Former Hawks (2009-11) in the Diamondbacks Organization

This week we'll take a look at former Silver Hawks (2009-2011) who are still playing in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization.

Jacob Elmore (Infielder) – AA Mobile BayBears

Played for South Bend in 2009. In his second straight season with Mobile, Elmore is batting .286 with 2 homers, 12 doubles and 32 RBIs.

Marc Krauss (Outfielder) – AA Mobile BayBears

Played for South Bend in 2009. Krauss has posted a .234 batting average with 12 home runs and 40 RBI’s. He was named to the 2011 Southern League Mid-Season All-Star team.

Alfredo Marte (Outfielder) – High-A Visalia Rawhide

Played for South Bend in 2009. Marte has split time between AA Mobile and High-A Visalia this season. While with the Rawhide, the outfielder has hit .290 with 3 home runs in 69 at-bats. For Mobile, Marte batted .233 with one homer in 43 at-bats.

Rossmel Perez (Catcher) – High-A Visalia Rawhide

Played for South Bend in 2009. Perez was selected to the California League Mid-Season All-Star in his second straight season at Visalia. This season, the catcher is batting .285 for the Rawhide.

A.J. Pollock (Outfielder) – AA Mobile BayBears

Played for South Bend in 2009. The former Notre Dame standout has starred for the BayBears this season. Pollock is currently batting .306 with 28 doubles, 6 homers, and 56 RBI’s.

Ryan Wheeler (Infielder) – AA Mobile BayBears

Played for South Bend in 2009. Wheeler is batting .310 with 11 home runs 22 doubles, and 66 RBI’s for the BayBears this season.

Ryan Cook (Pitcher) – AA Mobile BayBears

Played for South Bend in 2009. Cook has posted a 1-4 record, a 2.25 ERA, and 13 saves in 34 relief appearances for AA Mobile.

Trevor Harden (Pitcher) – High-A Visalia Rawhide

Played for South Bend in 2009. The righty has started 17 of his 18 appearances on the mound for the Rawhide this season. Harden has 2 wins and 8 losses with a 6.59 ERA. He has allowed 116 hits and walked 54 in 95.2 innings.

Wade Miley (Pitcher) – AAA Reno Aces

Played for South Bend in 2009. Miley began the season with Mobile, but was promoted to AAA Reno on July 1^st. In three starts for the Aces, the lefty is 3-0 with a 3.43 ERA in 21 innings.

Yonata Ortega (Pitcher) – High-A Visalia Rawhide

Played for South Bend in 2009 and 2010. Ortega is 4-1 with a 4.81 ERA in 34 games as a reliever for High-A Visalia. He has struck out 58 batters in 39.1 innings.

Taylor Sinclair (Pitcher) – High-A Visalia Rawhide

Played for South Bend in 2009. The lefty reliever is 4-1 with a 3.05 ERA in 28 games for the Rawhide. In 41.1 innings, Sinclair has struck out 50 and walked 13.

Eric Smith (Pitcher) – High-A Visalia Rawhide

Played for South Bend in 2009 and 2010. In 19 starts on the mound this season, Smith has a 3-10 record. The righty has a 6.95 ERA and has given up 144 hits and 50 walks in 101 innings.

Brad Wilson (Pitcher) – Short-Season A Yakima Bears

Played for South Bend in 2009 and 2010. Wilson pitched in 3 games for the BayBears, but was assigned to Short-Season Yakima on June 16^th. In seven starts on the mound for the Yakima Bears, the righty is 2-2 with a 4.10 ERA. He has thrown 37.1 innings, striking out 34 and walking 19.

Bryan Woodall (Pitcher) – AA Mobile BayBears

Played for South Bend in 2009. Woodall is 3-2 with a 3.09 ERA as a reliever for AA Mobile. He has picked up 3 saves and struck out 47 batters in 46.2 innings.

Bobby Borchering (Infielder) – High-A Visalia Rawhide

Played for South Bend in 2010. Borchering is hitting .266 in 90 games for the Rawhide. The infielder has doubled 17 times and blasted 18 home runs, while also picking up 58 RBI’s.

Keon Broxton (Outfielder) – High-A Visalia Rawhide

Played for South Bend in 2010 and 2011. Broxton began the season with the Silver Hawks and was promoted to High-A Visalia on April 30^th. Since then, Broxton has hit .242, walking 36 times and swiping 19 bases.

Matthew Davidson (Infielder) – High-A Visalia Rawhide

Played for South Bend in 2010. Davidson is batting .281 at High-A Visalia. The first baseman has 10 home runs, 28 doubles, and 71 RBI’s.

Jae Yun Kim (Catcher) – Short-Season A Yakima Bears

Played for South Bend in 2010. Jae Yun Kim has a .200 batting average in 55 at-bats through 19 games with the Bears.

David Nick (Infielder) – High-A Visalia Rawhide

Played for South Bend in 2010. Nick is hitting .292 with 9 homers, 23 doubles, and 39 RBI’s this season at High-A Visalia.

Chris Owings (Infielder) – High-A Visalia Rawhide

Played for South Bend in 2010. Owings has 7 home runs, 19 doubles, and 31 RBI’s while hitting .249 in 79 games for the Rawhide.

Chase Anderson (Pitcher) – High-A Visalia Rawhide

Played for South Bend in 2010. The righty has a 1-1 record and 5.40 ERA in three starts on the mound at High-Visalia. He has struck out 20 in 13.1 innings.

Mike Belfiore (Pitcher) – High-A Visalia Rawhide

Played for South Bend in 2010. Belfiore has started 8 of his 20 appearances on the hill. The left-hander is 1-2 with a 5.83 ERA in 54 innings.

Charles Brewer (Pitcher) – AA Mobile BayBears

Played for South Bend in 2010. In 8 starts, Brewer is 4-1 with a 3.03 earned run average. He is currently on the DL, not having pitched since June 2^nd for the BayBears.

Brian Budrow (Pitcher) – High-A Visalia Rawhide

Played for South Bend in 2010 and 2011. Since being promoted to High-A Visalia on May 9^th from South Bend, Budrow has gone 3-2 with a 5.88 ERA in 17 relief appearances.

Derek Eitel (Pitcher) – High-A Visalia Rawhide

Played for South Bend in 2010. Eitel is 5-6 with a 5.48 ERA in 18 total appearances (15 starts) for the Rawhide. Eitel was called up to AAA Reno on July 3^rd and re-assigned to High-A Visalia on July 4^th. He pitched three innings for the Aces, giving up 3 hits, 3 runs, and 3 walks.

Kevin Munson (Pitcher) – High-A Visalia Rawhide

Played for South Bend in 2010. The right-hander has posted a 2-3 mark and 4.89 ERA in 29 relief appearances for the Rawhide. Munson has 44 strikeouts and 32 walks in 35 innings.

Diogenes Rosario (Pitcher) – High-A Visalia Rawhide

Played for South Bend in 2010. Rosario has 9 starts in 23 total appearances on the hill for the Rawhide. The righty has posted 5-3 record and 4.42 ERA in 73.1 innings.

Tyler Skaggs (Pitcher) – AA Mobile BayBears

Played for South Bend in 2010. Skaggs was promoted to AA Mobile from High-A Visalia on July 11^th. The lefty lost his debut start with the BayBears on July 15^th. Skaggs gave up 5 runs (4 earned) in 4 innings, while striking out 6 and walking 2. He was 5-5 with a 3.22 ERA in 17 starts for the Rawhide before being promoted.

Dan Taylor (Pitcher) – High-A Visalia

Played for South Bend in 2010 and 2011. The left-hander has appeared in 3 games out of the bullpen for the Rawhide since being called up from South Bend on July 11^th. In those 3 games, Taylor has given up 5 runs (3 earned) on 6 hits and 2 walks in 4.1 innings. He posted a 3-2 mark and 1.97 ERA in 21 games for the Silver Hawks in 2011.

Adam Worthington (Pitcher) – High-A Visalia Rawhide

Played for South Bend in 2010. Worthington is 2-3 with a 4.20 ERA and 2 saves as a reliever for High-A Visalia. The righty has tossed 45 innings in 29 appearances, striking out 51 and walking 18.

Raul Navarro (Infielder) – Short-Season A Yakima Bears

Played for South Bend in 2011. Navarro is hitting .183 for Short-Season Yakima through 22 games. He has doubled once, tripled twice, and picked up 6 RBI’s. With South Bend this season, Navarro hit .205 in 45 games.

David Holmberg (Pitcher) – High-A Visalia Rawhide

Played for South Bend in 2011. Holmberg is 1-1 with a 4.03 ERA in 4 starts since being called up to High-A Visalia on June 30^th. Holmberg was 8-3 with a 2.39 ERA in 14 starts for the Silver Hawks this season.

Greg Robinson (Pitcher) – Short-Season A Yakima Bears

Played for South Bend 2011. Robinson has an 0-2 record and 5.54 ERA in 13 innings for the Yakima Bears this season. The right-handed reliever pitched in 3 games for the Silver Hawks in 2011, going 0-1 in 4.1 innings (6 hits, 2 runs, 4 strikeouts).

Former Hawks (2006-08) in the Diamondbacks Organization

This week we'll focus on former Silver Hawks players (2006-2008) who are still playing in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization. Look out for a similar post next week about players who played in South Bend from 2009-2011.

Justin Upton (Outfielder) – Arizona Diamondbacks

Played for South Bend in 2006. Upton is hitting .305 with 12 HR, 42 RBIs, and 21 2B this season for the Diamondbacks. He has a career batting average of .278 at the major league level.

Kyler Newby (Pitcher) – AA Mobile BayBears

Played for South Bend in 2006. Newby has posted a 3-1 record and 4.72 ERA in 7 total appearances (5starts). The righty joined the BayBears on June 3^rd from AAA Reno. Newby went 2-2 with a 5.00 ERA in 12 games (7 starts) for the Reno Aces.

Matt Torra (Pitcher) – AAA Reno Aces

Played for South Bend in 2006. The righthander has started 15 games on the mound for the Aces, going 4-2 with a 6.07 ERA. Torra has struggled in the month of June, picking up 1 win and 2 losses. In that stretch, he has given up 27 earned runs in 29 innings.

Taylor Harbin (Infielder) – AA Mobile BayBears

Played for South Bend in 2007 and 2008. Harbin has a .283 batting through 70 games at the AA level. He has belted 4 home runs and 12 doubles for the BayBears, while knocking in 32 runs.

Barry Enright (Pitcher) – AAA Reno Aces

Played for South Bend in 2007. Enright leads AAA Reno with 7 wins in his 10 starts on the mound. The righty has a 3.99 ERA and has struck out 45 batters in 58.2 innings this season.

Jordan Noberto (Pitcher) – AAA Reno Aces

Played for South Bend in 2007 and 2008. The reliever has appeared in 30 games for the Aces, going 5-1 with a 4.79 ERA. Noberto has been solid in the month of June, posting a 2-0 record and 1.69 ERA in 12 games.

Jason Urquidez (Pitcher) – AAA Reno Aces

Played for South Bend in 2007. Urquidez is 3-4 with a 5.26 in 30 games out of the bullpen for the Aces. The righty has struck out 34 batters in 37.2 innings.

Collin Cowgill (Outfielder) – AAA Reno Aces

Played for South Bend in 2008. Cowgill is hitting .363 with 12 home runs, 17 doubles, 6 triples, and 52 RBIs for the Aces. The .363 batting average is tied for third best in the Pacific Coast League.

Evan Frey (Outfielder) – AAA Reno Aces

Played for South Bend in 2008. At AAA Reno, Frey has a .308 batting average with a home run and 15 RBIs. The outfielder was called up from AA Mobile on May 4^th. Frey hit .173 in 19 games while playing for the BayBears.

Ollie Linton (Outfielder) – Mobile BayBears

Played for South Bend in 2008. Ollie Linton is with AA Mobile for the second straight season. Last season, the outfielder hit .304 for the BayBears. In 2011, Linton is batting .274 with 3 homers, 4 doubles and 4 triples.

Konrad Schmidt (Catcher) – Reno Aces

Played for South Bend in 2008. The catcher has hit safely in his last six games for the Reno Aces. In 53 games, Schmidt is hitting .308 with 5 home runs, 21 doubles, and 26 RBIs.

Christian Beltre (Pitcher) – High-A Visalia Rawhide

Played for South Bend in 2008. Beltre serves as a reliever for the Rawhide, having appeared in 24 games this season. The righty sports a 3-3 record and 3.34 ERA on the season. 2011 marks his 3^rd straight season at High-A Visalia.

Bryan Henry (Pitcher) – AA Mobile BayBears

Played for South Bend in 2008. Henry has started 5 of the 17 games that he has pitched in for the Mobile BayBears. The righthander has 4 wins and 2 losses with a 3.63 ERA. June has been kind to Henry as he is 1-0 with a 0.71 ERA in six relief appearances.

Tom Layne (Pitcher) – AAA Reno Aces

Played for South Bend in 2008. Though Layne has a 6.25 ERA in 76.1 innings pitched, the lefty has a 7-3 mark on the season for AAA Reno. He has 9 starts in 21 total games. Layne went six innings, giving up 5 hits and 2 runs in a win over Sacramento on June 27^th.

Jarrod Parker (Pitcher) – AA Mobile BayBears

Played for South Bend in 2008. In 14 starts, the right-handed pitcher has struck out 60 on his way to a 5-6 record for AA Mobile. Parker has hurled 66 innings this season.

Bryan Shaw (Pitcher) – AAA Reno Aces

Played for South Bend in 2008. Shaw was sent back to AAA Reno on June 28^th after appearing in 5 games out of the bullpen for the Diamondbacks. At the major league level, Shaw gave up 3 runs (2 earned) in 4.1 innings. Shaw had been called up to Arizona from AAA Reno on June 10. With the Aces, the righty is 1-0 with a 5.59 ERA in 8 relief appearances.

Billy Spottiswood (Pitcher) – AA Mobile BayBears

Played for South Bend in 2008. Spottiswood has had a dominant June on the mound for the BayBears. The reliever is 1-0 with a 0.90 ERA in 8 games. On the season, the righty is 3-2 with a 2.75 ERA in 29 appearances at AA Mobile.

Daniel Stange (Pitcher) – AAA Reno Aces

Played for South Bend in 2008. The right-handed relief pitcher has 2 wins and 1 loss in 19 games for the Aces. In 28.1 innings, Stange has given up 29 hits and 17 earned runs (19 runs total), while striking out 23 batters.

Clay Zavada (Pitcher) – AA Mobile BayBears

Played for South Bend in 2008. Clay Zavada has seen action in 25 games for the BayBears. The reliever owns an 0-1 record and 3.34 ERA in 29.2 innings pitched.

Northwest League Top 20

As promised, Baseball America released the Top 20 Prospects from the Northwest League yesterday. Of course, our interest is with those that played for the Yakima Bears.

Here are the Diamondbacks prospects that made the list:

#6 - 1B Ryan Wheeler (2009 - 5th Round)
#9 - 3B Matt Davidson (2009 - Supplemental 1st Round - 35th overall)

The Midwest League is released later today. I'll get something posted this afternoon about it.

'09 Alumni Report

Thought we'd take a quick look at what guys that played here in South Bend this season are doing at other levels:

Double-A Mobile:
Chris Davis has not yet played for the BayBears

High-A Visalia:
Brendan Duffy hitting .280, o HR, 4 RBI, 5 SB, 2 doubles, 1 triple
Trevor Harden is 1-7 with a 4.26 ERA in 11 starts. 61.1 IP, 84 H, 34 K's, 12 BB's

Short-Season A Yakima
Rafael Quezada is 0-3 with a 9.13 ERA in 6 starts. 22.2 IP, 36 H, 11 K's, 19 BB's
Houston Summers is 2-0 with a 4.50 ERA in 5 relief appearances. 12.0 IP, 12 H, 2 K's, 4 BB's
Brad Wilson is 1-0 with a 2.00 ERA in 6 relief appearances. 9.o IP, 5 H, 13 K's, 1 BB

Rookie Missoula
Keny Sosa is 1-1 with a 4.22 ERA in 4 starts. 21.1 IP, 26 H, 15 K's, 6 BB's