Southern Arizona Baseball

Tracking former Southern Arizona & Arizona Wildcats baseball players in pros (9/19)


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

Former Arizona reliever Trevor Long and Nogales pitcher German Fajardo took part in a celebration on Wednesday after Single-A Modesto (Calif.) won the California League championship series over Lake Elsinore (Modesto photo)

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, 0ER, 0BB, 1K (hold)

Fajardo did not play

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

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

Long did not play

Game 3 – Modesto 2, Lake Elsinore 1, Nuts win series and championship

Long 1.0 IP, 2H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 1K (winning pitcher)

Fajardo did not play

Long and Fajardo are California League champions after both contributed without allowing an earned run during the postseason. Long pitched four innings in the series against San Jose and Lake Elsinore with five strikeouts and one walk while giving up three hits. Fajardo pitched in Game 2 against Lake Elsinore and struck out three and walked one in 1 1/3 hitless innings of relief.

Long was 1-0 with a 1.08 ERA allowing three hits in 8 1/3 innings in the regular season for Modesto after he signed as an undrafted free agent by the Mariners. He struck out eight and walked three and allowed three hits and one earned run.

Postseason stats are not kept for career stats but if the regular season and postseason stats were combined, Long would have a 0.73 ERA in 12 1/3 innings with 13 strikeouts and four walks.

Fajardo was 3-2 with a 5.10 ERA with 73 strikeouts and 41 walks in 65 1/3 innings during the regular season with 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 – Palm Beach 6, Lakeland 4, Cardinals win series and championship

McGee did not play

McGee did not play in the postseason but was a member of the Cardinals’ championship team.

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)

LOCAL BASEBALL PLAYERS IN THE PROS

Listing of local baseball players either from high school, Pima or Arizona currently playing in pro baseball. College players not from Southern Arizona high schools are listed who played at Pima College or completed their careers at Arizona.
*Barraza, Sahuarita graduate
*Romero, CDO graduate
*Salazar, Sahuaro graduate

PlayerPosSchYrsTeamLvlOrg
Nate Baez1BIRHS16-19Cedar RapidsA+MIN
Branden Boissiere1BUA19-21WilmingtonA+WAS
Tony Bullard3BUA20-23BeloitA+MIA
Alex BustamantePCDO16-18TampaANYY
Clark CandiottiPUA24ACL PadresRKSD
Demetrio CrisantesSSNogales19-22VisaliaAARI
Bobby Dalbec1BUA14-16BostonAAABOS
Chase DavisOFUA21-23SpringfieldAASTL
Jose DicocheaPSahuarita16-19StocktonAOAK
Matthew DyerCUA19-20MontgomeryAATB
German FajardoPNogales16-19ModestoASEA
Michael FlynnPUA16-18DurhamAAATB
Matt FraizerOFUA17-19AltoonaAAPIT
Kevin GinkelPUA16ArizonaMLBARI
Nick GonzalesINFCienega14-17PittsburghMLBPIT
Darick Hall1BBuena11-13Lehigh ValleyAAAPHI
Garrett IrvinPUA20-22LansingA+OAK
Kobe Kato2BUA19-21TacomaAAASEA
Jackson KentPUA23-24FCL NationalsRKWAS
Scott Kingery2BUA13-15Lehigh ValleyAAAPHI
Randy LabautP UA17-19ColumbusAAACLE
Trevor LongPUA21-24ModestoASEA
Gil LunaPUA18-21BirminghamAACHW
Aiden MayPPima22FCL MarlinsRKMIA
Nik McClaughry2BUA20-23Fort WayneA+SD
Cade McGeeINFSalpointe18-21Palm BeachASTL
Tylor MegillPUA17-19NY MetsMLBNYM
Ian MejiaPSahuarita16-19MississippiAAATL
Andrew NardiPUA19MiamiMLB MIA
Kevin NewmanSSUA13-15Arizona MLBARI
Jared OlivaOFUA15-17ArkansasAASEA
Spencer PackardOFCDO13-16Tacoma AAASEA
Rob RefsnyderOFUA10-12BostonMLBBOS
Alfonso Rivas1BUA16-18MemphisAAASTL
Kiko Romero1BUA*23SomersetAANYY
Milo RushfordCFWGHS19-22ACL RoyalsRKKC
César SalazarCUA*16-18HoustonMLB HOU
Chase SilsethPUA21Salt LakeAAALAA
Austin SmithPUA21RomeA+ATL
Kevin StevensPCienega13-16SomersetAANYY
Cal StevensonOFUA17-18PhiladelphiaMLBPHI
Anthony SusacPUA 22-24Down EastATEX
Daniel SusacC UA21-22MidlandAAOAK
Alex VerdugoOFSahuaro11-14NY YankeesMLBNYY
Cam WaltyPUA21-24TBDTBDCLE
Avery WeemsP UA18-19Round RockAAATEX
Austin WellsC UA19-20NY Yankees MLBNYY

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

LOCAL BATTERS IN THE PROS

Through games of Sept. 22
*Injuries
Dyer (60-day/undisclosed)
Packard (7-day/leg)
Refsnyder (10-day/forearm)
PlayerTeamLvlGABRH2B3BHRRBISBAVG
BaezMINA+82276386610212320.239
BoissiereWAS A+481631934503230.209
BullardMIAA+4715312461101224.301
CrisantesARIA63249588316164020.333
DalbecBOSAAA973616891201206811.252
DavisSTLAA8283720143.250
*DyerTBAA39118172562195.212
FraizerPITAA5619225467152110.240
GonzalesPITMLB8934238921835475.269
HallPHIAAA1144325010217016722.236
KatoSEAAAA16591621610136.356
KingeryPHIAAA12546373124175256725.268
McClaughrySDA+8325531381021185.149
McGeeSTLA206681310181.197
NewmanARIMLB10828441801713288.282
OlivaSEAAA6921445637474037.294
*PackardSEAAAA4015424431502280.279
*RefsnyderBOSMLB93272327716111402.283
RivasSTLAAA9631551722123381.229
RomeroNYYAA3101200140.200
RushfordKCRK1652101002146.192
SalazarHOUMLB11245820080.333
StevensonPHIMLB18242630060250
SusacOAKAA88343398819312507.257
VerdugoNYYMLB1455467212728112581.233
Wells NYYMLB110339398118113541.239

YESTERDAY’S HOME RUNS

None.

YESTERDAY’S STANDOUTS

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

LOCAL PITCHERS IN THE PROS

Through games of Sept. 22
*Injuries
Bustamante (60-day/arm)
Silseth (7-day/elbow)
Stevens (60-day/arm)
Nardi (60-day/elbow)
PlayerTeamLvlW-LGGSSVIPHRERBBSOERA
*BustamanteNYYA0-00000000000.00
CandiottiSDRK-----------
DicocheaOAKA3-62214178.175504042844.54
FajardoSEAA3-2350065.161483741735.10
FlynnTBAAA0-06005.2644496.35
GinkelARIMLB8-3690567.266312515733.33
IrvinOAKA+3-2350138.145302625435.95
KentWASRK-----------
LabautCLEAAA3-636316157383143524.57
LongSEAA1-09018.1311381.08
LunaCHWAA4-342034529201446482.80
MayMIARK-----------
MegillNYMMLB4-51514071.162363230833.98
MejiaATLAA8-724231124.11085548561233.47
*NardiMIAMLB3-2590049.244292818705.07
*SilsethLAAAAA0-377028.133212018166.35
SmithATLA+0-16016.2743484.05
*StevensNYYAA4-031073929111116562.54
SusacTEXA1-08009.16106120.00
WaltyCLERK-----------
WeemsTEXAAA0-24104.1544238.31

YESTERDAY’S STANDOUTS

None.

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)

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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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