VOLS IN THE PROS UPDATE: September 13

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – VFL Christin Stewart made his major-league debut on Sept. 9 and recorded his first-career big-league hit on Sept. 10 for the Detroit Tigers. Stewart has recorded a hit in three of his four games with Detroit.

Check out how all of Tennessee's former players are doing so far this season below. Updates will be posted each week on UTSports.com.

MAJOR LEAGUES

Zack Godley – SP, Arizona Diamondbacks
Season: 14-9, 4.67 ERA, 30 G, 29 GS, 163.2 IP, 159 H, 93 R, 85 ER, 70 BB, 174 K

Godley struggled in his lone start last week, giving up five runs on seven hits while lasting just four innings in a loss at Colorado. The Diamondbacks are fighting for a playoff spot as they trail the division-leading Rockies by 3.5 games and are four games back of the St. Louis Cardinals for the second wild card spot.

Yan Gomes – C, Cleveland Indians
Season: 103 G, 48 R, 96 H, 22 2B, 14 HR, 43 RBI, 22 BB, .432 SLG, .308 OBP, .259 AVG

Gomes hit two home runs and posted a pair of multi-hit performances over four games last week. The veteran catcher went 3-for-5 with a home run in a loss to Toronto on Sept. 7 and had two more hits and a homer in a 2-0 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday. Gomes is batting .297 over his last 30 games.

Drew Steckenrider – P, Miami Marlins
Miami Marlins: 4-4, 4.18 ERA, 66 G, 4 SV, 60.1 IP, 54 H, 29 R, 28 ER, 32 BB, 71 K

Steckenrider made just one appearance last week, tossing an inning in a 5-3 win over the Mets on Tuesday. The right hander walked two and gave up a two-run homer in the outing.

Christin Stewart – OF, Detroit Tigers
GCL Tigers East: 2 G, 1 R, 1 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB, .800 SLG, .333 OBP, .200 AVG
GCL Tigers West: 1 G, 1 R, 1 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1.000 SLG, .250 OBP, .250 AVG
Toledo Mud Hens: 122 G, 69 R, 117 H, 21 2B, 3 3B, 23 HR, 77 RBI, 69 BB, .480 SLG, .364 OBP, .264 AVG
Detroit Tigers: 4 G, 0 R, 3 H, 1 2B, 3 BB, .333 SLG, .400 OBP, .250 AVG

Stewart became the seventh former Tennessee player to make his major-league debut last week when he entered as a pinch hitter against St. Louis on Sept. 9. The lefty slugger recorded his first-career Major League hit the next day with a single off of former Tiger great Justin Verlander in a 3-2 loss to Houston. Stewart had another solid day at the plate on Tuesday against the Astros, going 1-for-3 with a pair of walks. The Atlanta native doubled to left field in the first inning on Tuesday for his first extra-base hit.

MINOR LEAGUES

Julio Borbon – OF, Sultanes de Monterrey (AAA – Mexican League)
Somersat Patriots (Atlantic League): 56 G, 39 R, 69 H, 16 2B, 2 3B, 5 HR, 33 RBI, 20 BB, 19 SB, .301 AVG
Sultanes de Monterrey: 42 G, 32 R, 49 H, 4 2B, 4 HR, 20 RBI, 21 BB, 14 SB, .399 SLG, .386 OBP, .301 AVG

Borbon finished his season with the Somerset Patriots hitting .301 with 33 RBIS and 39 runs scored through 56 games. Borbon finished the regular season with Sultanes de Monterrey batting .301 with 20 RBI and 14 stolen bases. They will begin their playoff run this week.

Andy Cox – P, Dayton Dragons (A – Cincinnati Reds)
Billings Mustangs: 0-1, 1.35 ERA, 6 G, 0 SV, 6.2 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 5 BB, 8 K
Dayton Dragons: 1-2, 7.43 ERA, 13 G, 1 SV, 13.1 IP, 16 H, 13 R, 11 ER, 6 BB, 12 K

Cox made two appearances last week and picked up his first save of the season on Sept. 1. The lefty tossed 0.1 shutout innings against the Bowling Green Hot Rods. Cox's season came to an end in Dayton's season finale as the Dragons fell to Bowling Green 4-0 on Sept. 3. He finished the year with 20 strikeouts, one save, a 1-3 record and a 5.40 ERA through 20.0 innings of work with two teams.

Andrew Lee – P, Hagerstown Suns (A – Washington Nationals)
Season: 4-5, 4.28 ERA, 20 G, 10 GS, 67.1 IP, 39 H, 38 R, 32 ER, 57 BB, 86 K

Despite registering six strikeouts and giving up just two runs (one earned) in six innings of work, Lee was charged with his fifth loss of the season as the Suns came up short against Lexington, falling 5-1 on Aug. 30. The Morristown, Tenn., native finished the season with a 4-5 record and a 4.28 ERA to go along with 86 strikeouts in 67.1 innings pitched.

Will Maddox – 2B, Erie SeaWolves (AA – Detroit Tigers)
Season: 102 G, 5 R, 119 H, 17 2B, 5 3B, 4 HR, 41 RBI, 24 BB, 7 SB, .398 SLG, .342 OBP, .300 AVG

Maddox finished the season with three straight two-hit performances against Akron from Sept. 1-3. The Georgia native finished the season with a .300 batting average, which ranked sixth in the Eastern League.

Jeff Moberg – 2B, Asheville Tourists (A – Colorado Rockies)
Albuquerque Isotopes: 4 G, 0 R, 1 H, 2 RBI, 0 BB, .125 SLG, .125 OBP, .125 AVG
Grand Junction Rockies: 7 G, 3 R, 6 H, 1 RBI, 1 BB, .304 SLG, .292 OBP, .261 AVG
Asheville Tourists: 23 G, 13 R, 16 H, 8 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 11 RBI, 4 BB, .410 SLG, .239 OBP, .205 AVG

Moberg had RBI doubles in two of his final four games of the season on Sept. 1 and Sept. 3 against the Rome Braves. The second baseman finished his 2018 campaign with two homers, 14 RBI and 16 runs scored.

Khayyan Norfork – 2B, Harrisburg Senators (AA – Washington Nationals)
Season: 42 G, 15 R, 15 H, 1 2B, 3 HR, 17 RBI, 1 SB, 11 BB, .260 SLG, .257 OBP, .156 AVG

Norfork finished the season on the disabled list for the Senators after hitting three homers and driving in 17 runs over 42 games played.
Matt Ramsey – P, Fresno Grizzlies (AAA – Houston)
GCL Astros: 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 5 G, 6.0 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 9 K
Fresno Grizzlies: 2-2, 2.30 ERA, 33 G, 4 SV, 47.0 IP, 37 H, 13 R, 12 ER, 16 BB, 54 K

Ramsey gave up just one hit in 2.1 innings of work last week to help lead the Grizzles to a pair of playoff victories over El Paso (Sept. 9) and Memphis (Sept. 12). The Grizzlies and Redbirds are currently all knotted at one game apiece in the PCL Championship Series after Fresno's 10-1 win on Wednesday. Ramsey currently has one save and has given up just two hits in 3.1 innings pitched in the playoffs.

Jordan Rodgers – 3B, Florida Fire Frogs (A-Advanced – Atlanta Braves)
Season: 84 G, 27 R, 64 H, 15 2B, 4 3B, 3 HR, 22 RBI, 10 BB, .329 SLG, .268 OBP, .219 AVG

Rodgers blasted a two-run homer in his final game of the season on Sept. 2 as the Fire Frogs defeated the Charlotte Stone Crabs, 5-2.

Benito Santiago – C, Johnson City Cardinals (Rookie – St. Louis Cardinals)
Season: 20 G, 7 R, 12 H, 3 2B, 3 HR, 11 RBI, 4 BB, 2 SB, .364 SLG, .239 OBP, .182 AVG

Santiago went 1-for-3 and scored a run in his final game of the season for the Johnson City Cardinals on August 25.

Nick Senzel – 2B, Louisville Bats (AAA – Cincinnati Reds)
Season: 44 G, 23 R, 53 H, 12 2B, 2 3B, 6 HR, 25 RBI, 19 BB, 8 SB, .509 SLG, .378 OBP, .310 AVG

Senzel suffered a season-ending injury vs. Norfolk on June 22. The second baseman missed most of May due to vertigo, but hit .400 with seven runs scored, three home runs and 10 RBI in his last 10 games before the injury. Over 19 games in June, Senzel appeared at the hot corner five times with the rest of his appearances coming at second base. He ended the season with a .310, average, .509 slugging percentage and 53 hits through 44 games.

A.J. Simcox – 2B, Lakeland Flying Tigers (A-Advanced – Detroit Tigers)
Erie SeaWolves: 51 G, 22 R, 34 H, 4 2B, 2 3B, 2 HR, 20 RBI, 12 BB, 3 SB, .289 SLG, .261 OBP, .205 AVG
Lakeland Flying Tigers: 39 G, 17 R, 32 H, 1 2B, 4 3B, 2 HR, 22 RBI, 15 BB, 3 SB, .346 SLG, .305 OBP, .235 AVG

Simcox's recorded hits in back-to-back games on Aug. 31 and Sept. 1. He also drove in a run in each of his final two games of the season for Lakeland.

Zach Warren – P, Lakewood BlueClaws (A – Philadelphia Phillies)
Season: 3-2, 1.91 ERA, 39 G, 15 SV, 56.2 IP, 33 H, 15 R, 12 ER, 28 BB, 100 K

Warren closed the door for his second save of the postseason on Monday to give the BlueClaws a 1-0 series lead over Lexington. The Legends evened the South Atlantic League Championship Series on Tuesday with a 5-2 win. Game 3 of the series is set for tonight at 7:05 p.m. Warren has allowed only two earned runs in his past 23 appearances. The southpaw has 63 strikeouts and just 13 walks in 28.1 innings pitched during that span and finished the regular season with 15 saves, good for second in the South Atlantic League.

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