Diamond Dawgs in the Minor League Update: May 24

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 past week, Gavin Collins played in his 400th professional baseball game. Hunter Stovall hit his first home run of the season as he managed eight base knocks. RJ Yeager had nine hits of his own including a four-hit performance.

Former Mississippi State 2B Hunter Stovall

Triple A:

LHP Konnor Pilkington – Reno Aces (Arizona Diamondbacks)

Last Week: 0-1, 2 Appearances, 1 Start, 4.0 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 2 BB, 5 K

Season: 1-3, 7.86 ERA, 11 App., 6 S, 26.1 IP, 36 H, 23 R, 20 BB, 28 K

Career Stats: 18-30, 5.25 ERA, 105 App., 89 S, 401.1 IP, 381 H, 245 R, 234 ER, 203 BB, 432 K

RHP Zac Houston – Lehigh Valley IronPigs  (Philadelphia Phillies)

Last Week:  (Placed on 7-day injured list on May 8)

Season: 0-0, 10.61 ERA, 9 App., 9.1 IP, 12 H, 11 R, 8 BB, 13 K

Career Stats: 16-14, 3.40 ERA, 239 G, 5 S, 28 SV, 315.0 IP, 209 H, 134 R, 119 ER, 177 BB, 479 K

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

Last Week: N/A (Placed on 7-Day IL on May 7)

Season: 0-0, 7.36 ERA, 1 App., 3.2 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 4 BB, 3 K

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

RHP JT Ginn – Las Vegas Aviators  (Oakland Athletics)

Last Week: 0-0, 1 S, 2.1 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 3 K (Placed on 7-Day IL on May 21)

Season: 4-1, 3.96 ERA, 8 S, 38.2 IP, 39 H, 21 R, 17 ER, 13 BB, 41 K

Career: 11-13, 4.24 ERA, 46 S, 199.2 IP, 188 H, 110 R, 94 ER, 65 BB, 185 K

OF Jake Mangum – Durham Bulls (Tampa Bay Rays)

Last Week: 5 G, .058, 1 H, 1 RBI, 1 RBI, 3 K, 0-1 SB

Season: 25 G, .293, 27 H, 10 R, 1 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 15 RBI, 5 BB, 20 K, 2-4 SB

Career Stats: 353 G, .289, 397 H, 207 R, 72 2B, 21 3B, 20 HR, 167 RBI, 89 BB, 267 K, 63-86 SB

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

Last Week: 2 G, .167, 1 H, 1 2B, 1 K

Season: 14 G, .125, 5 H, 3 R, 3 2B, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 4 BB, 10 K

Career Stats: 400 G, .243, 329 H, 161 R, 81 2B, 5 3B, 35 HR, 213 RBI, 128 BB, 286 K, 4-11

2B Hunter Stovall – Albuquerque Isotopes (Colorado Rockies)

Last Week: 6 G, .381, 8 H, 2 2B, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 1 BB, 3 K, 1-1 SB

Season: 17 G, .292, 19 H, 7 R, 3 2B, 1 HR, 8 RBI, 4 BB, 7 K, 1-2 SB

Career Stats: 458 G, .279 BA, 456 H, 246 R, 92 2B, 21 3B, 35 HR, 226 RBI, 159 BB, 295 K, 62-94 SB

Former Mississippi State 2B RJ Yeager

Double A:

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

Last Week: 0-0, 1 S, 1.2 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 1 K

Season: 0-1, 4 App., 3 S, 12.2 IP, 19 H, 15 R, 13 ER, 7 BB, 8 K

Career: 5-1, 5.78 ERA, 58 App., 5 S, 1 SV, 120.0 IP, 127 H, 83 R, 77 ER, 62 BB, 120 K

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

Last Week: 0-1, 2 S, 9.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 6 BB, 10 K

Season: 1-2, 1.95 ERA, 9 App., 4 S, 32.1 IP, 19 H, 13 R, 7 ER, 27 BB, 47 K

Career: 5-9, 3.57 ERA, 55 app., 20 S, 2 SV, 143.2 IP, 110 H, 69 R, 57 ER, 94 BB, 191 K

RHP Colby White – Somerset Patriots (New York Yankees)

Last Week: 0-0, 1 App., 0.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 1 K

Season: 0-2, 18.36 ERA, 11 App., 1 S, 8.1 IP, 12 H, 19 R, 17 ER, 12 BB, 11 K

Career Stats: 6-5, 2.97 ERA, 93 G, 7 S, 12 SV, 112.0 IP, 57 H, 45 R, 37 ER, 60 BB, 168 K

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

Last Week: 6 G, .227, 5 H, 4 R, 2 2B, 3 RBI, 4 BB, 4 K, 1-3 SB

Season:  33 G, .270, 33 H, 18 R, 9 2B, 3 HR, 17 RBI, 11 BB, 36 K, 6-11 SB

Career: 278 G, .240, 242 H, 144 R, 57 2B, 7 3B, 21 HR, 126 RBI, 146 BB, 272 K, 52-71 SB

OF Tanner Allen – Pensacola Blue Wahoos (Miami Marlins)

Last Week: 1 G, .333, 1 H, 1 R, 1 2B

Season: 30 G, .250, 23 H, 14 R, 8 2B, 1 HR, 9 RBI, 7 BB, 24 K, 2-3 SB

Career: 241 G, .232, 198 H, 109 R, 31 2B, 11 3B, 15 HR, 88 RBI, 77 BB, 156 K, 13-19 SB

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

Last Week: 7 G, .321, 9 H, 5 R, 2 2B, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 1 BB, 4 K, 0-1 SB

Season: 38 G, .247, 37  H, 24 R, 6 2B, 6 HR, 24 RBI, 11 BB, 19 K, 1-2 SB

Career: 192 G, .281, 202 H, 126 R, 40 2B, 5 3B, 23 HR, 107 RBI, 74 BB, 113 K, 20-24 SB

Mississippi State catcher Logan Tanner.

High A:

LHP Christian MacLeod –Cedar Rapids Kernels (Minnesota Twins)

Last Week: 0-0, 1 S, 2.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K

Season Stats: 0-0, 2.84 ERA, 3 S, 6.1 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 6 BB, 5 K

Career Stats : 5-2, 3.89 ERA, 21 App, 19 S,  78.2 IP, 74 H, 37 R, 34 ER, 40 BB, 79 K

LHP Andrew Walling – Jersey Shore BlueClaws (Philadelphia Phillies)

Last Week: 0-0, 3 App., 3.1 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 6 BB, 2 K

Season Stats: 2-0, 2.20 ERA, 14 App., 2 SV,  16.1 IP, 9 H, 4 R, 14 BB, 20 K

Career Stats: 10-3, 3.46 ERA, 61 App., 11 SV, 83.1 IP, 56 H, 38 R, 32 ER, 52 BB, 105 K

RHP Jackson Fristoe – Hudson Valley Renegades (Yankees)

Last Week: 0-1, 2 S, 6.0 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 6 BB, 10 K

Season: 0-2, 5.40 ERA, 7 S, 20.0 IP, 18 H, 13 R, 12 ER, 18 BB, 24 K

Career: 1-6, 5.08 ERA, 20 App., 18 S, 56.2 IP, 43 H, 33 R, 32 ER, 46 BB, 69 K

RHP Preston Johnson – Aberdeen IronBirds (Baltimore Orioles)  

Last Week: 1-1, 2 App., 5.1 IP, 2 H, 4 R, 5 BB, 8 K

Season: 2-2, 6.93 ERA, 9 App., 24.2 IP, 22 H, 23 R, 19 ER, 21 BB, 35 K

Career Stats: 2-2, 6.75 ERA, 10 App., 25.1 IP, 24 H, 23 R, 19 ER, 21 BB, 35 K

RHP K.C. Hunt – Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (Milwaukee Brewers)

Last Week: 1-0, 1 App., 3.0 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 1 BB, 5 K

Season: 3-0, 2.86 ERA, 9 App., 1 SV, 22.0 IP, 14 H, 7 R, 5 BB, 37 K

Career: 3-0, 3.08 ERA,  13 App., 26.1 IP, 18 H, 9 R, 7 BB, 42 K

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

Last Week: N/A

Season: 22 G, .174, 15 H, 9 R, 2 2B, 3 HR, 9 RBI, 4 BB, 31 K, 3-3 SB

Career:  133 G, .221, 104 H, 66 R, 16 2B, 4 3B, 16 HR, 66 RBI, 38 BB, 155 K, 12-18 SB

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

Last Week: 7 G, .182, 4 H, 3 R, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 4 BB, 8 K, 1-1 SB

Season: 34 G, .236, 29 H, 17 R, 8 2B, 2 3B, 4 HR, 18 RBI, 13 BB, 43 K, 6-8 SB

Career: 55 G, .250, 49 H, 32 R, 14 2B, 2 3B, 6 HR, 30 RBI, 25 BB, 60 K, 9-13 SB

C Logan Tanner – Dayton Dragons (Cincinnati Reds)

Last Week: 5 G, .333, 4 H, 6 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 5 BB, 3 K

Season: 27 G, .165, 13 H, 15 R, 4 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 8 RBI, 19 BB, 31 K  

Career: 109 G, .193, 69 H, 55 R, 22 2B, 2 3B, 5 HR,  42 RBI, 65 BB, 118 K, 1-1 SB

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Single-A:

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

Last Week: 3 G, .000, 2 BB, 3 K

Season: Same

Career: 25 G, .236, 17 H, 19 R, 2 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 8 RBI, 20 BB, 24 K, 3-3 SB

RHP Landon Sims – Visalia Rawhide (Arizona Diamondbacks)

Last Week: 0-0, 2 App., 3.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 6 K

Season: 2-0, 4.91 ERA, 11 App., 1 S, 1 SV, 18.1 IP, 16 H, 10 R, 11 BB, 26 K

Career: 2-4, 5.23 ERA, 26 App., 14 S,  43.0 IP, 39 H, 28 R, 25 ER, 23 BB, 54 K

RHP Cade Smith – Tampa Tarpons (New York Yankees)

Last Week: 1-1, 2 S, 11.1 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 7 BB, 8 K

Season: 2-2, 2.41 ERA, 8 App., 7 S,  37.1 IP, 23 H, 14 R, 10 ER, 18 BB, 46 K

Career: Same

RHP Aaron Nixon – Tampa Tarpons (New York Yankees)

Last Week: 0-0, 2 App., 3.1 IP, 7 H, 7 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 2 K

Season: 1-0, 3.57 IP, 14 App., 2 SV, 22.2 IP, 17 H, 13 R, 9 ER, 19 BB, 23 K

Career: Same

RHP Will Bednar – Eugene Emeralds (San Francisco Giants)

Last Week: 0-0, 2 S, 4.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 7 K

Season: 1-0, 4 App., 3 S, 8.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 11 K

Career: 3-5, 3.67 ERA, 24 App., 22 S,  68.2 IP, 46 H, 33 R, 28 ER, 31 BB, 83 K

Rookie:

OF Brad Cumbest – ACL Rockies (Colorado Rockies)

Last Week: 4 G, .182, 2 H, 1 2B, 3 RBI, 1 BB, 6 K

Season: 9 G, .320, 8 H, 5 R, 2 2B, 3 3B, 5 RBI, 4 BB, 8 K

Career: 15 G, .214, 9 H, 8 R, 2 2B, 3 3B, 5 RBI, 7 BB, 16 K

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