Baseball

Aztecs Well Represented in Pro and Summer Leagues

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July 19, 2018

The San Diego State baseball team has had 16 alumni in Major and Minor League Baseball this summer, while 14 returners from the 2018 roster have also been in action with their respective summer leagues. Three former Aztecs in professional baseball were named to minor league All-Star teams, while the Aztecs were very well represented in the Alaska Baseball League All-Star game with four representatives.

San Diego State baseball posted a 39-21 record in 2018, winning its fifth Mountain West Championship in the last six years.

Current MLB/MiLB players
Stephen Strasburg - Washington Nationals (MLB)
In the middle of his ninth MLB season... Owns a 6-6 record with a 3.46 earned run average... Currently on the 10-day disabled list and last pitched on June 8... Currently rehabbing with the Potomac Nationals.

Greg Allen - Cleveland Indians (MLB)
Hitting .209 with a home run and five RBIs in 45 games played during his rookie season... Has played all three outfield spots this season... Hit a walk-off home run against the Houston Astros on May 27.

Addison Reed - Minnesota Twins (MLB)
Currently in his eighth MLB season... Owns a 4.83 earned run average in 41 relief appearances this season with 37 strikeouts and 13 walks.

Bubba Derby - Colorado Springs Sky Sox (AAA - Milwaukee Brewers)
Owns a 4-4 record with a 4.52 earned run average in 15 starts and five relief appearances... Has struck out 77 batters in 87.2 innings.

Seby Zavala - Charlotte Knights (AAA - Chicago White Sox)
Has split time between AA Birmingham and AAA Charlotte in 2018... Called up to AAA after hitting .271 with 11 home runs and 31 RBIs in 56 games... Hitting .227 with six RBIs in 17 games in AAA... Currently on seven-day disabled list... Named a Southern League All-Star.

Quintin Berry - Colorado Springs Sky Sox (AAA - Milwaukee Brewers)
Has played 27 games in AAA and one at AA this season... Has stolen five bases while only being caught once... Has three doubles and two home runs in 27 AAA games this season... Has also driven in eight runs and scored eight runs.

Ty France - San Antonio Missions (AA - San Diego Padres)
Currently third on the San Antonio Missions with 14 home runs... Team leader with 65 RBIs... Third on the team with 19 doubles... Hitting .260 with a .352 on base percentage in 91 games... Named a Texas League All-Star.

Alan Trejo - Lancaster Jethawks (A+ - Colorado Rockies)
Hitting .272 with seven home runs and 50 RBIs in 77 games this season... 50 RBIs are good for second most on Lancaster... Named a California League All-Star.

Chase Calabuig - Stockton Ports (A+ - Oakland Athletics)
Was called up to High-A Stockton after hitting .406 in his first 16 professional games with the AZL Athletics... Currently hitting .385 with seven doubles and six RBIs over his first 10 games with Stockton... Has struck out just eight times while walking nine times in 82 plate appearances... Has seen action in all three outfield spots this summer... .564 slugging percentage is good for the best on Stockton with a minimum of 10 plate appearances.

Jordan Verdon - Lakeland Tigers (A+ - Detroit Tigers)
Called up to High-A Lakeland after 14 games with the GCL Tigers... Hit .381 with a home run, five doubles, two triples and 16 RBIs with the GCL Tigers... Walked nine times while striking out just five times in 62 plate appearances in the GCL... 16 RBIs are second most among GCL Tigers players this season... Has seen action at first base and in the outfield this summer.

David Hensley - Quad City River Bandits (A - Houston Astros)
Hitting .210 with a home run and eight RBIs in 23 games this season... Has seen action at second base, third base and shortstop... Also has five doubles and a triple this season.

C.J. Saylor - Peoria Chiefs (A - St. Louis Cardinals)
Has made 22 pitching appearances this season, all in relief... Has a 4.97 earned run average over 29 innings pitched... Has struck out 43 batters for a 13.3 strikeouts per nine innings ratio... Has one save on the season and has finished seven games for Peoria this year.

Marcus Reyes - Vancouver Canadians (A- - Toronto Blue Jays)
Owns a 0.51 earned run average in 10 pitching appearances this season, all in relief... Has allowed just one walk in 17.2 innings pitched this year... Has recorded one save and finished four games this season... Owns a 15.00 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a 1.08 WHIP.

Brett Seeburger - State College Spikes (A- - St. Louis Cardinals)
Has seen limited action with State College this year with two pitching appearances and 1.2 innings pitched.

Garrett Hill GCL Tigers (Rk - Detroit Tigers)
Has made four starts and one relief appearance in his first season of pro ball... Owns a 2-2 record with a 2.29 earned run average... Has struck out 25 batters and walked seven in 19.2 innings pitched... 25 strikeouts leads the GCL Tigers and his 19.2 innings pitched are second most on the team.

Dean Nevarez AZL Mariners (Rk - Seattle Mariners)
Hitting .286 with a home run and nine RBIs through his first 18 games of pro ball... Fifth on the AZL Mariners with a .382 on base percentage... Second on the team with nine RBIs and nine walks.

Returning 2018 Aztecs in Summer Ball
Alaska Summer League
Tre Brown - Peninsula Oilers
Named an Alaska Baseball League All-Star... Has a 2-1 record over 12 relief appearances... Has 18 strikeouts in 22 innings pitched... Has recorded eight scoreless appearances this summer.

Christian Winston - Peninsula Oilers
Owns a 3.32 earned run average over 21.2 innings, split between five starts and one relief appearance... Has 16 strikeouts on the summer.

Chad Bible - Peninsula Oilers
Named an Alaska Baseball League All-Star and participated in the home run derby... Hitting .275 with two home runs and eight RBIs in 11 games... Has struck out just four times in 40 plate appearances... Has recorded a hit in nine out of 11 games this summer.

Adrian Mardueno - Anchorage Bucs
Named an Alaska Baseball League All-Star... Has not allowed an earned run in 11 appearances and 15.2 innings pitched this summer... Has recorded six saves as the Bucs closer... Has struck out 20 batters while walking just four this season... Pitched two innings of a combined 11-inning no-hitter with fellow Aztec Casey O'Sullivan against the Chugiak Chinooks on July 10... Owns a .113 opponent batting average and a 0.64 WHIP this summer... His 15.2 scoreless innings leads the ABL this season... Second in the league with six saves.

Casey O'Sullivan - Anchorage Bucs
Named an Alaska Baseball League All-Star... Owns a 2-1 record and 2.85 earned run average... Threw nine innings of a combined 11-inning no-hitter with fellow Aztec Adrian Mardueno against the Chugiak Chinooks on July 10... Struck out nine batters in that outing... Struck out 10 in a 13-2 win over the Peninsula Oilers on June 30... Owns a .133 opponent batting average and 0.92 WHIP.

California Collegiate League
Clark Eder - San Luis Obispo Blues

Has a 1.23 earned run average in 14.2 innings pitched this summer with 16 strikeouts... Posted a span of 10 consecutive innings without allowing an earned run from June 10 - July 7.

Coastal Plain League
Jacob Maekawa - Holy Springs Salamanders
Hitting .256 with four RBIs and six runs scored in 14 games... Has three multi-hit performances on the year... Owns a .389 on base percentage.

Ryan Orr - Holy Springs Salamanders
Hitting .265 with six RBIs and four runs scored in 14 games... Has a double and triple this summer.

Northwoods League
Sean Ross - St. Cloud Rox
Hitting .317 with a home run and seven RBIs... .317 average is good for third best on the team... Has three doubles and a triple on the summer... Also posted a scoreless 1.2 inning pitching performance against Bismark on June 12.

Matt Rudick - Willmar Stingers
Hitting .333 with two home runs and 13 RBIs in 28 games... .333 average is good for second best on the team... Recorded an RBI in four consecutive games from July 7 - July 11... Owns a .417 on base percentage.

Noah Fluman - Willmar Stingers
Owns a 5.49 earned run average in 19.2 innings pitched... Has made eight appearances including one start... Posted back-to-back scoreless appearances on July 10 and 13.

Julian Escobedo - Duluth Huskies
Hitting .222 with a home run and 14 RBIs in 35 games... Also has three doubles and two triples... Has stolen six bases while being caught only twice.

Southern California Collegiate Baseball League
Travis Weston - Palm Springs POWER
Owns a 1-0 record with a 6.17 earned run average in seven pitching appearances... Has struck out 17 batters in 11.2 innings pitched.

Spencer Weston - Palm Springs POWER
Hitting .289 in 28 games this summer... Has six doubles and driven in 13 runs... Owns a .423 on base percentage... Currently rides a five-game hitting streak.