#Pack9 in Pros: NC State Alums Shine On The Diamond

Here is an update on how NC State alums fared in Major League Baseball and its Minor League affiliates through Sunday's action.

There are currently 24 NC State alums playing baseball professionally. Read below to see how NC State's baseball alumni are faring in the pros.

NC State currently has three players on Major League rosters (alphabetical order).

Andrew Knizner: St. Louis Cardinals: .218 average, HR, 19 RBI

After a brutal start, Knizner is batting .294 in his last seven games and .282 with seven runs batted in over his last 30 contests. St. Louis is hot with a seven-game win streak. The Cardinals are in first place in the National League Central with a five-game lead over Milwaukee.

Carlos Rodón: San Francisco Giants: 11-6 2.89 ERA, 140.1 IP, 179 K, 24 games (24 starts)

Rodón currently is second in the National League and third overall in the Majors with 179 strikeouts. He is scheduled to start Tuesday in Detroit. 

Trea Turner: Los Angeles Dodgers: .305 average, 18 HR, 83 RBI, 20 SB

The Dodgers have blown the National League West wide open. Turner, who was a member of the 2019 Washington Nationals team that won the World Series, will get another shot at a ring in October.

NC State currently has 21 players on Minor League rosters.

Transactions

August 9, 2022:  Toronto assigns OF Devonte Brown to Dunedin Blue Jays.

August 9, 2022: Reading Fightin Phils assign C Jack Conley to Lehigh Valley IronPigs

August 9, 2022: Quad Cities River Bandits assign C Luca Tresh to Northwest Arkansas Naturals

August 9, 2022: Sacramento River Cats send SS Will Wilson on a rehab assignment to ACL Giants Orange (Rookie)

August 11, 2022: Seattle assigns SS Josh Hood to ACL Mariners

Player's names in alphabetical order (Parent Club in parenthesis): Season Stats

(R) - Denotes Rookie Affiliate 

+ - Denotes Single-A Ball

* - Denotes High-A Ball

** - Denotes Double-A Ball

*** - Denotes Triple-A Ball

Player's Stats

*Patrick Bailey: Eugene (San Francisco): .208 average, 11 HR, 45 RBI, SB

+Michael Bienlien: Lakeland (Detroit): 1-3 with 2 saves, 5.06 ERA, 42.2 IP, 45 K, 30 games (no starts)

+Devonte Brown: Dunedin (Toronto): .273 average, HR, 8 RBIs, SB

*Jonny Butler: Lansing (Oakland): .257 average, HR, 18 RBI, 3 SB

*Nolan Clenney: Brooklyn (NY Mets): 3-4, 5.64 ERA, 59 IP, 72 K, 29 games (2 starts)

***Jack Conley: Lehigh Valley (Philadelphia): .227 average, 6 HR, 28 RBI, 2 SB

*Tommy DeJuneas: Asheville (Houston): 0-0, 3.38 ERA, 2.2 IP, 1 K, 2 games (no starts)

***Joe Dunand: Gwinnett (Atlanta): .238 average, 5 HR, 23 RBIs, 6 SBs

**Evan Edwards: Montgomery (Tampa Bay): .234 average, 9 HRs, 38 RBI, 3 SB

(R) Josh Hood: ACL-Mariners (Seattle): .167 average, 2 RBIs, SB

+Reid Johnston: Lynchburg (Cleveland): 4-5, 3.93 ERA, 100.2 IP, 109 K, 22 games (14 starts)

*Evan Justice: Spokane (Colorado): 0-0, 3.00 ERA, 3 IP, 4 K, 3 games (no starts)

*Tyler McDonough: Greenville (Boston): .241 average, 9 HR, 46 RBI, 19 SB

***Evan Mendoza: Memphis (St. Louis): .241 average, 4 HR, 23 RBI, 13 SB

*Austin Murr: West Michigan (Detroit): .240 average, 2 HR, 40 RBI, 10 SB

**Preston Palmeiro: Rocket City (Los Angeles Angels): .263 average, 8 HR, 53 RBI, SB

*Nick Swiney: Eugene (San Francisco): 3-4, 3.23 ERA, 78 IP, 96 K, 18 games (17 starts)

*Terrell Tatum: Winston-Salem (Chicago White Sox): .267 average, 3 HR, 21 RBI, 16 SB

*Jose Torres: Dayton (Cincinnati): .245 average, 12 HR, 42 RBI, 25 SB

**Luca Tresh: Northwest Arkansas (Kansas City): .265 average, 15 HR, 59 RBI, 3 SB

***Will Wilson: Sacramento (San Francisco): .279 average, 9 HR, 29 RBI, SB (currently on injury rehab)

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