0 IP, 370 H, 240 R, 229 ER, 198 BB, 422 K

RHP Zac Houston – Lehigh Valley IronPigs  (Philadelphia Phillies)

Last Week: 0-0, 2 App., 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 3 K

Season: 0-0, 9.72 ERA, 8 App., 8.1 IP, 10 H, 9 R, 7 BB, 11 K

Career Stats: 16-14, 3.35 ERA, 238 G, 5 S, 28 SV, 314.0 IP, 207 H, 132 R, 117 ER, 176 BB, 477 K

RHP Colby White – Durham Bulls (Tampa Bay Rays)

Last Week: 0-0, 1 S, 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K

Season: 0-2, 17.61 ERA, 9 App., 1 S, 7.2 IP, 10 H, 17 R, 15 ER, 10 BB, 10 K

Career Stats: 6-5, 2.83 ERA, 91 G, 7 S, 12 SV, 111.1 IP, 55 H, 43 R, 35 ER, 58 BB, 167 K

RHP JP France – Sugar Land Space Cowboys (Houston Astros)

Last Week: 0-0, 1 S., 3.2 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 4 BB, 3 K

Season: Same

Career Stats: 20-17, 3.76 ERA, 100 app., 57 S, 5 SV, 366.0 IP, 305 H, 175 R, 153 ER, 176 BB, 450 K

OF Jake Mangum – Durham Bulls (Tampa Bay Rays)

Last Week: 2 G, .143, 1 H, 1 3B, 2 RBI, 1 K

Season: 9 G, .333, 11 H, 6 R, 1 3B, 2 HR, 10 RBI, 2 BB, 8 K, 1-1 SB

Career Stats: 337 G, .290, 381 H, 203 R, 71 2B, 21 3B, 20 HR, 160 RBI, 86 BB, 255 K, 62-83 SB

C Gavin Collins – Memphis Redbirds (St. Louis Cardinals)

Last Week: 2 G, .000, 3 K

Season: 7 G, .091, 2 H, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 6 K

Career Stats: 393 G, .244, 326 H, 160 R, 79 2B, 5 3B, 34 HR, 210 RBI, 126 BB, 282 K, 4-11

2B Hunter Stovall – Albuquerque Isotopes (Colorado Rockies)

Last Week: 1 G, .125, 5 H, 1 RBI, 2 K

Season: 3 G, .462, 6 H, 2 R, 1 RBI, 2 K

Career Stats: 444 G, .280 BA, 447 H, 241 R, 89 2B, 21 3B, 34 HR, 219 RBI, 155 BB, 290 K, 61-92 SB

Rowdey Jordan

Double A:

LHP Houston Harding – Rocket City Trash Pandas (Los Angeles Angels)

Last Week: 0-0, 1 App., 3.0 IP, 8 H, 7 R, 6 ER, 0 BB, 3 K

Season: Same

Career: 5-0, 5.71 ERA, 55 App., 2 S, 1 SV, 110.1 IP, 116 H, 75 R, 70 ER, 55 BB, 115 K

RHP JT Ginn – Midland RockHounds  (Oakland Athletics)

Last Week: 1-0, 1 S, 5.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 3 BB, 6 K

Season: 3-1, 4.81 ERA, 5 S, 24.1 IP, 27 H, 14 R, 13 ER, 8 BB, 22 K

Career: 10-13, 4.37 ERA, 43 S, 185.1 IP, 176 H, 103 R, 90 ER, 60 BB, 166 K

RHP Eric Cerantola – Northwest Arkansas Naturals (Kansas City Royals)  

Last Week: 0-0, 1 App., 4.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 10 K

Season: 1-1, 2.51 ERA, 5 App., 1 S, 14.1 IP, 9 H, 10 R, 4 ER, 13 BB, 25 K

Career: 5-8, 3.87 ERA, 51 app., 17 S, 2 SV, 125.2 IP, 100 H, 66 R, 54 ER, 80 BB, 169 K

OF Rowdey Jordan – Binghamton Rumble Ponies (New York Mets)

Last Week: 6 G, .333, 7 H, 2 R, 2 2B, 1 HR, 6 RBI, 1 BB, 5 K, 2-2 SB

Season:  17 G, .254, 16 H, 10 R, 3 2B, 2 HR, 11 RBI, 4 BB, 19 K, 4-5 SB

Career: 262 G, .237, 225 H, 136 R, 51 2B, 7 3B, 20 HR, 120 RBI, 139 BB, 255 K, 50-65 SB

OF Tanner Allen – Pensacola Blue Wahoos (Miami Marlins)

Last Week: 5 G, .250, 4 H, 3 R, 2 2B, 1 BB, 6 K, 0-1 SB

Season: 20 G, .283, 17 H, 9 R, 5 2B, 1 HR, 8 RBI, 4 BB, 15 K, 1-2 SB

Career: 231 G, .234, 192 H, 104 R, 28 2B, 11 3B, 15 HR, 87 RBI, 74 BB, 147 K, 12-18 SB

2B RJ Yeager – Springfield Cardinals (St. Louis Cardinals)

Last Week: 6 G, .292, 7 H, 3 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 1 BB, 4 K

Season: 21 G, .282, 24 H, 16 R, 3 2B, 5 HR, 19 RBI, 7 BB, 9 K, 1-2 SB

Career: 175 G, .289, 189 H, 118 R, 37 2B, 5 3B, 22 HR, 102 RBI, 70 BB, 103 K, 20-23 SB

Former Mississippi State LHP Andrew Walling

High A:

LHP Christian MacLeod –Cedar Rapids Kernels (Minnesota Twins)

Last Week: (Placed on 7-Day Injured List)

Season Stats: 0-0, 4.50 ERA, 1 S, 2.0 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 4 K

Career Stats : 5-2, 4.00 ERA, 19 App, 17 S,  74.1 IP, 70 H, 36 R, 33 ER, 37 BB, 78 K

LHP Andrew Walling – Jersey Shore BlueClaws (Philadelphia Phillies)

Last Week: 1-0, 2 App., 2.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 0 BB, 3 K

Season Stats: 2-0, 2.16 ERA, 7 App., 8.1 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 5 BB, 11 K

Career Stats: 10-3, 3.58 ERA, 54 App., 9 SV, 75.1 IP, 53 H, 36 R, 30 ER, 43 BB, 96 K

RHP Jackson Fristoe – Hudson Valley Renegades (Yankees)

Last Week: 0-0, 1 S, 3.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 4 BB, 1 K

Season: 0-0, 5.59 ERA, 4 S, 9.2 IP, 10 H, 6 R, 10 BB, 10 K

Career: 1-4, 5.05 ERA, 17 App., 15 S, 46.1 IP, 35 H, 26 R, 38 BB, 55 K

RHP Preston Johnson – Aberdeen IronBirds (Baltimore Orioles)  

Last Week: 0-0, 1 App., 4.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 4 K

Season: 1-1, 6.75 ERA, 5 App., 14.2 IP, 15 H, 14 R, 11 ER, 11 BB, 21 K

Career Stats: 1-1, 6.46 ERA, 6 App., 15.1 IP, 17 H, 14 R, 11 ER, 11 BB, 21 K

RHP Will Bednar – Eugene Emeralds (San Francisco Giants)

Last Week: N/A (Placed on 7-day Injured List on April 5)

Season: N/A

Career: 2-5, 3.86 ERA, 20 App., 19 S,  60.2 IP, 40 H, 31 R, 26 ER, 30 BB, 72 K

3B Kamren James – Bowling Green Hot Rods (Tampa Bay Rays)

Last Week: 4 G, 000, 6 K

Season: 14 G, .148, 8 H, 5 R, 1 2B, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 3 BB, 17 K, 1-1 SB

Career:  125 G, .221, 97 H, 62 R, 15 2B, 4 3B, 15 HR, 62 RBI, 37 BB, 141 K, 10-16 SB

OF Colton Ledbetter – Bowling Green Hot Rods (Tampa Bay Rays)

Last Week: 5 G, .211, 4 H, 1 R, 1 2B,  1 HR, 2 RBI, 8 K, 1-1 SB

Season: 18 G, .258, 17 H, 9 R, 4 2B, 2 3B, 3 HR, 9 RBI, 6 BB, 25 K, 3-4 SB

Career: 39 G, .266, 37 H, 24 R, 10 2B, 2 3B, 5 HR, 21 RBI, 18 BB, 42 K, 6-9 SB

C Logan Tanner – Dayton Dragons (Cincinnati Reds)

Last Week: 2 G, .167, 1 H, 3 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 2 BB, 2 K

Season: 14 G, .142, 6 H, 8 R, 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 11 BB, 20 K  

Career: 96 G, .194, 62 H, 48 R, 19 2B, 2 3B, 4 HR,  36 RBI, 57 BB, 107 K, 1-1 SB

Mississippi State RHP KC Hunt

Single-A:

OF Kellum Clark – St. Lucie Mets (New York Mets)

Last Week: N/A (Placed on 7-day injured list on April 5)

Season: N/A

Career: 22 G, .262, 17 H, 19 R, 2 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 8 RBI, 18 BB, 21 K, 3-3 SB

RHP Landon Sims – Visalia Rawhide (Arizona Diamondbacks)

Last Week: 0-0, 1 App., 1 SV, 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K

Season: 2-0, 1.86 ERA, 5 App., 1 S, 1 SV, 9.2 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 8 BB, 13 K

Career: 2-4, 4.46 ERA, 20 App., 14 S,  34.1 IP, 28 H, 20 R, 17 ER, 20 BB, 41 K

RHP K.C. Hunt – Carolina Mudcats (Milwaukee Brewers)

Last Week: 0-0, 2 App., 4.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 8 K

Season: 2-0, 0.00 ERA, 6 App., 14.1 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 23 K

Career: 2-0, 0.96 ERA,  10 App., 18.2 IP, 9 H, 2 R, 5 BB, 28 K

RHP Cade Smith – Tampa Tarpons (New York Yankees)

Last Week: 0-0, 1 S., 6.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 7 K

Season: 0-1, 2.93 ERA, 4 S, 15.1 IP, 9 H, 5 R, 9 BB, 22 K

Career: Same

RHP Aaron Nixon – Tampa Tarpons (New York Yankees)

Last Week: 0-0, 2 App., 2.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 3 K

Season: 0-0, 3.00 IP, 7 App., 1 SV, 12.0 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 12 BB, 14 K

Career: Same

Rookie:

OF Brad Cumbest – ACL Rockies (Colorado Rockies)

Last Week: N/A

Season: N/A

Career: 6 G, .059, 1 H, 3 R, 3 BB, 8 K

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