More than two dozen players with area connections are competing in pro baseball. Here’s a look at their statistics about 2 1/2 months into the season.
The numbers
(listed with jersey number, name: position, level, team, organization)
BATTERS
**6 Kyle Battle: OF, High-A, Hudson Valley, Yankees; 21 games, .174 batting average (8 for 46), 14 R, 1 HR, 5 RBI, .620 OPS (on-base percentage plus slugging percentage).
**11 Justice Bigbie: 1B, AAA, Toledo, Tigers; 64 games, .253 (56 for 221), 29 R, 2 HR, 24 RBI, .719 OPS.
**11 Jake Cave: OF, MLB, Colorado, Rockies; 56 games, .260 (32 for 123), 18 R, 0 HR, 14 RBI, .658 OPS.
**22 Matt Coutney: 1B, High-A, Tri-City, Angels; 62 games, .288 (65 for 226), 33 R, 4 HR, 30 RBI, .793 OPS.
**29 Hunter Fitz-Gerald: 3B, High-A, Everett, Mariners; 32 games, .268 (30 for 112), 10 R, 2 HR, 13 RBI, .743 OPS.
**9 Andy Garriola: OF, A, Myrtle Beach, Cubs; 55 games, .228 (47 for 206), 32 R, 12 HR, 44 RBI, .763 OPS.
**16 P.J. Higgins: C, AAA, Louisville, Reds; 62 games, .262 (62 for 237), 26 R, 6 HR, 31 RBI, .744 OPS.
**27 Andre Lipcius: 2B, AAA, Oklahoma City, Dodgers; 67 games, .301 (82 for 272), 51 R, 17 HR, 54 RBI, .939 OPS.
**8 Brandon Lowe: 2B, MLB, Tampa Bay, Rays; 33 games, .220 (24 for 109), 15 R, 5 HR, 21 RBI, .749 OPS.
**30 Nathaniel Lowe: 1B, MLB, Texas, Rangers; 53 games, .249 (45 for 181), 20 R, 2 HR, 21 RBI, .676 OPS.
**9 Vinnie Pasquantino: 1B, MLB, Kansas City, Royals; 72 games, .237 (60 for 253), 34 R, 7 HR, 46 RBI, .736 OPS.
**49 Chase Pinder: RF, AAA, Sacramento, Giants; 20 games, .250 (16 for 64), 8 R, 1 HR, 5 RBI, .744 OPS.
**3 Chris Taylor: IF, MLB, Los Angeles, Dodgers; 42 games, .131 (13 for 99), 7 R, 1 HR, 9 RBI, .422 OPS.
**6 Bryce Windham: C, AAA, Iowa, Cubs; 43 games, .243 (33 for 136), 17 R, 1 HR, 13 RBI, .714 OPS.
**14 Ben Williamson: 3B, AA, Arkansas, Mariners; 26 games, .245 (24 for 98), 11 R, 1 HR, 7 RBI, .678 OPS; promoted May 15 from High-A Everett, where he had stats of 29 games, .315 (35 for 111), 16 R, 1 HR, 21 RBI, .867 OPS.
**28 Alsander Womack: 2B, AA, Birmingham, White Sox; 29 games, .262 (22 for 84), 14 R, 1 HR, 7 RBI, .629 OPS.
**32 Jared Young: 1B, AAA, Memphis, Cardinals; 56 games, .253 (44 for 174), 30 R, 8 HR, 2 RBI, .829 OPS.
PITCHERS
**38 Sam Armstrong: High-A, South Bend, Cubs; 13 G (8 starts), 2-2, 1.97 ERA, 50 1/3 IP, 35 H, 14 BB, 52 K.
**29 Noah Dean: A, Salem, Red Sox; 11 G (9 starts), 1-2, 3.95 ERA, 43 1/3 IP, 23 H, 24 BB, 56 K.
**24 Blake Dickerson: Rookie, Florida Complex League, Tigers; 6 G (4 starts), 0-0, 3.71 ERA, 17 IP, 9 H, 11 BB, 18 K.
**37 Graham Firoved: High-A, Aberdeen, Orioles; 20 G (0 starts), 0-4, 6.59 ERA, 27 1/3, 27 H, 23 BB, 28 K.
**31 Trey Gibson: A, Delmarva, Orioles; 13 G (7 starts), 1-4, 3.32 ERA, 43 1/3 IP, 36 H, 19 BB, 65 K.
**32 Hunter Gregory: AA, New Hampshire, Blue Jays; 22 G (0 starts), 4-1, 4.75 ERA, 41 2/3 IP, 40 H, 18 BB, 53 K.
**35 Josh Grosz: AA, Somerset, Yankees: 12 G (11 starts), 1-6, 6.37 ERA, 53 2/3 IP, 28 BB, 69 K.
**39 Aaron Holiday: A, Fort Myers, Twins; 14 G (1 start), 1-1, 7.63 ERA, 15 1/3 IP, 13 H, 26 BB, 21 K. Released June 10.
**40 Daniel Hudson: MLB, Los Angeles, Dodgers; 30 G (0 starts), 3-1, 1.82 ERA, 29 2/3 IP, 19 H, 3 BB, 32 K.
**41 Daniel Lynch IV: AAA, Omaha, Royals; 10 G (10 starts), 5-0, 4.56 ERA, 51 1/3 IP, 61 H, 4 BB, 35 K. With MLB Kansas City, 5 G (3 starts), 0-0, 6.35 ERA, 22 2/3 IP, 20 H, 8 BB, 15 K.
**56 Alex Mauricio: AAA, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, Yankees; 14 G (0 starts), 2-0, 1.07 ERA, 25 1/3 IP, 19 H, 10 BB, 28 K. Also pitched 1 scoreless, hitless inning for AA Somerset in April.
**71 Connor Overton: AAA, Louisville, Reds; on the 7-day injured list. On rehab assignment in Rookie league, 3 G (3 starts), 0-0, 6.00 ERA, 3 IP, 3 H, 1 BB, 3 K.
**40 Sean Poppen: AAA, Tacoma, Mariners; 2 G (0 starts), 0-0, 10.80 ERA, 3 1/3 IP, 4 H, 2 BB, 5 K. Released April 5.
**60 Colin Selby: AAA, Omaha, Royals; 14 G (0 starts), 2-1, 5.74 ERA, 15 2/3 IP, 10 H, 8 BB, 20 K. With MLB Kansas City, 2 G (0 starts), 0-0, 6.00 ERA, 3 IP, 2 H, 2 BB, 0 K. Traded April 7 from Pittsburgh; with AAA Indianapolis, 2 G (0 starts), 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 2 IP, 1 H, 3 BB, 2 K.
**51 Garrett Stallings: AAA, Nashville, Brewers; 4 G (2 starts), 0-0, 4.20 ERA, 15 IP, 13 H, 6 BB, 14 K. Traded by Baltimore to Milwaukee on May 25. With AAA Norfolk, 11 G (4 starts), 0-1, 5.67 ERA, 27 IP, 31 H, 13 BB, 25 K.
**35 Justin Verlander: MLB, Houston, Astros; 10 G (10 starts), 3-2, 3.95 ERA, 57 IP, 52 H, 17 BB, 51 K. On the 15-day injured list.
**45 Cory Wall: High-A, Rome, Braves; 13 G (3 starts), 1-1, 3.56 ERA, 30 1/3 IP, 36 H, 9 BB, 33 K. Promoted from Class-A Augusta on May 27. With Augusta, 1 G (0 starts), 0-0, 3.00 ERA, 3 IP, 4 H, 2 BB, 4 K.
**56 Ryan Yarbrough: MLB, Los Angeles, Dodgers; 20 G (0 starts), 3-1, 3.04 ERA, 47 1/3 IP, 34 H, 16 BB, 22 K.
Where they’re from
BATTERS
Kyle Battle: Glen Allen High, Old Dominion.
Justice Bigbie: Chesapeake (Grassfield High), Western Carolina.
Jake Cave: Hampton (Kecoughtan High and Hampton Christian Academy), Peninsula Pilots.
Matt Coutney: Old Dominion.
Hunter Fitz-Gerald: Old Dominion.
Andy Garriola: Old Dominion.
P.J. Higgins: Old Dominion.
Andre Lipcius: Lafayette High, Tennessee.
Brandon Lowe: Suffolk (Nansemond River High), Maryland (Newport News native).
Nathaniel Lowe: Born in Norfolk.
Vinnie Pasquantino: James River High, Old Dominion.
Chase Pinder: Poquoson High, Clemson.
Chris Taylor: Virginia Beach (Cox), U.Va.
Ben Williamson: William & Mary.
Bryce Windham: Old Dominion.
Alsander Womack: Norfolk State.
Jared Young: Old Dominion.
PITCHERS
Sam Armstrong: Old Dominion.
Noah Dean: Old Dominion.
Blake Dickerson: Virginia Beach (Ocean Lakes).
Graham Firoved: Virginia Beach (First Colonial), Radford, Virginia Tech.
Trey Gibson: Grafton High, Liberty University.
Hunter Gregory: Chesapeake (Hickory), Old Dominion.
Josh Grosz: Virginia Beach (Cox), East Carolina.
Aaron Holiday: Old Dominion.
Daniel Hudson: Virginia Beach (Princess Anne), Old Dominion.
Daniel Lynch: Hampton native, Douglas Freeman High, UVA.
Alex Mauricio: Norfolk State.
Connor Overton: Old Dominion.
Sean Poppen: Chesapeake (Cape Henry), Harvard.
Colin Selby: Chesapeake (Western Branch), Randolph-Macon.
Garrett Stallings: Chesapeake (Grassfield).
Justin Verlander: Old Dominion.
Cory Wall: William & Mary.
Ryan Yarbrough: Old Dominion.
