Tracking former Southern Arizona & Arizona Wildcats baseball players in pros (7/6)

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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.

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	Bradenton	A	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	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-X	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

SATURDAY’S HOME RUNS

1B Branden Boissiere (Arizona), Nationals A+, 2 HRs — solo HR and grand slam (6th and 7th HRs in Single-A+ and overall this season)

.@BrandenBoss23 sent this one to the parking lot pic.twitter.com/IvjJgvOPMn

— Wilmington Blue Rocks (@WilmBlueRocks) July 5, 2025

BRANDEN BOISSIERE GRAND SLAM pic.twitter.com/itLsjYdsnf

— Wilmington Blue Rocks (@WilmBlueRocks) July 6, 2025

C Austin Wells (Arizona), Yankees MLB, solo HR (12th HR in MLB and overall this season)

Austin Wells with the Yankees' second homer of the day. #YANKSonYES pic.twitter.com/1W7R2kKQhK

— YES Network (@YESNetwork) July 5, 2025

SATURDAY’S STANDOUTS

1B Branden Boissiere (Arizona), Nationals A+, 3-4, 3 runs, 2 HRs, 6 RBIs

C Austin Wells (Arizona), Yankees MLB, 1-4, run, HR, RBI

C/1B Nate Baez (Ironwood Ridge), Twins AA, 1-5, double, RBI

SS/2B Nik McClaughry (Arizona), Mariners RK, 1-3, 2 runs, RBI

CF/RF Jared Oliva (Arizona) Brewers AAA, 1-4, 2 runs, RBI, 3 stolen bases

LF/1B Spencer Packard (Canyon del Oro), Mariners AAA, 1-2, 3 runs, double, 2 walks

LF/RF Rob Refsnyder (Arizona), Red Sox MLB, 1-5, run, double, RBI

RHP Jose Dicochea (Sahuarita), Athletics A, 3.1 IP, 2H, 2R, 2ER, 1BB, 4K (no decision)

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

RHP Chase Silseth (Arizona), Angels RK, 2 IP, 1H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 4K (no decision)

LOCAL BATTERS IN MLB

Through games of July 11

Player	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	AVG
Gonzales	PIT	33	124	14	34	5	2	4	12	0	.274
Refsnyder	BOS	41	106	18	29	7	0	5	16	3	.274
Wells	NYY	76	251	30	57	15	1	14	53	3	.227
Newman	LAA	46	92	9	19	2	0	1	8	1	.207
Salazar	HOU	8	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.143

LOCAL PITCHERS IN MLB

Through games of July 11
*Megill - 60-day IL (elbow strain)

Player	Team	W-L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Megill*	NYM	5-5	14	14	0	68.1	60	37	30	33	89	3.95
Ginkel	ARI	1-3	24	0	1	21	24	21	20	11	24	8.57

MONDAY: Updated stats of players with local ties in the rookie league, plus Sunday’s top performances.

Recent Transactions (Last 14 days)

Saturday, July 5
Chase Silseth – Assigned to ACL Angels (Rk) for rehab (Los Angeles Angels)
Alex Verdugo – Released by Atlanta Braves

Wednesday, July 2
Alex Verdugo – Designated for Assignment (Atlanta Braves)

Monday, June 30
Clark Candiotti – IL-7 Injured (San Diego Padres)
Scott Kingery – Assigned to Salt Lake Bees (AAA) (Los Angeles Angels)

Sunday, June 29
Darick Hall – IL-7 Injured (Pittsburgh Pirates)

Friday, June 27
Michael Flynn – Assigned to FCL Rays (Rk) for rehab (Tampa Bay Rays)

Thursday, June 26
Kevin Newman – Reinstated to active roster (Los Angeles Angels)

Wednesday, June 25
Randy Labaut – Activated from injured list (Pittsburgh Pirates) and assigned to Triple-A Indianapolis

Tuesday, June 24
Tony Bullard – Activated from injured list (Miami Marlins)

Monday, June 23
Gil Luna – Assigned to Winston-Salem Dash (A+) (Chicago White Sox)
Kevin Newman – Placed on paternity leave list (Los Angeles Angels)