Locals in the Pros

Tracking former Southern Arizona & Arizona Wildcats baseball players in pros (6/23)

By Javier Morales

Posted on June 23, 2025

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

**Vince Vannelle**, a finalist for college baseball’s Stopper of the Year in 2021 when Arizona advanced to the College World Series, earned his first save in three years Sunday, pitching for Single-A+ Winston-Salem of the Chicago White Sox organization. He missed all of last year after undergoing arm surgery and pitched mostly in middle relief in 2023 at Winston-Salem and Double-A Birmingham (Ala.). He started this season on a rehab assignment with Chicago’s rookie-league team in the Phoenix area. He had four saves for Winston-Salem in 2022 after recording eight in 2021 for the Wildcats. (Arizona Athletics photo)

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.
*Romero, CDO graduate
*Salazar, Sahuaro graduate
X-60-day disabled list
Z-Out for season with injury

Player	Pos	Sch	Yrs	Team	Lvl	Org
Nate Baez	1B	IRHS	16-19	Wichita	AA	MIN
Branden Boissiere	1B	UA	19-21	Wilmington	A+	WAS
Tony Bullard	3B	UA	20-23	Pensacola	AA	MIA
Alex Bustamante	P	CDO	16-18	Tampa	A	NYY
Clark Candiotti	P	UA	24	Fort Wayne	A+	SD
Demetrio Crisantes-Z	SS	Nogales	19-22	Hillsboro	A+	ARI
Bobby Dalbec	1B	UA	14-16	Nashville	AAA	MIL
Chase Davis	OF	UA	21-23	Springfield	AA	STL
Jose Dicochea	P	Sahuarita	16-19	Stockton	A	OAK
German Fajardo	P	Nogales	16-19	Modesto	A	SEA
Michael Flynn	P	UA	16-18	FCL Rays	RK	TB
Matt Fraizer	OF	UA	17-19	Indianapolis	AAA	PIT
Kevin Ginkel	P	UA	16	Arizona	MLB	ARI
Nick Gonzales	INF	Cienega	14-17	Pittsburgh	MLB	PIT
Darick Hall	1B	Buena	11-13	Indianapolis	AAA	PIT
Kobe Kato	2B	UA	19-21	Columbus	AA	ATL
Jackson Kent	P	UA	23-24	Wilmington	A+	WAS
Scott Kingery	2B	UA	13-15	LA Angels	MLB	LAA
Randy Labaut	P	UA	17-19	Indianapolis	AAA	PIT
Trevor Long-X	P	UA	21-24	Modesto	A	SEA
Gil Luna	P	UA	18-21	Winston-Salem	A+	CHW
Aiden May-X	P	Pima	22	FCL Marlins	RK	MIA
Nik McClaughry	2B	UA	20-23	ACL Mariners	RK	SEA
Cade McGee	INF	Salpointe	18-21	Palm Beach	A	STL
Tylor Megill	P	UA	17-19	NY Mets	MLB	NYM
Ian Mejia	P	Sahuarita	16-19	Columbus	AA	ATL
Andrew Nardi-X	P	UA	19	Miami	MLB	MIA
Kevin Newman	SS	UA	13-15	LA Angels	MLB	LAA
Jared Oliva	OF	UA	15-17	Nashville	AAA	MIL
Spencer Packard	OF	CDO	13-16	Tacoma	AAA	SEA
Rob Refsnyder	OF	UA	10-12	Boston	MLB	BOS
Kiko Romero	1B	UA*	23	Hudson Valley	A+	NYY
Milo Rushford	CF	WGHS	19-22	Columbia	A	KC
César Salazar	C	UA*	16-18	Houston	MLB	HOU
Chase Silseth	P	UA	21	ACL Angels	RK	LAA
Austin Smith	P	UA	21	Columbus	AA	ATL
Kevin Stevens-Z	P	Cienega	13-16	Tampa	A	NYY
Cal Stevenson	OF	UA	17-18	Lehigh Valley	AAA	PHI
Anthony Susac	P	UA	22-24	Hub City	A+	TEX
Daniel Susac	C	UA	21-22	Las Vegas	AAA	OAK
Vince Vannelle	P	UA	19-21	Winston-Salem	A+	CHW
Cam Walty	P	UA	21-24	Lynchburg	A	CLE
Avery Weems	P	UA	18-19	Frisco	AA	TEX
Austin Wells	C	UA	19-20	NY Yankees	MLB	NYY
Donta' Williams	OF	UA	18-21	Harrisburg	AA	WAS

SUNDAY’S HOME RUNS

LF/CF Rob Refsnyder (Arizona), Red Sox, 2-run HR (5th HR in MLB and overall)

Rob Refsnyder two-run homer for the lead! pic.twitter.com/qgdrymCtoi

— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) June 22, 2025

SUNDAY’S STANDOUTS

LF/1B Spencer Packard (Canyon del Oro), Mariners AAA, 3-4, 3 RBIs

CF/LF Rob Refsnyder (Arizona), Red Sox MLB, 2-5, run, HR, 2 RBIs

2B/SS Nick Gonzales (Cienega), Pirates MLB, 2-5, RBI

3B Cade McGee (Salpointe), Cardinals A, 2-5, double, 2 RBIs

RF Alex Verdugo (Sahuaro), Braves MLB, 1-4, RBI

RHP Kevin Ginkel (Arizona), Diamondbacks MLB, 1 IP, 0H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 1K (no decision)

LHP Jackson Kent (Arizona), Nationals A+, 4 1/3 IP, 5H, 1R, 1ER, 1BB, 3K (loss)

RHP Austin Smith (Arizona), Braves AA, 1 IP, 0H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 0K (no decision)

RHP Vince Vannelle (Arizona), White Sox A+, 1 IP, 1H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 0K (save).

Weston Eberly guns out the would be base stealer to end the game. Nice tag by Jeral Perez. Vince Vannelle gets his first Save. #Dash win 2-1. pic.twitter.com/yrQYMohOlv

— FutureSox (@FutureSox) June 22, 2025

LOCAL BATTERS IN TRIPLE A

Through games of July 4
* Hall - 7-day IL (undisclosed)

Player	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	AVG
Kingery	LAA	25	101	18	34	6	3	2	15	1	.337
Susac	OAK	55	210	30	61	11	1	10	42	5	.290
Dalbec	MIL	43	160	23	45	13	1	7	32	1	.281
Fraizer	PIT	37	109	15	30	9	0	2	10	8	.275
Packard	SEA	70	241	33	64	13	0	7	38	0	.266
Oliva	MIL	47	170	32	44	7	4	6	23	21	.259
Stevenson	PHI	60	197	32	44	7	1	4	26	16	.223
Hall*	PIT	49	157	13	32	4	0	4	23	0	.204

LOCAL PITCHERS IN TRIPLE A

Through games of July 4
*Silseth - 7-day IL (undisclosed)

Player	Team	W-L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Silseth*	LAA	3-1	7	7	1	28.1	20	15	14	22	29	4.45
Labaut	PIT	3-1	15	1	0	28.2	27	16	16	12	35	5.02

WEDNESDAY: Updated stats of players with local ties in MLB, plus Tuesday’s top performances.

Recent Transactions (Last 14 days)

Thursday, June 19
Jared Oliva – Activated from injured list (Milwaukee Brewers)

Tuesday, June 17
Randy Labaut – Assigned to Greensboro Grasshoppers (A+) for rehab (Pittsburgh Pirates)
Tylor Megill – IL-15 Injured (New York Mets)

Sunday, June 15
Garrett Irvin – Announced retirement (Oakland Athletics)

Wednesday, June 11
Kevin Stevens – IL-60 Injured (New York Yankees)

Tuesday, June 10
Nate Baez – Assigned to Wichita Wind Surge (AA) (Minnesota Twins)
Kevin Ginkel – Recalled from Reno Aces (AAA) (Arizona Diamondbacks)