Since his recall to MLB on July 25, Adam Frazier has 13 hits in 11 games, eight for extra bases (Photo via Pittsburgh Pirates)
#STATEtoTheShow Update - August 7
August 07, 2018 | Baseball
STARKVILLE, Miss. – For the second-straight week, a former Diamond Dawg won Southern League Player of the Week honors and was also named to the MLB Pipeline Team of the Week on Monday.
After batting .435 with a 1.393 OPS, and collecting two home runs, three doubles and six RBIs over seven games for the Double-A Montgomery Biscuits (Tampa Bay Rays affiliate), Nate Lowe followed the example Brent Rooker set the week before with the Chattanooga Lookouts (Minnesota Twins).
Through 50 games in Double-A, Lowe boasts a .342 average while amassing 13 homers and 42 RBIs.
Jack Kruger could be the next to challenge for those awards, while riding a 10-game hitting streak for the Mobile BayBears (Los Angeles Angels) and batting .381 with nine RBIs in that span. In 37 games at that level, Kruger is hitting at a .318 clip to go along with 24 RBIs.
In MLB, Dakota Hudson settled in on the big stage immediately after making his big-league debut over a week ago. The former MSU ace has already won two games out of the St. Louis Cardinals bullpen, while throwing 6.0 scoreless innings over four appearances. On Saturday, Hudson threw 3.0 perfect innings on the road against Pittsburgh to earn his second win.
In that appearance, Hudson faced off against fellow former Diamond Dawg Adam Frazier. Hudson won the battle against Frazier, which not many MLB pitchers have been able to say recently. Now 11 games into his recall from Triple-A, Frazier is batting .406 with 13 hits, seven doubles, one home run and seven RBIs.
Frazier and Hudson are two of five former MSU players currently on active MLB rosters.
In Triple-A for the Toledo Mud Hens (Detroit Tigers), Zac Houston extended his scoreless streak to nine games (11.0 innings pitched) this week. In his last 21 outings, Houston has allowed just two earned runs, as he boasts a 1.42 ERA and five saves this season with Toledo.
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. 15 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 .435 with a 1.393 OPS, and collecting two home runs, three doubles and six RBIs over seven games for the Double-A Montgomery Biscuits (Tampa Bay Rays affiliate), Nate Lowe followed the example Brent Rooker set the week before with the Chattanooga Lookouts (Minnesota Twins).
Through 50 games in Double-A, Lowe boasts a .342 average while amassing 13 homers and 42 RBIs.
Jack Kruger could be the next to challenge for those awards, while riding a 10-game hitting streak for the Mobile BayBears (Los Angeles Angels) and batting .381 with nine RBIs in that span. In 37 games at that level, Kruger is hitting at a .318 clip to go along with 24 RBIs.
In MLB, Dakota Hudson settled in on the big stage immediately after making his big-league debut over a week ago. The former MSU ace has already won two games out of the St. Louis Cardinals bullpen, while throwing 6.0 scoreless innings over four appearances. On Saturday, Hudson threw 3.0 perfect innings on the road against Pittsburgh to earn his second win.
In that appearance, Hudson faced off against fellow former Diamond Dawg Adam Frazier. Hudson won the battle against Frazier, which not many MLB pitchers have been able to say recently. Now 11 games into his recall from Triple-A, Frazier is batting .406 with 13 hits, seven doubles, one home run and seven RBIs.
Frazier and Hudson are two of five former MSU players currently on active MLB rosters.
In Triple-A for the Toledo Mud Hens (Detroit Tigers), Zac Houston extended his scoreless streak to nine games (11.0 innings pitched) this week. In his last 21 outings, Houston has allowed just two earned runs, as he boasts a 1.42 ERA and five saves this season with Toledo.
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. 15 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 |
| Evan Mitchell (2011-13) | Cincinnati | Louisville | AAA |
| 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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