Hunter Renfroe hit a home run in four consecutive games, a span in which he totaled 11 RBIs (Photo via San Diego Padres)
#STATEtoTheShow Update - August 14
August 14, 2018 | Baseball
STARKVILLE, Miss. – Another former Diamond Dawg is just one step away from MLB.
After batting .342 with 13 home runs and 42 RBIs in 50 games with the Double-A Montgomery Biscuits (Tampa Bay Rays affiliate), Nate Lowe earned his Triple-A call-up for the Durham Bulls on Wednesday (August 15).
In six games since making his debut, Lowe is batting .346 with two home runs and six RBIs.
Also in Triple-A, Zac Houston has extended his scoreless streak to 13.2 innings pitched over 12 appearances with the Toledo Mud Hens (Detroit Tigers affiliate). Houston has struck out 22 batters and earned four saves over that span, while lowering his ERA to 1.29.
You can read about Houston and Mud Hens teammate and fellow Bulldog Jacob Robson making quick work of the Detroit Tigers minor league system in just two years here.
Now well-removed from minor league baseball as a member of the St. Louis Cardinals bullpen, Dakota Hudson earned his third win on Monday night to remain undefeated. Hudson did not allow a run through his first six appearances and 9.1 innings pitched, and boasts a 0.90 ERA through 10 total appearances.
His third win did not come easy, though. After a 6-4 St. Louis lead was relinquished in the ninth, Hudson was thrown into the fire with a man on third and just one out. It took just five pitches for Hudson to induce a groundout and strike out a batter before the Cardinals won the game on a walk-off home run in the bottom half of the ninth.
On Thursday, Hunter Renfroe became the first San Diego Padres player to hit a go-ahead ninth-inning grand slam since 2003, and the fourth Padre to ever accomplish the feat as San Diego edged Milwaukee, 8-4. Renfroe had also hit each of San Diego's last three grand slams. Thursday's grand slam was Renfroe's fourth homer in as many games - over that span he collected eight hits and 11 RBIs.
Adam Frazier continues to swing a hot bat for Pittsburgh. In 15 games since his July 25 recall to MLB, Frazier has 20 hits for a .417 average and 1.098 OPS to go along with nine doubles and a home run.
MLB Pipeline Prospect Rankings
Brent Rooker – No. 5 1B, No. 7 Minnesota Twins organization
Nate Lowe – No. 9 1B, No. 12 Tampa Bay Rays organization
Dakota Hudson – No. 4 St. Louis Cardinals organization
Reid Humphreys – No. 14 Colorado Rockies organization
Jacob Robson – No. 16 Detroit Tigers organization
Konnor Pilkington - No. 18 Chicago White Sox organization
Diamond Dawg Pitchers Playing In MLB
Diamond Dawg Hitters Playing In MLB
Diamond Dawg Coaches In Pro Baseball
The Road To the Show (Hitters)
The Road To the Show (Pitchers)
*- on 60-day DL, MLB 40-man roster
Other Diamond Dawgs In Pro Baseball
After batting .342 with 13 home runs and 42 RBIs in 50 games with the Double-A Montgomery Biscuits (Tampa Bay Rays affiliate), Nate Lowe earned his Triple-A call-up for the Durham Bulls on Wednesday (August 15).
In six games since making his debut, Lowe is batting .346 with two home runs and six RBIs.
Also in Triple-A, Zac Houston has extended his scoreless streak to 13.2 innings pitched over 12 appearances with the Toledo Mud Hens (Detroit Tigers affiliate). Houston has struck out 22 batters and earned four saves over that span, while lowering his ERA to 1.29.
You can read about Houston and Mud Hens teammate and fellow Bulldog Jacob Robson making quick work of the Detroit Tigers minor league system in just two years here.
Now well-removed from minor league baseball as a member of the St. Louis Cardinals bullpen, Dakota Hudson earned his third win on Monday night to remain undefeated. Hudson did not allow a run through his first six appearances and 9.1 innings pitched, and boasts a 0.90 ERA through 10 total appearances.
COMING OUT OF THE PEN AND I'VE BEEN DOING JUST FINE!!! pic.twitter.com/dECXH623AJ
— MSU Baseball ⚾️ (@HailStateBB) 8 August 2018
His third win did not come easy, though. After a 6-4 St. Louis lead was relinquished in the ninth, Hudson was thrown into the fire with a man on third and just one out. It took just five pitches for Hudson to induce a groundout and strike out a batter before the Cardinals won the game on a walk-off home run in the bottom half of the ninth.
On Thursday, Hunter Renfroe became the first San Diego Padres player to hit a go-ahead ninth-inning grand slam since 2003, and the fourth Padre to ever accomplish the feat as San Diego edged Milwaukee, 8-4. Renfroe had also hit each of San Diego's last three grand slams. Thursday's grand slam was Renfroe's fourth homer in as many games - over that span he collected eight hits and 11 RBIs.
Clutch. 🔥#STATEtoTheShow #HailState🐶 pic.twitter.com/zZQMkYB9kp
— MSU Baseball ⚾️ (@HailStateBB) 9 August 2018
Adam Frazier continues to swing a hot bat for Pittsburgh. In 15 games since his July 25 recall to MLB, Frazier has 20 hits for a .417 average and 1.098 OPS to go along with nine doubles and a home run.
MLB Pipeline Prospect Rankings
Brent Rooker – No. 5 1B, No. 7 Minnesota Twins organization
Nate Lowe – No. 9 1B, No. 12 Tampa Bay Rays organization
Dakota Hudson – No. 4 St. Louis Cardinals organization
Reid Humphreys – No. 14 Colorado Rockies organization
Jacob Robson – No. 16 Detroit Tigers organization
Konnor Pilkington - No. 18 Chicago White Sox organization
Diamond Dawg Pitchers Playing In MLB
| NAME | ORGANIZATION | TEAM |
| Jonathan Holder (2010-13) | New York (AL) | Yankees |
| Dakota Hudson (2014-16) | St. Louis | Cardinals |
| Jacob Lindgren (2012-14)* | Atlanta | Braves |
Diamond Dawg Hitters Playing In MLB
| NAME | ORGANIZATION | TEAM |
| Adam Frazier (2011-13) | Pittsburgh | Pirates |
| Mitch Moreland (2005-07) | Boston | Red Sox |
| Hunter Renfroe (2011-13) | San Diego | Padres |
Diamond Dawg Coaches In Pro Baseball
| NAME | ORGANIZATION | TEAM | LEVEL |
| Travis Chapman (1997-00) | New York (AL) | Scranton | AAA |
| Buck Showalter (1977) | Baltimore | Orioles | MLB |
| Chris Maloney (1982-83) | Atlanta | Mississippi Braves | AA |
| Chris Young (2000-02) | Philadelphia | Phillies | MLB |
The Road To the Show (Hitters)
| NAME | ORGANIZATION | TEAM | LEVEL |
| Gavin Collins (2014-16) | Cleveland | Lynchburg | Class A |
| Ryan Gridley (2015-2017) |
Oakland | Beloit | Class A |
| Jack Kruger (2016) | Los Angeles (AL) | Mobile | AA |
| Nathaniel Lowe (2016) | Tampa Bay | Montgomery | AA |
| Rafael Palmeiro (1983-85) | Cleburne | Railroaders | Indy |
| Jacob Robson (2013-16) |
Detroit | Toledo | AAA |
| Brent Rooker (2014-2017) |
Minnesota | Chattanooga | AA |
| Hunter Stovall (2016-18) | Colorado | Grand Junction | Rookie |
The Road To the Show (Pitchers)
| NAME | ORGANIZATION | TEAM | LEVEL |
| Jacob Billingsley (2014-18) | Houston | Tri-City | A |
| Ben Bracewell (2010-14) | Oakland | Midland | AA |
| Daniel Brown (2015-16) |
Milwaukee | Carolina | Class A |
| JP France (2018) | Houston | Tri-City | A |
| Kendall Graveman (2010-13) | Oakland | Nashville | AAA |
| Zac Houston (2014-16) | Detroit | Toledo | AAA |
| Reid Humphreys (2014-16) | Colorado | Lancaster | Class A |
| Zach Neff (2018) | Minnesota | Elizabethton | Rookie |
| Konnor Pilkington (2016-18) | Chicago (AL) | Great Falls | Rookie |
| Austin Sexton (2014-16) | St. Louis | Palm Beach | A |
| Chris Stratton (2010-12) | San Francisco | Sacramento | AAA |
| Brandon Woodruff (2012-14) | Milwaukee | Colorado Springs | AAA |
*- on 60-day DL, MLB 40-man roster
Other Diamond Dawgs In Pro Baseball
- Jeff Brantley – Cincinnati Reds Broadcaster
- Will Clark – San Francisco Giants Special Assistant
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