Here’s the monthly update of pitching and hitting stats for many of the 2022 major-league and minor-league players who prepped or played collegiately in the New Orleans area and Southeast Louisiana. All stats are cumulative for the season, through Sunday July 31. Below are some of the highlights for July.
DJ LeMahieu (LSU) had his best month of the season with a slash line of .344/.462/.490, with 4 HRs and 11 RBIs.
Will Harris (Slidell HS, LSU) finally came off the Injured List, but struggled in his first few minor-league outings.
Alex Lange (LSU) is averaging 11.7 strikeouts per 9 innings and has a 146 ERA+ with Detroit.
Philadelphia’s Aaron Nola (Catholic HS, LSU) is third in the National League in strikeouts (152) and WHIP (0.938).
Texas Rangers infielder Josh Smith (Catholic HS, LSU) hit his first MLB home run on July 11, a three-run slam.
Jacob Berry (LSU) was the 6th overall pick in the 2022 MLB Draft by the Miami Marlins, receiving a $6 million bonus. Other MLB draftees from the area include Cade Doughty (LSU, 2nd round, supplemental pick of the Blue Jays), Eric Reyzelman (LSU, 5th round pick of Yankees), and Paul Gervase (LSU, 12th round pick of Mets).
MLB
Alex Bregman—Astros (LSU) 73 G, .242 BA, .350 OBP, 13 HR, 55 RBI
Jake Fraley—Reds (LSU) MLB: 17 G, .180 BA, .255 OBP, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 1 SB; MiLB: 13 G, .262 BA, .392 OBP, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 2 SB
Kevin Gausman—Blue Jays (LSU) 19 G, 7-83.30 ERA, 103.2 IP, 122 SO
Ian Gibaut—Guardians (Tulane) MLB: 9 G, 0-0, 5.79 ERA, 9.1 IP, 16 SO; MiLB: 17 G, 2-0, 3.20 ERA, 19.2 IP, 19 SO
Alex Lange—Tigers (LSU) 44 G, 4-1, 2.70 ERA, 40.0 IP, 52 SO
Aaron Loup—Angels (Hahnville HS, Tulane) 42 G, 0-3, 4.71 ERA, 36.1 IP, 44 SO
DJ LeMahieu—Yankees (LSU) 93 G, .285 BA, .389 OBP, 11 HR, 42 RBI
Wade Miley—Cubs (Loranger HS, Southeastern) MLB: 4 G, 1-0, 2.84 ERA, 19.0 IP, 12 SO; MiLB: 2 G, 5.68 ERA, 6.1 IP, 4 SO (On 15-day Injured List)
Aaron Nola—Phillies (Catholic HS, LSU) 21 G, 7-8, 3.25 ERA, 138.2 IP, 152 SO
Austin Nola—Padres (Catholic HS, LSU) 68 G, .241 BA, .313 OBP, 2 HR, 26 RBI
Michael Papierski—Reds (LSU) MLB: 21 G, .161 BA, .266 OBP, 0 HR, 1 RBI; MiLB: 40 G, .210 BA, .297 OBP, 3 HR, 28 RBI
Tanner Rainey—Nationals (St. Paul’s HS, Southeastern) 29 G, 1-3, 12 SV, 3.30 ERA, 30.0 IP, 36 SO
Jake Rogers—Tigers (Tulane) On 60-day Injured List
Josh Smith—Rangers (Catholic HS, LSU) MLB: 37 G, .221 BA, .333 OBP, 1 HR, 11 RBI, 2 SB; MiLB: 44 G, .266 BA, .370 OBP, 4 HR, 30 RBI, 8 SB
Triple-A
Drew Avans–-Dodgers (Southeastern) 78 G, .291 BA, .382 OBP, 5 HR, 28 RBI, 22 SB
Greg Deichmann—Cubs (Brother Martin HS, LSU) 68 G, .225 BA, .282 OBP, 7 HR, 29 RBI, 7 SB
J.P. France—Astros (Shaw HS, Tulane, Miss. State) 20 G, 2-4, 1 SV, 4.55 ERA, 85.0 IP, 105 SO
Cole Freeman—Nationals (LSU) 47 G, .233 BA, .285 OBP, 2 HR, 8 RBI, 14 SB
Will Harris—Nationals (Slidell HS, LSU) 3 G, 0-1, 15.43 ERA, 2.1 IP, 1 SO
Cole Henry–-Nationals (LSU) 9 G, 1-0, 1.71 ERA, 31.2 IP, 34 SO; Currently on 7-day Injured List
JaCoby Jones—Royals (LSU) 38 G, .214 BA, .270 OBP, 4 HR, 13 RBI, 2 SB (Released June 12)
Eric Orze—Mets (UNO) 28 G, 4-2, 5.05 ERA, 41.0 IP, 57 SO
Kramer Robertson—Mets (LSU) MLB: 2 G, .000 BA, .000 OBP, 0 HR, 1 RBI; MiLB: 72 G, .242 BA, .398 OBP, 7 HR, 30 RBI, 20 SB
Cam Sanders – Cubs (E. D. White HS, LSU) 19 G, 2-7, 5.35 ERA, 70.2 IP, 79 SO
Shawn Semple—Yankees (UNO) 3 G, 1-0, 7.04 ERA, 7.2 IP, 3 SO; Currently on 60-Day Injured List
Andrew Stevenson—Nationals (St. Thomas More HS, LSU) 87 G, .281 BA, .339 OBP, 7 HR, 41 RBI, 26 SB
Grant Witherspoon – Rays (Tulane) 74 G, .281 BA, .351 OBP, 11 HR, 42 RBI, 11 SB
Double-A
Jared Biddy–-Rockies (Southeastern) 21 G, 3-1, 3.00 ERA, 33.0 IP, 33 SO
Nick Bush—Rockies (LSU) 19 G, 7-6, 3.68 ERA, 100.1 IP, 98 SO
Hudson Haskin—Orioles (Tulane) 73 G, .264 BA, .351 OBP, 11 HR, 34 RBI, 3 SB
Kody Hoese—Dodgers (Tulane) 56 G, .269 BA, .299 OBP, 5 HR, 30 RBI, 1 SB
Andrew Mitchell—Mets (Jesuit HS, Delgado, Auburn) 23 G, 1-1, 3 SV, 6.37 ERA, 29.2 IP, 30 SO
Braden Olthoff–-Angels (Tulane) 17 G, 5-5, 1 SV, 3.06 ERA, 85.1 IP, 62 SO
Kaleb Roper—White Sox (Rummel, Tulane) 19 G, 2-4, 7.68 ERA, 65.2 IP, 67 SO
Mac Sceroler—Reds (Denham Springs HS, Southeastern); Currently on 60-Day Injured List
Zach Watson—Orioles (LSU) 67 G, .186 BA, .246 OBP, 7 HR, 19 RBI, 2 SB
High-A
Donovan Benoit–-Reds (Tulane) 26 G, 3-4, 4.34 ERA, 37.1 IP, 49 SO
Collin Burns-–Orioles (De La Salle HS, Tulane) 72 G, .277 BA, .337 OBP, 6 HR, 30 RBI, 11 SB
Daniel Cabrera—Tigers (John Curtis HS, Delgado, LSU) 82 G, .252 BA, .314 OBP, 7 HR, 32 RBI, 6 SB
Brendan Cellucci—Red Sox (Tulane) 31 G, 1-3, 4.84 ERA, 44.2 IP, 60 SO
Saul Garza-–Royals (LSU) 23 G, .167 BA, .222 OBP, 0 HR, 10 RBI, 0 SB
Zack Hess—Tigers (LSU) On 60-Day Injured List
Aaron McKeithan–-Cardinals (Tulane) 60 G, .283 BA, .390 OBP, 4 HR, 23 RBI
Chase Solesky—White Sox (Tulane) 19 G, 3-7, 4.75 ERA, 85.1 IP, 58 SO
Bryce Tassin—Tigers (Southeastern) 28 G, 2-2, 4.87 ERA, 44.1 IP, 39 SO, 1 SV
Tyree Thompson--Rangers (Karr HS) 14 G, 1-0, 7.13 ERA, 17.2 IP, 18 SO
Justin Williams—Phillies (Terrebone HS) 15 G, .259 BA, .322 OBP, 1 HR, 9 RBI, 4 SB
Low-A
Jack Aldrich-–Royals (Tulane) 20 G, 1-2, 4.81 ERA, 39.1 IP, 31 SO, 2 SV
Connor Pellerin–-Yankees (Episcopal HS Baton Rouge, Tulane) On 60-Day Disabled List
Todd Peterson—Nationals (LSU) 14 G, 0-2, 2 SV, 5.09 ERA, 17.2 IP, 21 SO
Rookie League
Jacob Berry – Marlins (LSU) 3 G, .167 BA, .231 OBP, 0 HR, 2 RBI
Independent League
Antoine Duplantis—Mets (LSU) Ind: 43 G, .298 BA, .314 OBP, 5 HR, 21 RBI, 10 SB; MiLB: 26 G, .132 BA, .184 OBP, 1 HR, 7 RBI
Nick Goody—Mexican League (LSU) 14 G, 2-1, 2 SV, 2.40 ERA, 15.0 IP, 24 SO; Ind. 15 G, 0-2, 5 SV, 4.20 ERA, 15.0 IP, 24 SO
Japanese League
Kyle Keller–-Hanshin (Jesuit, Southeastern) 31 G, 0-3, 2.79 ERA, 29.0 IP, 41 SO