VOLS IN THE PROS UPDATE: September 20

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Christin Stewart recorded his first multi-hit performance as a major leaguer in a 6-4 win at Cleveland on Sept. 16. The rookie totaled five hits last week for the Tigers.

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: 14-10, 4.79 ERA, 31 G, 30 GS, 167.1 IP, 166 H, 98 R, 89 ER, 78 BB, 175 K

Godley had a rough outing in his lone start of the week in a loss at Houston. The South Carolina native gave up five runs and walked six in just 3.2 innings of work.

Yan Gomes – C, Cleveland Indians
Season: 106 G, 49 R, 99 H, 23 2B, 14 HR, 44 RBI, 22 BB, .432 SLG, .309 OBP, .261 AVG

Gomes recorded a base hit in each of the three games he played in last week and has now hit safely in five consecutive games played. He drove in a run in the team's 5-3 win versus the White Sox on Tuesday before doubling and scoring a run in the team's victory over Chicago last night. Over his last 30 games, Gomes is batting .312 with four homers and 11 RBI.

Drew Steckenrider – P, Miami Marlins
Miami Marlins: 4-4, 4.04 ERA, 68 G, 4 SV, 62.1 IP, 54 H, 29 R, 28 ER, 32 BB, 72 K

Steckenrider was perfect in each of his two appearances last week, allowing no hits while tossing a pair of scoreless innings on Sept. 15 and Sept. 16 against the Phillies.

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: 10 G, 3 R, 8 H, 1 2B, 5 BB, .257 SLG, .341 OBP, .229 AVG

Stewart recorded five hits in five games played last week, including a 3-for-5 performance at Cleveland on Sept. 16 for his first multi-hit game in the big leagues. The rookie drove in a run and scored a run in the team's 6-4 victory over the Indians.

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 a hit and a run in his final appearance of the season as the Fresno Grizzlies were eliminated from the Pacific Coast League playoffs by the Memphis Redbirds on Sept. 15.

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 Sept. 10 to give the BlueClaws a 1-0 series lead over Lexington. However, the Legends went on to win the next three games to win the South Atlantic League Championship and eliminate Lakewood from the playoffs. Warren allowed only two earned runs in his final 23 appearances of the season. The southpaw had 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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