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See how your favorite baseball players with Hampton Roads connections are faring in the majors and minors

sonny dearth, the virginian-pilot
·5 min read

This week’s highlights

Chase Pinder boosted his Double-A average well over .300 and lifted his OPS 127 points to .996 with six hits, including a home run, and six RBIs.

Bryce Windham lifted his Double-A OPS 71 points.

The Minnesota Twins’ Jharel Cotton dropped his ERA from 3.66 to 2.73 with 6 2/3 excellent innings.

After struggling as a starter in Double-A, Bowie’s Garrett Stallings struck out 17 and walked none in his first 10 innings out of the bullpen.

The numbers

(listed with jersey number, name: position, level, team, organization)

BATTERS

18 Kyle Battle: OF, A, Tampa, Yankees; 24 games, .197 batting average (15 for 76), 8 R, 1 HR, 7 RBI, .624 OPS (on-base percentage plus slugging percentage).

18 Justice Bigbie: 1B, A, Lakeland, Tigers: 56 G, .247 (49 for 198), 25 R, 1 HR, 20 RBI, .659 OPS.

36 Jake Cave: OF, AAA, St. Paul, Twins; 69 G, .277 (73 for 264), 52 R, 11 HR, 46 RBI, .878 OPS.

2 P.J. Higgins: C/1B/3B, MLB, Chicago, Cubs; 28 G, .286 (20 for 70), 9 R, 3 HR, 12 RBI, .859 OPS.

7 Cullen Large: 3B, AAA, Buffalo, Blue Jays; 67 G, .249 (58 for 233), 25 R, 3 HR, 30 RBI, .660 OPS.

22 Andre Lipcius: 3B, AA, Erie, Tigers; 72 G, .288 (70 for 243), 47 R, 8 HR, 37 RBI, .884 OPS.

8 Brandon Lowe: 2B/DH/OF, MLB, Tampa Bay, Rays; 32 G, .212 (25 for 118), 20 R, 5 HR, 12 RBI, .708 OPS. On the 60-day injured list with a back injury and hasn’t been in an MLB game since mid-May. ... In his first at-bat while rehabbing with Durham, he was struck in the back of the helmet Thursday and removed from the game.

9 Vinnie Pasquantino: 1B, MLB, Kansas City, Royals; 10 G, .147 (5 for 34), 2 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, .574 OPS. With AAA Omaha, 69 G, .280 (70 for 250), 51 R, 18 HR, 67 RBI, .948 OPS.

10 Chad Pinder: OF/2B/3B, MLB, Oakland, Athletics; 57 G, .234 (46 for 197), 16 R, 5 HR, 17 RBI, .623 OPS.

26 Chase Pinder: CF, AA, Springfield, Cardinals; 25 G, .318 (27 for 85), 12 R, 3 HR, 14 RBI, .996 OPS.

3 Chris Taylor: OF/SS/2B, MLB, Los Angeles, Dodgers; 74 G, .238 (60 for 252), 32 R, 6 HR, 27 RBI, .728 OPS. Broke his foot by fouling a ball off it last weekend and is on the 10-day injured list.

8 Justin Upton: OF, MLB, Seattle, Mariners; 14 G, .122 (5 for 41), 1 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI, .454 OPS.

2 Bryce Windham: C, AA, Tennessee, Cubs; 46 G, .199 (28 for 141), 21 R, 3 HR, 20 RBI, .630 OPS.

PITCHERS

— Eddie Butler: Independent, Southern Maryland Blue Crabs, 14 G (14 starts), 6-2, 4.76 ERA, 81 1/3 IP, 95 H, 17 BB, 50 K.

45 Jharel Cotton: MLB, Minnesota, Twins; 19 G (0 starts), 2-2, 2.73 ERA, 26 1/3 IP, 19 H, 13 BB, 24 K.

41 Daniel Hudson: MLB, Los Angeles, Dodgers; 25 G (0 starts), 2-3, 2.22 ERA, 24 1/3 IP, 17 H, 5 BB, 30 K. Out for the rest of the season because of an ACL injury.

30 Connor Jones: AA, Arkansas, Mariners; 15 G (15 starts), 4-7, 5.81 ERA, 69 2/3 IP, 63 H, 46 BB, 60 K.

52 Daniel Lynch: MLB, Kansas City, Royals; 13 G (13 starts), 3-7, 4.95 ERA, 63 2/3 IP, 68 H, 30 BB, 65 K. On the 15-day injured list with a blister on his left index finger.

16 Connor Overton: MLB, Cincinnati, Reds; 4 G (4 starts), 1-0, 1.82 ERA, 24 2/3 IP, 15 H, 7 BB, 10 K. On the 60-day injured list with a back problem.

22 Hunter Perdue: High A, Beloit, Marlins; 5 G (4 starts), 1-2, 6.20 ERA, 20 1/3 IP, 17 H, 12 BB, 16 K. On the seven-day injured list.

64 Sean Poppen: MLB, Arizona, Diamondbacks; 26 G (0 starts), 1-2, 3.91 ERA, 25 1/3 IP, 24 H, 11 BB, 19 K.

36 Colin Selby: AA, Altoona, Pirates; 12 G (0 starts), 0-2, 1.26 ERA, 14 1/3 IP, 7 H, 8 BB, 17 K. On the 60-day injured list.

41 Garrett Stallings: AA, Bowie, Orioles; 15 G (13 starts), 2-7, 8.55 ERA, 60 IP, 81 H, 15 BB, 72 K.

35 Justin Verlander: MLB, Houston, Astros: 16 G (16 starts), 11-3, 2.00 ERA, 103 1/3 IP, 71 H, 19 BB, 98 K.

30 Tyler Webb: Independent, Long Island Ducks, 28 G (0 starts), 2-2, 2.25 ERA, 28 IP, 23 H, 7 BB, 39 K.

48 Ryan Yarbrough: AAA, Durham, Rays; 6 G (6 starts), 2-2, 4.91 ERA, 25 2/3 IP, 32 H, 12 BB, 23 K.

Where they’re from

BATTERS

Kyle Battle: Glen Allen High, Old Dominion;

Justice Bigbie: Chesapeake (Grassfield High), Western Carolina;

Jake Cave: Hampton (Kecoughtan High and Hampton Christian Academy), Peninsula Pilots;

PJ Higgins: Old Dominion;

Cullen Large: James River High, William & Mary;

Andre Lipcius: Lafayette High, Tennessee;

Brandon Lowe: Suffolk (Nansemond River High), Maryland (Newport News native);

Vinnie Pasquantino: Old Dominion;

Chad Pinder: Poquoson, Va. Tech, Pilots;

Chase Pinder: Poquoson High, Clemson;

Chris Taylor: Virginia Beach (Cox), U.Va.;

Justin Upton: Chesapeake (Great Bridge);

Bryce Windham: Old Dominion (Norfolk native).

PITCHERS

Eddie Butler: Chesapeake (Greenbrier Christian), Radford;

Jharel Cotton: Newport News (Menchville);

Daniel Hudson: Va. Beach (Princess Anne), ODU;

Connor Jones: Chesapeake (Great Bridge), U.Va.;

Daniel Lynch: Hampton native, Douglas Freeman High, U.Va.;

Connor Overton: ODU;

Hunter Perdue: Chesapeake (Grassfield), Florida State.

Sean Poppen: Chesapeake (Cape Henry), Harvard;

Colin Selby: Chesapeake (Western Branch), Randolph-Macon;

Garrett Stallings: Chesapeake (Grassfield).

Justin Verlander: ODU.

Tyler Webb: Northampton High; University of South Carolina.

Ryan Yarbrough: ODU.