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 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.*Garayzar, Rio Rico graduate
*Salazar, Sahuaro graduate
*White, Salpointe graduate
X-60-day disabled list
Z-Out for season with injury
| Player | Pos | Sch | Yrs | Team | Lvl | Org |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunter Alberini | P | UA | 25 | Quad Cities | A+ | KC |
| Nate Baez | 1B | IRHS | 16-19 | Wichita | AA | MIN |
| Branden Boissiere | 1B | UA | 19-21 | Harrisburg | AA | WAS |
| Tony Bullard | 3B | UA | 20-23 | Pensacola | AA | MIA |
| 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 | Omaha | AAA | KC |
| 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 | Durham | AAA | TB |
| Matt Fraizer | OF | UA | 17-19 | Indianapolis | AAA | PIT |
| Raul Garayzar | P | UA* | 24-25 | ACL D'backs | RK | ARI |
| Kevin Ginkel-X | P | UA | 16 | Arizona | MLB | ARI |
| Nick Gonzales | INF | Cienega | 14-17 | Pittsburgh | MLB | PIT |
| Adonys Guzman | C | UA | 24-25 | Bradenton | A | PIT |
| Michael Hilker | P | UA | 25 | Fort Myers | A | MIN |
| Casey Hintz | P | UA | 23-25 | Everett | A+ | SEA |
| Isaiah Jackson | OF | Cienega | 19-22 | Tri-City | A+ | LAA |
| Jackson Kent | P | UA | 23-24 | Harrisburg | AA | WAS |
| Scott Kingery | 2B | UA | 13-15 | LA Angels | MLB | LAA |
| Randy Labaut | P | UA | 17-19 | Indianapolis | AAA | PIT |
| Trevor Long | P | UA | 21-24 | Modesto | A | SEA |
| Aiden May | P | Pima | 22 | Beloit | A+ | MIA |
| Cade McGee | INF | Salpointe | 18-21 | Palm Beach | A | STL |
| Tylor Megill-X | P | UA | 17-19 | Syracuse | AAA | NYM |
| Ian Mejia | P | Sahuarita | 16-19 | Columbus | AA | ATL |
| Dawson Netz | P | UA | 20-24 | Knoxville | AA | CHC |
| Andrew Nardi-X | P | UA | 19 | Miami | MLB | MIA |
| Kevin Newman | INF | UA | 13-15 | Toledo | AAA | DET |
| T.J. Nichols | P | UA | 21-23 | Montgomery | AA | TB |
| 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 |
| Milo Rushford | CF | WGHS | 19-22 | Columbia | A | KC |
| César Salazar | C | UA* | 16-18 | Houston | MLB | HOU |
| Phillip Sikes | OF | Pima | 19 | Worcester | AAA | BOS |
| Chase Silseth | P | UA | 21 | LA Angels | MLB | LAA |
| Austin Smith | P | UA | 21 | Hartford | AA | COL |
| Kevin Stevens-Z | P | Cienega | 13-16 | Tampa | A | NYY |
| Brendan Summerhill | OF | UA | 23-25 | Charleston | A | TB |
| Anthony Susac | P | UA | 22-24 | Hub City | A+ | TEX |
| Daniel Susac | C | UA | 21-22 | Las Vegas | AAA | OAK |
| Julian Tonghini | P | UA | 25 | FCL Nationals | RK | WAS |
| Aaron Walton | OF | UA | 25 | Lynchburg | A | CLE |
| 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 |
| Mason White | SS | UA* | 23-25 | Greenville | A+ | BOS |
| Donta' Williams | OF | UA | 18-21 | Harrisburg | AA | WAS |
RECENT TRANSACTIONS (LAST 14 DAYS)
Thursday, June 6
Branden Boissiere – IL-60 Injured/arm (Washington Nationals)
Tuesday, June 4
Matthew Dyer – Assigned to Montgomery Biscuits (AA) (Tampa Bay Rays)
Milo Rushford – Assigned to ACL Royals (Rk) (Kansas City Royals)
Donta’ Williams – Assigned to Norfolk Tides (AAA) (Baltimore Orioles)
Sunday, June 2
Tony Bullard – Assigned to Beloit Sky Carp (A+) (Miami Marlins)
Bobby Dalbec – Recalled from from Worcester Red Sox (AAA) (Boston Red Sox)
Friday, May 31
Chase Silseth – Assigned to ACL Angels (Rk) for rehab (elbow) (Los Angeles Angels)
Thursday, May 30
Austin Smith – Activated from injured list (arm) (Atlanta Braves)
Wednesday, May 29
Matthew Dyer – Assigned to Durham Bulls (AAA) (Tampa Bay Rays)
Tuesday, May 28
Branden Boissiere – IL-7 Injured (Washington Nationals)
LOCAL BATTERS IN THE PROS
Through games of Sept. 22*Injuries
Dyer (60-day/undisclosed)
Packard (7-day/leg)
Refsnyder (10-day/forearm)
| Player | Team | Lvl | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baez | MIN | A+ | 82 | 276 | 38 | 66 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 32 | 0 | .239 |
| Boissiere | WAS | A+ | 48 | 163 | 19 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 0 | .209 |
| Bullard | MIA | A+ | 47 | 153 | 12 | 46 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 4 | .301 |
| Crisantes | ARI | A | 63 | 249 | 58 | 83 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 40 | 20 | .333 |
| Dalbec | BOS | AAA | 97 | 361 | 68 | 91 | 20 | 1 | 20 | 68 | 11 | .252 |
| Davis | STL | AA | 8 | 28 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | .250 |
| *Dyer | TB | AA | 39 | 118 | 17 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | .212 |
| Fraizer | PIT | AA | 56 | 192 | 25 | 46 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 10 | .240 |
| Gonzales | PIT | MLB | 89 | 342 | 38 | 92 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 47 | 5 | .269 |
| Hall | PHI | AAA | 114 | 432 | 50 | 102 | 17 | 0 | 16 | 72 | 2 | .236 |
| Kato | SEA | AAA | 16 | 59 | 16 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | .356 |
| Kingery | PHI | AAA | 125 | 463 | 73 | 124 | 17 | 5 | 25 | 67 | 25 | .268 |
| McClaughry | SD | A+ | 83 | 255 | 31 | 38 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 5 | .149 |
| McGee | STL | A | 20 | 66 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | .197 |
| Newman | ARI | MLB | 108 | 284 | 41 | 80 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 8 | .282 |
| Oliva | SEA | AA | 69 | 214 | 45 | 63 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 40 | 37 | .294 |
| *Packard | SEA | AAA | 40 | 154 | 24 | 43 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 0 | .279 |
| *Refsnyder | BOS | MLB | 93 | 272 | 32 | 77 | 16 | 1 | 11 | 40 | 2 | .283 |
| Rivas | STL | AAA | 96 | 315 | 51 | 72 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 38 | 1 | .229 |
| Romero | NYY | AA | 3 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .200 |
| Rushford | KC | RK | 16 | 52 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | .192 |
| Salazar | HOU | MLB | 11 | 24 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .333 |
| Stevenson | PHI | MLB | 18 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 250 |
| Susac | OAK | AA | 88 | 343 | 39 | 88 | 19 | 3 | 12 | 50 | 7 | .257 |
| Verdugo | NYY | MLB | 145 | 546 | 72 | 127 | 28 | 1 | 12 | 58 | 1 | .233 |
| Wells | NYY | MLB | 110 | 339 | 39 | 81 | 18 | 1 | 13 | 54 | 1 | .239 |
SUNDAY’S HOME RUNS
1B Nate Baez (Ironwood Ridge), Twins A+, solo HR
SUNDAY’S STANDOUTS

1B Nate Baez (Ironwood Ridge), Twins A+, 3-4, run, double, HR, 4 RBIs
SS Kevin Newman (Arizona), Diamondbacks MLB, 3-4, run
2B Nick Gonzales (Cienega), Pirates MLB, 2-5
RF Rob Refsnyder (Arizona), Red Sox MLB, 2-5, RBI
RF Alex Verdugo (Sahuaro), Yankees MLB, 2-4, 2 runs, double
2B Scott Kingery (Arizona), Phillies AAA, 1-5, double
C Cesar Salazar (Sahuaro/Arizona), Astros AAA, 1-5, double
C Daniel Susac (Arizona), Athletics AA, 1-4, double
1B Alfonso Rivas (Arizona), Cardinals AAA, 1-3, triple, RBI
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)
| Player | Team | Lvl | W-L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Bustamante | NYY | A | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Candiotti | SD | RK | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dicochea | OAK | A | 3-6 | 22 | 14 | 1 | 78.1 | 75 | 50 | 40 | 42 | 84 | 4.54 |
| Fajardo | SEA | A | 3-2 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 65.1 | 61 | 48 | 37 | 41 | 73 | 5.10 |
| Flynn | TB | AAA | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 6.35 |
| Ginkel | ARI | MLB | 8-3 | 69 | 0 | 5 | 67.2 | 66 | 31 | 25 | 15 | 73 | 3.33 |
| Irvin | OAK | A+ | 3-2 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 38.1 | 45 | 30 | 26 | 25 | 43 | 5.95 |
| Kent | WAS | RK | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Labaut | CLE | AAA | 3-6 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 61 | 57 | 38 | 31 | 43 | 52 | 4.57 |
| Long | SEA | A | 1-0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1.08 |
| Luna | CHW | AA | 4-3 | 42 | 0 | 3 | 45 | 29 | 20 | 14 | 46 | 48 | 2.80 |
| May | MIA | RK | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Megill | NYM | MLB | 4-5 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 71.1 | 62 | 36 | 32 | 30 | 83 | 3.98 |
| Mejia | ATL | AA | 8-7 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 124.1 | 108 | 55 | 48 | 56 | 123 | 3.47 |
| *Nardi | MIA | MLB | 3-2 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 49.2 | 44 | 29 | 28 | 18 | 70 | 5.07 |
| *Silseth | LAA | AAA | 0-3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 28.1 | 33 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 6.35 |
| Smith | ATL | A+ | 0-1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6.2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 4.05 |
| *Stevens | NYY | AA | 4-0 | 31 | 0 | 7 | 39 | 29 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 56 | 2.54 |
| Susac | TEX | A | 1-0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 9.1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 0.00 |
| Walty | CLE | RK | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Weems | TEX | AAA | 0-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4.1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8.31 |
SUNDAY’S STANDOUTS
RHP Michael Flynn (Arizona), Dodgers AAA, 1 IP, 1H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 2K
RHP Kevin Ginkel (Arizona), Diamondbacks MLB, 1 IP, 1H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 0K
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