Brent Rooker hit his Appalachian League-leading sixth home run on Wednesday night.
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Diamond Dawgs In Pro Baseball Update - July 13
July 13, 2017 | Baseball
STARKVILLE, Miss. – Thirty-one former Mississippi State baseball players are currently in professional baseball, including seven currently playing in the MLB. Please tweet any corrections to @HailStateBB.
Diamond Dawg Pitchers Playing MLB
Diamond Dawg Hitters Playing MLB
Diamond Dawg Coaches In MLB
The Road To the Show (Hitters)
The Road To the Show (Pitchers)
Diamond Dawg Coaches In Pro Baseball
- Through 17 games in the professional ranks, 2017 Southeastern Conference triple crown winner Brent Rooker leads the Appalachian League in home runs with six for the first-place Elizabethton Twins (Minnesota). Rooker is hitting at a .323 clip with a .408 on-base percentage, .646 slugging percentage and a 1.054 OBP.
- 11th-round pick Ryan Gridley is also finding success at the plate as through 11 games, he's batting .308 with four doubles and four RBIs for the Vermont Lake Monsters (Oakland) of the New York-Penn League (Class A Short Season).
- Ben Bracewell continues to succeed at the Triple-A level with the Nashville Sounds (Oakland) as his ERA now sits at 1.93 through three starts and 14.0 innings pitched.
- On June 22, Jacob Robson was promoted to the Lakeland Flying Tigers (Class A Advanced) and through 16 games is batting .318 with three doubles, one triple, one home run and nine RBIs in the Detroit Tigers' organization.
- 2016 first-round pick Dakota Hudson (7-4) holds a 2.77 ERA through 16 games this season with the Double A Springfield Cardinals (St. Louis) and is 6-2 with a 2.44 ERA in his last 10 starts.
- After being promoted to the Lynchburg Hillcats (Class A Advanced) from the Lake County Captains (Class A Full Season) on July 5, Gavin Collins has already notched four doubles, one home run and six RBIs in just seven games for a .308 batting average.
- Reid Humphreys has not allowed a run in his last seven appearances and sports a 1.75 ERA through 24 appearances this season for the Asheville Tourists (Colorado).
Diamond Dawg Pitchers Playing MLB
| NAME | ORGANIZATION | TEAM | LEVEL |
| Kendall Graveman (2010-13) | Oakland | Athletics | MLB |
| Jonathan Holder (2010-13) | New York (AL) | Yankees | MLB |
| Brandon Woodruff (2012-14) | Milwaukee | Brewers | MLB |
Diamond Dawg Hitters Playing MLB
| NAME | ORGANIZATION | TEAM | LEVEL |
| Tyler Moore (2008) | Miami | Marlins | MLB |
| Mitch Moreland (2005-07) | Boston | Red Sox | MLB |
| Adam Frazier (2011-13) | Pittsburgh | Pirates | MLB |
| Hunter Renfroe (2011-13) | San Diego | Padres | MLB |
Diamond Dawg Coaches In MLB
| NAME | ORGANIZATION | TEAM | LEVEL |
| Chris Maloney (1982-83) | St. Louis | Cardinals | MLB |
| Buck Showalter (1977) | Baltimore | Orioles | MLB |
The Road To the Show (Hitters)
| NAME | ORGANIZATION | TEAM | LEVEL |
| Cody Brown (2013-2017) |
New York (AL) | Staten Island | Rookie |
| Gavin Collins (2014-16) | Cleveland | Lynchburg | Class A |
| Ryan Gridley (2015-2017) |
Oakland | Vermont | Rookie |
| Jack Kruger (2016) | Los Angeles | Burlington | Class A |
| Josh Lovelady (2015-2017) |
Kansas City | AZL Royals | Rookie |
| Nathaniel Lowe (2016) | Tampa Bay | Charlotte | Class A |
| Jacob Robson (2013-16) |
Detroit | Lakeland | Class A |
| Brent Rooker (2014-2017) |
Minnesota | Elizabethton | Rookie |
The Road To the Show (Pitchers)
| NAME | ORGANIZATION | TEAM | LEVEL |
| Ben Bracewell (2010-14) | Oakland | Nashville | AAA |
| Daniel Brown (2015-16) |
Milwaukee | Wisconsin | Class A |
| Chad Girodo (2010-13) | Toronto | Buffalo | AAA |
| Zac Houston (2014-16) | Detroit | West Michigan | Class A |
| Dakota Hudson (2014-16) | St. Louis | Springfield | AA |
| Reid Humphreys (2014-16) | Colorado | Asheville | Class A |
| Lucas Laster (2013-14) | River City | Rascals | Indy Ball |
| Evan Mitchell (2011-13) | Cincinnati | Louisville | AAA |
| Nick Routt (2009, 11-12) | Cincinnati | Louisville | AAA |
| Austin Sexton (2014-16) | St. Louis | Peoria | Class A |
| Chris Stratton (2010-12) | San Francisco | Sacramento | AAA |
| Vance Tatum (2014-16) | Kansas City | Lexington | Class A |
Diamond Dawg Coaches In Pro Baseball
- Jeff Brantley – Cincinnati Reds Broadcaster
- Will Clark – San Francisco Giants Special Assistant
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