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Currentl at 40y, there are 16 former Georgia Bulldogs playing minor league baseball with four at the Double-A level, three in Advanced-A, one in Single-A and eight in Short Season-A or Rookie League. Here is a look at how the Bulldogs are performing on the field in 2015.
[su_spacer size=”40″] Hunter Cole (Double-A/Eastern League/San Francisco): Outfielder for the Richmond (Va.) Flying Squirrels after moving up two levels this year…Currently batting .272 with five doubles, two triples, one home run and six RBI in 22 games following latest promotion…Began year with Augusta (Ga.) in the Class A South Atlantic League where he batted .275-0-5 in 10 games, then promoted to San Jose in the Advanced-A California League and hit .313-6-37 in 54 games and moved up to Double-A…Overall in 2015, batting a combined .299-7-48 in 86 games. UGA Years: 2012-14
[su_spacer size=”40″] Zach Cone (Double-A/Texas League/Texas): Outfielder for the Frisco (Texas) RoughRiders following latest promotion…Currently batting .143 (5-for-35) with four RBI in 10 games…Began season with Class A-Advanced High Desert Mavericks and hit .286 with 16 doubles, two triples, 15 home runs and 51 RBI in 73 games…Overall in 2015, batting a combined .270-15-55 in 83 games. UGA Years: 2009-11
[su_spacer size=”40″] Kyle Farmer (Double-A/Texas League/L.A. Dodgers): Catcher for the Tulsa (Okla.) Drillers…Currently batting .296-1-18 with 13 doubles in 33 games following promotion…Began the season with the Rancho Cucamonga (Calif.) Quakes in the Advanced-A California League where he batted .337-1-27 with 14 doubles and six triples in 44 games…Selected and played for the winning U.S. Team in the All-Star Futures Game on July 12th at Cincinnati’s Great American Ball Park…Overall in 2015, batting a combined .320-2-45 in 77 games. UGA Years: 2010-13
[su_spacer size=”40″] Levi Hyams (Double-A/Southern League/Atlanta): Infielder for the Mississippi Braves…Currently batting .274 with five doubles, one triple, one home run and six RBI in 36 games following promotion…Began the year with the Carolina Mudcats of the Advanced-A Carolina League…Appeared in 34 games and batted .221 with four doubles, one triple, two home runs and eight RBI…Overall in 2015, batting a combined .246-3-14 in 70 games. UGA Years: 2009-12
[su_spacer size=”40″] Curt Powell (Class A-Advanced/Florida State League/Detroit): Infielder for the Lakeland (Fla.) Flying Tigers…Batting .319 with seven doubles, two triples and 13 RBI in 40 games…Played 26 games this season in Double-A for the Erie (Penn.) SeaWolves of the Eastern League and batted .241-0-2 and then spent some time on the disabled list before returning to Lakeland…Overall in 2015, batting a combined .290-0-15 in 66 games. UGA Years: 2011-13
[su_spacer size=”40″] Jeff Walters (Class A-Advanced/Florida State League/N.Y. Mets): Right-handed pitcher for the St. Lucie (Fla.) Mets…Currently 1-0 with a 1.50 ERA and two saves…Tallied six innings with one walk and nine strikeouts after moving up from rehab assignment in the Gulf Coast League…Had been out since the summer of 2014 due to elbow surgery…Returned to action last month and a combined 1-0, 3.27 ERA and two saves in 12 games covering 11 innings in 2015. UGA Years: 2009-10
[su_spacer size=”40″] Nelson Ward (Class A-Advanced California League/Seattle): Infielder for the Bakersfield (Calif.) Blaze…Currently batting .249 with eight doubles, two triples, three home runs and 16 RBI in 42 games following promotion…Began the season with Clinton (Iowa) in the Class A Midwest League and batted .270-2-16 in 46 games…Overall in 2015, batting a combined .259-5-32 in 88 games. UGA Years: 2012-14
[su_spacer size=”40″] Jarrett Brown (Class A/Midwest League/Seattle): Relief pitcher for the Clinton (Iowa) LumberKings…Owns a 1-4 record with a 4.63 ERA and one Save in 28 games including three starts…Tallied 56.1 innings pitched with 29 walks and 44 strikeouts. UGA Years: 2012-14
[su_spacer size=”40″] Jared Cheek (Class A-Short Season/Northwest League/Chicago Cubs): Relief pitcher for the Eugene (Ore.) Emeralds…Appeared in six games, all in relief, and is 0-0 with a 3.86 ERA and two saves…Tallied 7.0 innings with five walks and five strikeouts. UGA Years: 2014-15
[su_spacer size=”40″] Taylor Hicks (Class A-Short Season/New York-Penn League/Detroit): Relief pitcher for the Connecticut Tigers…Made a total of six appearances with three different affiliates and is 1-0 with a 6.43 ERA in seven innings…Made debut with the GCL Tigers in Rookie Ball and earned a win with 1.2 scoreless innings of relief…Sent to the West Michigan Whitecaps in the Class A Midwest League and made one appearance before being assigned to Connecticut where he is 0-0 with a 3.60 ERA in four games covering five innings with two walks and seven strikeouts. UGA Years: 2011-12, ’14-15
[su_spacer size=”40″] Cecil Tanner (Class A-Short Season/Northwest League/San Diego): Relief pitcher for the Lake Elsinore (Calif.) Storm…Currently 0-0 with a 9.82 ERA in four appearances…Tallied 3.2 innings with seven walks and five strikeouts…Signed as a free agent with the San Diego Padres organization in June and went 0-2 with a 10.13 ERA in seven appearances for a total of eight innings with 14 strikeouts for Tri-City (Pasco, Wash.) Dust Devils of the Short-Season Class A Northwest League…Attempting a comeback after being a former 23rd round draft pick of the Oakland A’s in 2011.
[su_spacer size=”40″] Zack Bowers (Rookie/Arizona League/San Francisco Giants): Catcher for the AZL Giants…Made professional debut on June 25…Appeared in seven games and is 1-for-22 with a double and three walks. UGA Years: 2013-15
[su_spacer size=”40″] Ryan Lawlor (Rookie/Appalachian League/Atlanta): Left-handed pitcher for the Danville (Va.) Braves…Currently 0-0 with a 0.90 ERA in six starts…Tallied 20 innings with nine walks and 17 strikeouts…Teammate of former Georgia Bulldog pitcher Sean McLaughlin. UGA Years: 2014-15
[su_spacer size=”40″] Sean McLaughlin (Rookie/Appalachian League/Atlanta): Relief pitcher for the Danville (Va.) Braves…Currently 0-1 with a 4.50 ERA in eight appearances…Tallied 14 innings with five walks and 13 strikeouts…Teammate of former Georgia Bulldog pitcher Ryan Lawlor. UGA Years: 2013-15
[su_spacer size=”40″] David Sosebee (Rookie/Appalachian League/New York Yankees): Relief pitcher for the Pulaski (N.Y.) Yankees…Currently 1-1 with a 2.12 ERA in six appearances…Tallied 17 innings with four walks and 17 strikeouts. UGA Years: 2012-15
[su_spacer size=”40″] Jared Walsh (Rookie/Arizona League/Los Angeles Angels): First baseman for the AZL Angels…Currently batting .323 with three doubles, three triples, one grand slam and 15 RBI in 13 games. UGA Years: 2012-15
[su_spacer size=”40″] Hunter Cole (Double-A/Eastern League/San Francisco): Outfielder for the Richmond (Va.) Flying Squirrels after moving up two levels this year…Currently batting .272 with five doubles, two triples, one home run and six RBI in 22 games following latest promotion…Began year with Augusta (Ga.) in the Class A South Atlantic League where he batted .275-0-5 in 10 games, then promoted to San Jose in the Advanced-A California League and hit .313-6-37 in 54 games and moved up to Double-A…Overall in 2015, batting a combined .299-7-48 in 86 games. UGA Years: 2012-14
[su_spacer size=”40″] Zach Cone (Double-A/Texas League/Texas): Outfielder for the Frisco (Texas) RoughRiders following latest promotion…Currently batting .143 (5-for-35) with four RBI in 10 games…Began season with Class A-Advanced High Desert Mavericks and hit .286 with 16 doubles, two triples, 15 home runs and 51 RBI in 73 games…Overall in 2015, batting a combined .270-15-55 in 83 games. UGA Years: 2009-11
[su_spacer size=”40″] Kyle Farmer (Double-A/Texas League/L.A. Dodgers): Catcher for the Tulsa (Okla.) Drillers…Currently batting .296-1-18 with 13 doubles in 33 games following promotion…Began the season with the Rancho Cucamonga (Calif.) Quakes in the Advanced-A California League where he batted .337-1-27 with 14 doubles and six triples in 44 games…Selected and played for the winning U.S. Team in the All-Star Futures Game on July 12th at Cincinnati’s Great American Ball Park…Overall in 2015, batting a combined .320-2-45 in 77 games. UGA Years: 2010-13
[su_spacer size=”40″] Levi Hyams (Double-A/Southern League/Atlanta): Infielder for the Mississippi Braves…Currently batting .274 with five doubles, one triple, one home run and six RBI in 36 games following promotion…Began the year with the Carolina Mudcats of the Advanced-A Carolina League…Appeared in 34 games and batted .221 with four doubles, one triple, two home runs and eight RBI…Overall in 2015, batting a combined .246-3-14 in 70 games. UGA Years: 2009-12
[su_spacer size=”40″] Curt Powell (Class A-Advanced/Florida State League/Detroit): Infielder for the Lakeland (Fla.) Flying Tigers…Batting .319 with seven doubles, two triples and 13 RBI in 40 games…Played 26 games this season in Double-A for the Erie (Penn.) SeaWolves of the Eastern League and batted .241-0-2 and then spent some time on the disabled list before returning to Lakeland…Overall in 2015, batting a combined .290-0-15 in 66 games. UGA Years: 2011-13
[su_spacer size=”40″] Jeff Walters (Class A-Advanced/Florida State League/N.Y. Mets): Right-handed pitcher for the St. Lucie (Fla.) Mets…Currently 1-0 with a 1.50 ERA and two saves…Tallied six innings with one walk and nine strikeouts after moving up from rehab assignment in the Gulf Coast League…Had been out since the summer of 2014 due to elbow surgery…Returned to action last month and a combined 1-0, 3.27 ERA and two saves in 12 games covering 11 innings in 2015. UGA Years: 2009-10
[su_spacer size=”40″] Nelson Ward (Class A-Advanced California League/Seattle): Infielder for the Bakersfield (Calif.) Blaze…Currently batting .249 with eight doubles, two triples, three home runs and 16 RBI in 42 games following promotion…Began the season with Clinton (Iowa) in the Class A Midwest League and batted .270-2-16 in 46 games…Overall in 2015, batting a combined .259-5-32 in 88 games. UGA Years: 2012-14
[su_spacer size=”40″] Jarrett Brown (Class A/Midwest League/Seattle): Relief pitcher for the Clinton (Iowa) LumberKings…Owns a 1-4 record with a 4.63 ERA and one Save in 28 games including three starts…Tallied 56.1 innings pitched with 29 walks and 44 strikeouts. UGA Years: 2012-14
[su_spacer size=”40″] Jared Cheek (Class A-Short Season/Northwest League/Chicago Cubs): Relief pitcher for the Eugene (Ore.) Emeralds…Appeared in six games, all in relief, and is 0-0 with a 3.86 ERA and two saves…Tallied 7.0 innings with five walks and five strikeouts. UGA Years: 2014-15
[su_spacer size=”40″] Taylor Hicks (Class A-Short Season/New York-Penn League/Detroit): Relief pitcher for the Connecticut Tigers…Made a total of six appearances with three different affiliates and is 1-0 with a 6.43 ERA in seven innings…Made debut with the GCL Tigers in Rookie Ball and earned a win with 1.2 scoreless innings of relief…Sent to the West Michigan Whitecaps in the Class A Midwest League and made one appearance before being assigned to Connecticut where he is 0-0 with a 3.60 ERA in four games covering five innings with two walks and seven strikeouts. UGA Years: 2011-12, ’14-15
[su_spacer size=”40″] Cecil Tanner (Class A-Short Season/Northwest League/San Diego): Relief pitcher for the Lake Elsinore (Calif.) Storm…Currently 0-0 with a 9.82 ERA in four appearances…Tallied 3.2 innings with seven walks and five strikeouts…Signed as a free agent with the San Diego Padres organization in June and went 0-2 with a 10.13 ERA in seven appearances for a total of eight innings with 14 strikeouts for Tri-City (Pasco, Wash.) Dust Devils of the Short-Season Class A Northwest League…Attempting a comeback after being a former 23rd round draft pick of the Oakland A’s in 2011.
[su_spacer size=”40″] Zack Bowers (Rookie/Arizona League/San Francisco Giants): Catcher for the AZL Giants…Made professional debut on June 25…Appeared in seven games and is 1-for-22 with a double and three walks. UGA Years: 2013-15
[su_spacer size=”40″] Ryan Lawlor (Rookie/Appalachian League/Atlanta): Left-handed pitcher for the Danville (Va.) Braves…Currently 0-0 with a 0.90 ERA in six starts…Tallied 20 innings with nine walks and 17 strikeouts…Teammate of former Georgia Bulldog pitcher Sean McLaughlin. UGA Years: 2014-15
[su_spacer size=”40″] Sean McLaughlin (Rookie/Appalachian League/Atlanta): Relief pitcher for the Danville (Va.) Braves…Currently 0-1 with a 4.50 ERA in eight appearances…Tallied 14 innings with five walks and 13 strikeouts…Teammate of former Georgia Bulldog pitcher Ryan Lawlor. UGA Years: 2013-15
[su_spacer size=”40″] David Sosebee (Rookie/Appalachian League/New York Yankees): Relief pitcher for the Pulaski (N.Y.) Yankees…Currently 1-1 with a 2.12 ERA in six appearances…Tallied 17 innings with four walks and 17 strikeouts. UGA Years: 2012-15
[su_spacer size=”40″] Jared Walsh (Rookie/Arizona League/Los Angeles Angels): First baseman for the AZL Angels…Currently batting .323 with three doubles, three triples, one grand slam and 15 RBI in 13 games. UGA Years: 2012-15