University of Tennessee Athletics
Pros Update: Simcox, Stewart Reunited
August 17, 2015 | Baseball
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee Baseball has 20 former players in professional baseball who have recorded time on the field during the 2015 season. VFL A.J. Simcox was recently assigned to the West Michigan Whitecaps where he will rejoin VFL and former teammate Christin Stewart. Before being elevated to the Whitecaps, Simcox played 25 games with the Connecticut Tigers. He recorded 17 hits, 12 RBI and 14 runs with the team. He also boasted a .270 batting average.
MAJOR LEAGUES
R. A. Dickey - SP, Toronto Blue Jays
Season: 7-10, 3.96 ERA, 24 G, 157.0 IP, 142 H, 73 R, 69 ER, 53 BB, 97 K
Dickey started two games over the past two weeks (August 5-16) for the Toronto Blue Jays. In his August 12 appearance, Dickey tossed 6.0 innings and allowed three runs on six hits. The outing marked his seventh win of the season and his second win against the Oakland Athletics this year.
Yan Gomes - C, Cleveland Indians
Season: .233, 62 G, 23 R, 55 H, 13 2B, 0 3B, 7 HR, 28 RBI
Gomes appeared in eight games over the past two weeks (August 5-16) for Cleveland, including six games versus the Minnesota Twins. In the first game versus Minnesota on August 7, Gomes registered two hits and four RBI. He proceeded to collect three hits and two RBI over the course of the other five games.
Chase Headley - 3B, New York Yankees
Season: .270, 111 G, 57 R, 113 H, 20 2B, 1 3B, 9 HR, 47 RBI
Headley appeared in 10 games over the past two weeks (August 5-16) for the New York Yankees, including a three-game series at Toronto. In the series opener on August 14, Headley knocked three hits, including two doubles, batted in one run and scored once.
Luke Hochevar - P, Kansas City Royals
Kansas City Royals Season: 0-0, 3.58 ERA, 32 G, 1 SV, 32.2 IP, 33 H, 15 R, 13 ER, 10 BB, 35 K
Omaha Storm Chasers Season: 0-1, 8.68 ERA, 8 G, 9.1 IP, 14 H, 9 R, 9 ER, 8 BB, 10 K
Hochevar made four relief appearances for the Kansas City Royals over the past two weeks (August 5-16). In his second save opportunity of the season, Hochevar tossed 2.2 hitless innings and delivered three strikeouts. The August 11 performance earned him his first save of the season.
MINOR LEAGUES
J.P. Arencibia - C, Durham Bulls (AAA - Tampa Bay Rays)
Season: .222, 94 G, 47 R, 80 H, 15 2B, 0 3B, 20 HR, 57 RBI
Arencibia played in nine games over the past two weeks (August 5-16) for the Triple A Durham Bulls. In the series opener versus the Indianapolis Indians on August 14, he hit a double and a single, batted in two runs and scored once.
Julio Borbon - OF, Norfolk Tides (AAA - Baltimore Orioles)
Season: .274, 95 G, 30 R, 76 H, 7 2B, 3 3B, 0 HR, 21 RBI
Borbon appeared in 10 games over the past two weeks (August 5-16) for the Norfolk Tides. He went 3-for-4 on August 8 versus the Indianapolis Indians, tallying one RBI and one scored run.
Matt Duffy - 3B, Fresno Grizzlies (AAA - Houston Astros)
Season: .306, 109 G, 79 R, 129 H, 26 2B, 2 3B, 17 HR, 94 RBI
Duffy played in 10 games over the past two weeks (August 5-16) for the Fresno Grizzlies, including four games versus the Sacramento River Cats. On August 6, he recorded a home run and a double against the Cats, boosting his total number of multi-base hits to 42.
Zack Godley - P, Mobile BayBears (AA - Arizona Diamondbacks)
Arizona Diamondbacks: 3-0, 1.50 ERA, 3 G, 18.0 IP, 14 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 5 BB, 17 K
Mobile BayBears: 1-1, 4.15 ERA, 5 G, 17.1 IP, 16 H, 9 R, 8 ER, 6 BB, 9 K
Visalia Rawhide: 8-3, 2.27 ERA, 14 G, 75.1 IP, 64 H, 26 R, 19 ER, 19 BB, 78 K
Godley did not appear in any games over the past two weeks (August 5-16) for the Arizona Diamondbacks prior to being sent down to the Minors. Since rejoining the double-A Mobile BayBears, he made two relief appearances versus the Chattanooga Lookouts and the Mississippi Braves (August 10 and August 14). Godley allowed three hits and fanned one batter through 3.1 combined innings of work.
Ty'Relle Harris - P, York Revolution (IND -- Atlantic League)
York Revolution: 1-0, 1 SV, 2.73 ERA, 16 G, 23.0 IP, 13 H, 8 R, 7 ER, 6 BB, 25 K
Grand Prairie AirHogs: 1-1, 2.78 ERA, 19 G, 22.2 IP, 17 H, 8 R, 7 ER, 13 BB, 26 K
Harris appeared in five games over the past two weeks (August 5-16) for the York Revolution. He tossed a total of 11.0 innings and allowed just two earned runs on six hits through the five outings. Harris also struck out 12 batters while on the mound.
Andrew Lee - P, Hagerstown Suns (A-Full -- Washington Nationals)
Hagerstown Suns: 2-0, 0.00 ERA, 6 G, 13.0 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 14 K
Auburn Doubledays: 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 5 G, 8.1 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 12 K
GCL Nationals: 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 G, 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Lee appeared in three games over the past two weeks (August 5-16) for the Hagerstown Suns. He earned his second win with the Suns on August 6 versus the Delmarva Shorebirds. In the outing, Lee allowed one hit and struck out two batters through 2.0 innings of work.
Will Maddox - 1B, West Michigan Whitecaps (A - Detroit Tigers)
Season: .395, 13 G, 5 R, 17 H, 2 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 1 RBI
Maddox is currently on the disabled list.
Bret Marks - P, GCL Yankees1 (Rookie -- New York Yankees)
Staten Island Yankees: 0-2, 4.91 ERA, 9 G, 11.0 IP, 11 H, 7 R, 6 ER, 10 BB, 10 K
GCL Yankees1: 2-0, 1.50 ERA, 4 G, 6.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 7 K
Marks appeared in three games over the past two weeks (August 5-16) for the GCL Yankees1 of the Gulf Coast League, earning his first two Minor League wins. His first win came on August 6 versus the GCL Tigers. Marks tossed 1.0 hitless inning in the outing and threw one strikeout. He earned his second win against the GCL Yankees2 on August 15 after pitching 1.1 innings, allowing one run on two hits and fanning one batter.
Bryan Morgado - P, Lancaster Barnstormers (IND - Atlantic League)
Season: 4-6, 3.00 ERA, 30 G, 66.0 IP, 54 H, 28 R, 22 ER, 26 BB, 65 K
Morgado appeared in three games over the past two weeks (August 5-16) for the Lancaster Barnstormers. He earned his fourth win of the season on August 11 against the York Revolution. He allowed one hit and struck out three batters through 5.1 innings of work.
Khayyan Norfork - 3B, Potomac Nationals (A-Advanced - Washington Nationals)
Season: .286, 89 G, 34 R, 85 H, 16 2B, 2 3B, 1 HR, 25 RBI
Norfork played in 11 games over the past two weeks (August 5-16) for the Potomac Nationals. He has recorded multiple hits in three of his last five games and scored at least one run in four of them.
Zach Osborne - SS, New Britain Rock Cats (AA - Colorado Rockies)
New Britain Rock Cats: .317, 27 G, 9 R, 26 H, 3 2B, 1 3B, 0 HR, 12 RBI
Modesto Nuts: .242, 48 G, 23 R, 37 H, 6 2B, 2 3B, 0 HR, 16 RBI
Albuquerque Isotopes: .000, 2 G, 0 R, 0 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 0 RBI
Osborne appeared in eight games over the past two weeks (August 5-16) for the New Britain Rock Cats. In the first game of a double header versus the Trenton Thunder on August 12, Osborne went 1-for-1 and laid down two sacrifice bunts, batting in two runs.
Drake Owenby - P, Helena Brewers (Rookie -- Milwaukee Brewers)
Helena Brewers: 1-1, 6.52 ERA, 7 G, 19.1 IP, 27 H, 17 R, 14 ER, 5 BB, 14 K
AZL Brewers: 0-0, 6.35 ERA, 2 G, 5.2 IP, 7 H, 6 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 4 K
Owenby appeared in two games over the past two weeks (August 5-16) for the Helena Brewers. In his most recent appearance on August 15, he allowed one run on two hits through 2.0 innings of work.
Scott Price -- 1B, Salem-Keizer Volcanoes (A-Short -- San Francisco Giants)
Salem-Keizer Volcanoes: .355, 9 G, 3 R, 11 H, 3 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 4 RBI
AZL Giants: .333, 3 G, 2 R, 3 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 1 RBI
Price appeared in two games over the past two weeks (August 5-16) for the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes. He went 4-for-4, knocking his fifth double of the season, on August 12 versus the Spokane Indians. Price also recorded his fifth RBI of the season during the game.
A.J. Simcox - SS, West Michigan Whitecaps (A-Full -- Detroit Tigers)
West Michigan Whitecaps: .000, 0 G, 0 R, 0 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 0 RBI
Connecticut Tigers: .270, 25 G, 14 R, 27 H, 5 2B, 1 3B, 0 HR, 12 RBI
GCL Tigers: .333, 4 G, 4 R, 5 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 1 RBI
Simcox appeared in six games over the past two weeks (August 5-16) for the Connecticut Tigers. On August 10, he recorded three hits, two RBI and one scored run against the Auburn Doubledays. This morning Simcox was assigned to the West Michigan Whitecaps. He will rejoin VFL and former teammate Christin Stewart.
Drew Steckenrider - P, Jupiter Hammerheads (A-Advanced -- Miami Marlins)
Jupiter Hammerheads: 2-3, 4.43 ERA, 10 G, 1 SV, 40.2 IP, 49 H, 21 R, 20 ER, 19 BB, 35 K
Greensboro Grasshoppers: 1-3, 2.75 ERA, 10 G, 39.1 IP, 38 H, 15 R, 12 ER, 17 BB, 34 K
Steckenrider appeared in two games over the past two weeks (August 5-16) for the Jupiter Hammerheads. He earned his second win the Hammerheads on August 13 versus the St. Lucie Mets. Steckenrider pitched 4.1 innings, allowed two runs on eight hits and fanned two batters in the outing.
Christin Stewart - OF, West Michigan Whitecaps (A-Full -- Detroit Tigers)
West Michigan Whitecaps: .301, 30 G, 11 R, 34 H, 6 2B, 0 3B, 4 HR, 18 RBI
Connecticut Tigers: .245, 14 G, 7 R, 12 H, 2 2B, 2 3B, 2 HR, 11 RBI
GCL Tigers: .364, 6 G, 5 R, 8 H, 2 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 2 RBI
Stewart played in 11 games over the past two weeks (August 5-16) for the West Michigan Whitecaps including a three-game series versus the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers. In the series finale on August 13, Stewart set the Whitecaps’ season record for RBI in a single game after hitting a two-RBI double, a two-RBI homer and hitting into a fielder’s choice to score a run. The five-RBI night also marks a Minor League career high for Stewart.
