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Tracking former Southern Arizona & Arizona Wildcats baseball players in pros (9/18)

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NOTE: This is a compilation of stats involving players from Southern Arizona and the Arizona Wildcats’ program in MLB-sanctioned leagues (MLB and minor leagues). The list does not include players in foreign leagues or independent leagues in the U.S.

Ending regular-season dates for minor-league and major-league baseball:

Rookie leagues (ACL and FCL) — Finished July 25

A and A+ — Finished Sept. 8

AA — Finished Sept. 15

AAA — Sunday

MLB — Sept. 29

DAILY TRACKING AT ALLSPORTSTUCSON.COM WILL END AT COMPLETION OF TRIPLE-A REGULAR SEASON

Single-A Playoffs (Best-of-3)

California League Championship Series

RHP German Fajardo (Nogales) and RHP Trevor Long (Arizona), Modesto Nuts (Mariners) vs. Lake Elsinore Storm (Padres)

Game 1 – Modesto 10, Lake Elsinore 8

Long 1.0 IP, 1H, 1R, 0R, 0BB, 1K (hold)

Fajardo did not play

Game 2 – Lake Elsinore 9, Modesto 2, series tied at 1

Fajardo 1.1 IP, 0H, 1R, 0R, 1BB, 3K

Long did not play

Game 3 – Wednesday at Modesto

Florida State League Championship Series

3B Cade McGee (Salpointe), Palm Beach Cardinals (Cardinals) vs. Lakeland Flying Tigers (Tigers)

Game 1 – Lakeland 8, Palm Beach 7

McGee did not play

Game 2 – Palm Beach 8, Lakeland 4, series tied at 1

McGee did not play

Game 3 – Wednesday at Palm Beach

Double-A Playoffs (Best-of-3)

Eastern League Northeast Division Series

1B Kiko Romero (CDO/Arizona), Somerset (Bridgewater, N.J.) Yankees (Yankees) vs. Hartford (Conn.) Yard Goats (Rockies)

Game 1 – Somerset 3, Hartford 2, Somerset leads series 1-0

Romero did not play

Game 2 – Thursday at Hartford

Game 3 – Friday at Hartford (if necessary)

Southern League Northern Division Series

RHP Gil Luna (Arizona), Birmingham (Ala.) Barons (White Sox) vs. Tennessee (Sevierville, Tenn.) Smokies (Cubs)

Game 1 – Tennessee 3, Birmingham 1, Tennessee leads series 1-0

Luna did not play

Game 2 – Thursday at Birgmingham

Game 3 – Friday at Birmingham (if necessary)

Texas League North Division Series

CF Chase Davis (Arizona), Sprinfield (Mo.) Cardinals (Cardinals) vs. CF Jared Oliva (Arizona), Arkansas (North Little Rock, Ark.,) Travelers (Mariners)

Game 1 – Springfield 4, Arkansas 1, Springfield leads series 1-0

Davis, 2-4, 2 runs, HR, 2 RBIs

Oliva, 0-3, walk

Game 2 – Thursday at Springfield

Game 3 – Friday at Springfield (if necessary)

Oliva went 9-15 at the plate over the week recently (Sept. 2-8) for a Texas League-best batting average of .600. He also topped the league in on-base percentage (.650) and was top five in slugging percentage (.667). He drove in six runs and also stole three bases. This is the first league weekly award for Oliva in his career. Oliva was signed by the Mariners as a minor league free agent in March. He was drafted in the seventh round by Pittsburgh in 2017 out of Arizona and played 26 games in the majors with the Pirates over the 2020 and 2021 seasons. He played with Triple-A Salt Lake of the Los Angeles Angels organization last summer.

Texas League South Division Series

C Daniel Susac (Arizona), Midland (Texas) (Athletics) vs. Frisco (Texas) Roughriders (Rangers)

Game 1 – Midland 2, Frisco 0, Midland leads series 1-0

Susac, 0-4

Game 2 – Thursday at Frisco

Game 3 – Friday at Frisco (if necessary)

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NOTE: PLAYOFF STATS DO NOT COUNT IN REGULAR-SEASON STATS

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YESTERDAY’S HOME RUNS

None.

YESTERDAY’S STANDOUTS

2B Scott Kingery (Arizona), Phillies AAA, 2-4, run

1B Bobby Dalbec (Arizona), Red Sox AAA, 1-4, 2 runs, RBI

2B Nick Gonzales (Arizona), Pirates MLB, 1-4, double

1B Darick Hall (Buena), Phillies AAA, 1-5, run, double

LF Alex Verdugo (Sahuaro), Yankees MLB, 1-5, 2 runs

C Austin Wells (Arizona), Yankees MLB, 1-5, double, 3 RBIs

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YESTERDAY’S STANDOUTS

RHP Tylor Megill (Arizona), Mets MLB, 5 IP, 2H, 1R, 0R, 2BB, 4K (win)

RECENT TRANSACTIONS (LAST 14 DAYS)

Tuesday, September 17
Cesar Salazar – Recalled from from Sugar Land Space Cowboys (A)

Tuesday, September 10
Bobby Dalbec – Outrighted to minors (Boston Red Sox)
Avery Weems – Assigned to Round Rock Express (AAA) (Texas Rangers)

Sunday, September 8

Bobby Dalbec – Designated for assignment (Boston Red Sox)

Saturday, September 7
Andrew Nardi – Transferred to 60-day IL (Miami Marlins)

Friday, September 6
Chase Davis – Assigned to Springfield Cardinals (AA) (St. Louis Cardinals)

Thursday, September 5
Michael Flynn – Activated from injured list (Tampa Bay Rays)
Kobe Kato – Assigned to Tacoma Rainiers (AAA) (Seattle Mariners)
Cesar Salazar – Assigned to Sugar Land Space Cowboys (AAA) (Houston Astros)
Cal Stevenson – Recalled from from Lehigh Valley IronPigs (Rk) (Philadelphia Phillies)

Wednesday, September 4
Kiko Romero – Assigned to Somerset Patriots (AA) (New York Yankees)

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ALLSPORTSTUCSON.com publisher, writer and editor Javier Morales is a former Arizona Press Club award winner. He is a former Arizona Daily Star beat reporter for the Arizona basketball team, including when the Wildcats won the 1996-97 NCAA title. He has also written articles for CollegeAD.com, Bleacher Report, Lindy’s Sports, TucsonCitizen.com, The Arizona Republic, Sporting News and Baseball America, among many other publications. He has also authored the book “The Highest Form of Living”, which is available at Amazon. He became an educator five years ago and is presently a special education teacher at Sunnyside High School in the Sunnyside Unified School District.

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