#Pack9: NC State Alum Turner Among League Best

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 22 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

Knizner is batting .318 in his last seven games and had a two-hit game at Colorado on August 9th. St. Louis is in first place in the National League Central.

Carlos Rodón: San Francisco Giants: 11-6 2.95 ERA, 134.1 IP, 168 K, 23 games (23 starts)

In his last outing, Rodón picked up his 11th win of the campaign with a seven-strikeout effort against Pittsburgh. The lefty now has leverage over his two-year deal that he signed with the Giants in the offseason and can opt out after the regular season ends. 

Trea Turner: Los Angeles Dodgers: .307 average, 18 HR, 83 RBI, 20 SB

Turner is creating separation among shortstops in baseball with his play over the last 30 games. The former Wolfpacker is batting .325 with seven homers and 24 runs batted in, along with four stolen bases during that span. The Dodgers have blown the National League West wide open, and enjoy a 16.5-game lead (entering Monday's action). 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 19 players on Minor League rosters.

Transactions

July 29, 2022: Inland Empire 66ers release 3B Vojtech Mensik

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)

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

+ - Denotes Single-A Ball

* - Denotes High-A Ball

** - Denotes Double-A Ball

*** - Denotes Triple-A Ball

Player's Stats

*Patrick Bailey: Eugene (San Francisco): .204 average, 10 HR, 41 RBI, SB

+Michael Bienlien: Lakeland (Detroit): 1-3 with 2 saves, 5,22 ERA, 39.2 IP, 41 K, 28 games (no starts)

*Jonny Butler: Lansing (Oakland): .262 average, HR, 18 RBI, 3 SB

*Nolan Clenney: Brooklyn (NY Mets): 2-4, 6.13 ERA, 54.1 IP, 66 K, 27 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): .244 average, 5 HR, 23 RBIs, 5 SBs

**Evan Edwards: Montgomery (Tampa Bay): .239 average, 8 HRs, 36 RBI, 3 SB

+Reid Johnston: Lynchburg (Cleveland): 3-5, 3.99 ERA, 94.2 IP, 104 K, 21 games (13 starts)

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

*Tyler McDonough: Greenville (Boston): .236 average, 8 HR, 44 RBI, 19 SB

***Evan Mendoza: Memphis (St. Louis): .244 average, 4 HR, 23 RBI, 13 SB

*Austin Murr: West Michigan (Detroit): .238 average, 2 HR, 36 RBI, 10 SB

**Preston Palmeiro: Rocket City (Los Angeles Angels): .259 average, 7 HR, 49 RBI, SB

*Nick Swiney: Eugene (San Francisco): 3-4, 3.41 ERA, 74 IP, 91 K, 17 games (16 starts)

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

*Jose Torres: Dayton (Cincinnati): .236 average, 11 HR, 36 RBI, 25 SB

**Luca Tresh: Northwest Arkansas (Kansas City): .267 average, 14 HR, 56 RBI, 3 SB

***Will Wilson: Sacramento (San Francisco): .255 average, 9 HR, 26 RBI, SB (currently on injury rehab)

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