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

Batters

36 Jake Cave: OF, AAA, St. Paul, Twins; 54 games, .262 batting average (54 for 206), 41 R, 6 HR, 36 RBI, .812 OPS (on-base percentage plus slugging percentage).

2 P.J. Higgins: C, MLB, Chicago, Cubs; 17 G, .295 (13 for 44), 6 R, 2 HR, 9 RBI, .903 OPS. Promoted May 22 after batting .417 (30 for 72) with AAA Iowa, with 1 HR and 17 RBI.

7 Cullen Large: 3B, AAA, Buffalo, Blue Jays; 49 G, .263 (46 for 170), 19 R, 3 HR, 24 RBI, .725 OPS.

22 Andre Lipcius: 3B, AA, Erie, Tigers; 56 G, .250 (44 for 176), 30 R, 5 HR, 24 RBI, .816 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 10-day injured list with a back injury and hasn’t been in a game since mid-May.

25 Vinnie Pasquantino: 1B, AAA, Omaha, Royals; 60 G, .278 (60 for 216), 45 R, 17 HR, 58 RBI, .973 OPS.

10 Chad Pinder: OF/2B/3B, MLB, Oakland, Athletics; 46 G, .248 (40 for 161), 15 R, 5 HR, 16 RBI, .676 OPS.

26 Chase Pinder: CF, AA, Springfield, Cardinals; 19 G, .294 (20 for 68), 12 R, 3 HR, 11 RBI, .868 OPS. On the 7-day injured list.

3 Chris Taylor: OF/SS/2B, MLB, Los Angeles, Dodgers; 58 G, .254 (50 for 197), 25 R, 6 HR, 25 RBI, .790 OPS.

8 Justin Upton: OF, MLB, Seattle, Mariners; debut was Friday night. With AAA Tacoma, 12 G, .200 (9 for 45), 8 R, 2 HR, 6 RBI, .666 OPS.

2 Bryce Windham: C, AA, Tennessee, Cubs; 36 G, .204 (23 for 113), 14 R, 2 HR, 16 RBI, .598 OPS.

Pitchers

— Eddie Butler: Independent, Southern Maryland Blue Crabs, 10 G (10 starts), 4-1, 4.82 ERA, 56 IP, 68 H, 11 BB, 40 K.

45 Jharel Cotton: MLB, Minnesota, Twins; called up June 8 for the second time this season. 2-1, 2.03 ERA, 13 1/3 IP, 9 H, 8 BB, 13 K. With AAA St. Paul, 10 G (0 starts), 3-1, 3.09 ERA, 11 2/3 IP, 10 H, 5 BB, 18 K.

41 Daniel Hudson: MLB, Los Angeles, Dodgers; 21 G (0 starts), 2-3, 2.53 ERA, 21 1/3 IP, 15 H, 4 BB, 28 K.

30 Connor Jones: AA, Arkansas, Mariners; 11 G (11 starts), 4-3, 3.19 ERA, 59 1/3 IP, 45 H, 31 BB, 55 K.

52 Daniel Lynch: MLB, Kansas City, Royals; 11 G (11 starts), 2-6, 5.50 ERA, 54 IP, 61 H, 23 BB, 50 K.

16 Connor Overton: MLB, Cincinnati, Reds; 4 G (4 start), 1-0, 1.82 ERA, 24 2/3 IP, 15 H, 7 BB, 10 K. Earlier, with AAA Louisville, 4 G (2 starts), 2-1, 2.84 ERA, 19 IP, 16 H, 2 BB, 22 K. On the 60-day injured list with a back problem.

64 Sean Poppen: MLB, Arizona, Diamondbacks; 19 G (0 starts), 1-1, 2.79 ERA, 19 1/3 IP, 17 H, 9 BB, 13 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; 11 G (11 starts), 2-5, 7.74 ERA, 45 1/3 IP, 54 H, 13 BB, 49 K.

30 Tyler Webb: Independent, Long Island Ducks, 19 G (0 starts), 1-2, 3.10 ERA, 20 IP, 20 H, 6 BB, 25 K.

48 Ryan Yarbrough: AAA, Durham, Rays; 3 G (3 starts), 0-1, 6.75 ERA, 8 IP, 9 H, 7 BB, 7 K. Demoted June 7 from MLB, Tampa Bay, Rays; 6 G (5 starts), 0-2, 4.00 ERA, 27 IP, 26 H, 8 BB, 20 K.

Where they’re from

Batters

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;

Sean Poppen: Chesapeake (Cape Henry), Harvard;

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

Garrett Stallings: Chesapeake (Grassfield).

Ryan Yarbrough: ODU.