More than two dozen players with area connections are competing in pro baseball. Here’s a look at their statistics about four months into the season.
The numbers
(listed with jersey number, name: position, level, team, organization)
BATTERS
11 Justice Bigbie: LF, AAA, Toledo, Tigers; 93 games, .254 (83 for 327), 42 R, 3 HR, 34 RBI, .705 OPS.
11 Jake Cave: OF, MLB, Colorado, Rockies; 88 games, .251 (54 for 215), 30 R, 4 HR, 24 RBI, .670 OPS.
22 Matt Coutney: 1B, AA, Rocket City, Angels; 2 games, .286 (2 for 7), 2 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, .730 OPS; promoted July 29 from High-A, Tri-City, where he had stats of 91 games, .270 (91 for 337), 57 R, 8 HR, 42 RBI, .771 OPS.
29 Joe Delossantos: OF, A, Tampa, Yankees: 1 game, .000 (0 for 1), 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, .500 OPS.
29 Hunter Fitz-Gerald: 3B, High-A, Everett, Mariners; 51 games, .283 (53 for 187), 20 R, 5 HR, 26 RBI, .793 OPS.
9 Andy Garriola: LF, A, Myrtle Beach, Cubs; 87 games, .243 (78 for 321), 46 R, 17 HR, 70 RBI, .790 OPS.
16 P.J. Higgins: C, AAA, Louisville, Reds; 93 games, .252 (89 for 353), 38 R, 8 HR, 46 RBI, .702 OPS.
27 Andre Lipcius: 2B, AAA, Oklahoma City, Dodgers; 98 games, .287 (116 for 401), 67 R, 19 HR, 66 RBI, .850 OPS.
8 Brandon Lowe: 2B/OF, MLB, Tampa Bay, Rays; 60 games, .261 (52 for 199), 31 R, 12 HR, 35 RBI, .871 OPS.
30 Nathaniel Lowe: 1B, MLB, Texas, Rangers; 88 games, .270 (82 for 304), 39 R, 9 HR, 45 RBI, .764 OPS.
9 Vinnie Pasquantino: 1B, MLB, Kansas City, Royals; 106 games, .264 (103 for 390), 48 R, 14 HR, 76 RBI, .764 OPS.
49 Chase Pinder: CF, AAA, Sacramento, Giants; 20 games, .250 (16 for 64), 8 R, 1 HR, 5 RBI, .744 OPS. On the 60-day injured list.
3 Chris Taylor: IF, MLB, Los Angeles, Dodgers; 64 games, .167 (27 for 162), 17 R, 3 HR, 15 RBI, .542 OPS.
6 Bryce Windham: C, AAA, Iowa, Cubs; 68 games, .260 (59 for 227), 25 R, 2 HR, 20 RBI, .716 OPS.
14 Ben Williamson: 3B, AA, Arkansas, Mariners; 59 games, .252 (56 for 222), 27 R, 2 HR, 22 RBI, .678 OPS; promoted May 15 from High-A Everett, where he had stats of 29 games, .315 (35 for 111), 16 R, 1 HR, 21 RBI, .867 OPS.
28 Alsander Womack: 2B, AA, Birmingham, White Sox; 43 games, .220 (28 for 127), 20 R, 1 HR, 12 RBI, .555 OPS.
32 Jared Young: 1B, AAA, Memphis, Cardinals; 74 games, .285 (67 for 235), 46 R, 11 HR, 35 RBI, .917 OPS.
PITCHERS
38 Sam Armstrong: AA, Tennessee, Cubs; 2 G (1 start), 0-1, 6.75 ERA, 8 IP, 9 H, 4 BB, 7 K. Promoted July 19 from High-A South Bend, where his stats were 17 G (11 starts), 3-4, 3.00 ERA, 66 IP, 54 H, 22 BB, 66 K.
29 Noah Dean: High-A, Greenville, Red Sox; 1 G (0 starts), 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 4 IP, 1 H, 2 BB, 7 K. Promoted July 23 from Class-A Salem, where his stats were 15 G (13 starts), 2-3, 3.96 ERA, 61 1/3 IP, 28 H, 31 BB, 86 K.
24 Blake Dickerson: Rookie, Florida Complex League, Tigers; 10 G (5 starts), 0-0, 3.33 ERA, 24 1/3 IP, 15 H, 16 BB, 20 K. On the 7-day injured list.
37 Graham Firoved: High-A, Aberdeen, Orioles; 29 G (0 starts), 1-7, 5.59 ERA, 37 IP, 32 H, 31 BB, 40 K.
31 Trey Gibson: High-A, Aberdeen, Orioles; 3 G (3 starts), 1-1, 2.92 ERA, 12 1/3 IP, 12 H, 6 BB, 9 K.
Promoted July 9 from Class-A Delmarva, where his stats were 16 G (9 starts), 1-5, 3.40 ERA, 55 2/3 IP, 41 H, 24 BB, 81 K.
32 Hunter Gregory: AA, New Hampshire, Blue Jays; 32 G (0 starts), 4-3, 5.17 ERA, 55 2/3 IP, 52 H, 27 BB, 67 K.
38 Josh Grosz: A, Tampa, Yankees: 15 G (14 starts), 3-5, 4.19 ERA, 73 IP, 69 H, 27 BB, 93 K. At High-A and AA, combined 0-2 in 2 starts, 7 1/3 IP, 12 H, 9 BB, 6 K.
40 Daniel Hudson: MLB, Los Angeles, Dodgers; 44 G (0 starts), 6-1, 1.88 ERA, 43 IP, 28 H, 10 BB, 47 K.
41 Daniel Lynch IV: AAA, Omaha, Royals; 18 G (18 starts), 7-0, 3.36 ERA, 101 2/3 IP, 98 H, 28 BB, 81 K. With MLB Kansas City, 5 G (3 starts), 0-0, 6.35 ERA, 22 2/3 IP, 20 H, 8 BB, 15 K.
56 Alex Mauricio: AAA, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, Yankees; 23 G (0 starts), 2-0, 1.13 ERA, 32 IP, 21 H, 18 BB, 37 K. Also pitched 1 scoreless, hitless inning for AA Somerset in April.
71 Connor Overton: AAA, Louisville, Reds; On rehab assignment in Rookie league, 6 G (4 starts), 1-1, 3.86 ERA, 7 IP, 4 H, 2 BB, 7 K. Then in rehab assignment with High-A Dayton, 2 games (1 start), 0-0, 7.20 ERA, 5 IP, 4 H, 0 BB, 8 K.
60 Colin Selby: AAA, Norfolk, Orioles; combining AAA stats with Omaha (Royals) and Indianapolis (Pirates), 25 G (0 starts), 2-2, 5.47 ERA, 26 1/3 IP, 22 H, 13 BB, 34 K. With Norfolk, 5 G, 0-0, 6.23 ERA, 4 1/3 IP, 5 H, 2 BB, 6 K.
51 Garrett Stallings: AAA, Nashville, Brewers; 10 G (5 starts), 1-1, 5.79 ERA, 37 1/3 IP, 43 H, 18 BB, 30 K. Traded by Baltimore to Milwaukee on May 25. With AAA Norfolk, 11 G (4 starts), 0-1, 5.67 ERA, 27 IP, 31 H, 13 BB, 25 K.
35 Justin Verlander: MLB, Houston, Astros; 10 G (10 starts), 3-2, 3.95 ERA, 57 IP, 52 H, 17 BB, 51 K. On the 15-day injured list.
45 Cory Wall: High-A, Rome, Braves; 19 G (8 starts), 2-3, 3.02 ERA, 56 2/3 IP, 51 H, 15 BB, 56 K. Promoted from Class-A Augusta on May 27. With Augusta, 1 G (0 starts), 0-0, 3.00 ERA, 3 IP, 4 H, 2 BB, 4 K.
56 Ryan Yarbrough: MLB, Toronto, Blue Jays; has not appeared in a game. Traded July 31 from Los Angeles Dodgers, where his stats were 24 G (0 starts), 3-2, 3.27 ERA, 55 IP, 38 H, 18 BB, 27 K.
Where they’re from
BATTERS
Justice Bigbie: Chesapeake (Grassfield High), Western Carolina.
Jake Cave: Hampton (Kecoughtan High and Hampton Christian Academy), Peninsula Pilots.
Matt Coutney: Old Dominion.
Joe Delossantos: William & Mary.
Hunter Fitz-Gerald: Old Dominion.
Andy Garriola: Old Dominion.
P.J. Higgins: Old Dominion.
Andre Lipcius: Lafayette High, Tennessee.
Brandon Lowe: Suffolk (Nansemond River High), Maryland (Newport News native).
Nathaniel Lowe: Born in Norfolk.
Vinnie Pasquantino: James River High, Old Dominion.
Chase Pinder: Poquoson High, Clemson.
Chris Taylor: Virginia Beach (Cox), U.Va.
Ben Williamson: William & Mary.
Bryce Windham: Old Dominion.
Alsander Womack: Norfolk State.
Jared Young: Old Dominion.
PITCHERS
Sam Armstrong: Old Dominion.
Noah Dean: Old Dominion.
Blake Dickerson: Virginia Beach (Ocean Lakes).
Graham Firoved: Virginia Beach (First Colonial), Radford, Virginia Tech.
Trey Gibson: Grafton High, Liberty University.
Hunter Gregory: Chesapeake (Hickory), Old Dominion.
Josh Grosz: Virginia Beach (Cox), East Carolina.
Daniel Hudson: Virginia Beach (Princess Anne), Old Dominion.
Daniel Lynch: Hampton native, Douglas Freeman High, UVA.
Alex Mauricio: Norfolk State.
Connor Overton: Old Dominion.
Colin Selby: Chesapeake (Western Branch), Randolph-Macon.
Garrett Stallings: Chesapeake (Grassfield).
Justin Verlander: Old Dominion.
Cory Wall: William & Mary.
Ryan Yarbrough: Old Dominion.
