Hometown Heroes: Nola on roll; Gausman, Goody dealing
Former Catholic High and LSU pitcher Aaron Nola has won two straight games for the Philadelphia Phillies. On Sept. 13, Nola went seven strong innings, allowing one run on four hits, striking out 11 in an 8-1 win over Miami. Last night, Nola pitched the Phillies to a 6-2 win over the Dodgers, going seven innings, allowing two runs on five hits with eight strikeouts. Nola is 12-10 with a 3.56 ERA for a losing team.
Another LSU ace, Kevin Gausman, has hit his stride. He has posted two straight brilliant outings for the Baltimore Orioles. In those two outings, Gausman has pitched 15 innings, allowing one run on nine hits, striking out 13. He got the win at Toronto on Sept. 13 before getting a no-decision, pitching eight scoreless innings last night against Boston. Gausman is 11-10 on the season.
Getting a shot to play, former Barbe star Gavin Cecchini went 3-for-4 with two RBI for the New York Mets in a 7-3 win at Atlanta on Sept. 16. Cecchini is batting. 224 in 25 games with two doubles, a home run and seven RBI for the Mets in 67 at-bats.
For the streaking Cleveland Indians, former LSU reliever Nick Goody has posted eight straight scoreless outings out of the bullpen, covering seven innings. In that stretch, Goody has allowed just two hits, striking out seven. He is 1-2 with a 2.58 ERA in 52 relief appearances.
Former Neville star Alex Presley of the Detroit Tigers homered, going 4-for-5 Tuesday night in a 9-8 loss to Oakland. Presley raised his batting average to .322 in 61 games played.
Major Leagues
Alex Bregman—Astros (LSU) .279, 36 doubles, 5 triples, 16 HR, 60 RBI, 16 SB
Clay Buchholz—Phillies (McNeese St.) 2G, 0-1, 12.27 ERA, 7.1 INN, 5 K’s (60-day D.L.)
Danny Farquhar—White Sox (UL Lafayette) 11G, 1-0, 5.91 ERA, 10.2 INN, 8 K’s
Kevin Gausman—Orioles (LSU) 32G, 11-10, 4.61 ERA, 175.2 INN, 165 K’s
Gavin Cecchini—Mets (Barbe) 25G, .224 (15-for-67), 2 doubles, 1 HR, 7 RBI
Nick Goody—Indians (LSU) 52G, 1-2 2.58 ERA, 52.1 INN, 35 H, 70 K’s
Will Harris—Astros (Slidell, LSU) 41G, 3-2, 3.12 ERA, 2 SV, 40.1 NN, 35 H, 45 K’s
**Aaron Hill—Giants (LSU) .132, 2 doubles, 1 triple, 1 HR, 7 RBI (Released)
*TJ House—Blue Jays (Slidell) 2G, 0-0, 4.50 ERA, 2 INN, 1 K (Designated for assignment)
James Hoyt—Astros (Centenary) 40G, 1-0, 4.70 ERA, 46 INN, 63 K’s
Jacoby Jones—Tigers (LSU) .170, 3 doubles, 1 triple, 3 HR, 12 RBI, 4 SB
Wade LeBlanc—Pirates (Barbe) 47G, 5-2, 4.68 ERA, 1 SV, 65.1 INN, 62 H, 60 K’s
DJ LeMahieu—Rockies (LSU) .316, 28 doubles, 3 triples, 7 HR, 60 RBI, 6 SB
Aaron Loup—Blue Jays (Hahnville, Tulane) 65G, 2-3, 4.02 ERA, 53.2 INN, 59 K’s
Jonathan Lucroy—Rockies (UL Lafayette) .276, 5 doubles, 2 triple, 1 HR, 8 RBI
Seth Lugo—Mets (Parkway, Centenary) 17G, 6-5, 5.03 ERA, 91.1 INN, 74 K’s
Mikie Mahtook—Tigers (St. Thomas More, LSU) .277, 14 doubles, 6 triples, 12 HR, 38 RBI, 6 SB
Phil Maton—Padres (Louisiana Tech) 41G, 3-1, 4.31 ERA, 1 SV, 39.1 INN, 39 H, 40 K’s
Wade Miley–Orioles (Loranger, SLU) 30G, 8-13, 5.32 ERA, 149 INN, 132 K’s
Logan Morrison—Rays (Northshore) .241, 20 doubles, 1 triple, 36 HR, 82 RBI
Aaron Nola—Phillies (Catholic, LSU) 26G, 12-10, 3.56 ERA, 162 INN, 149 H, 175 K’s
Alex Presley—Detroit (Neville) .322, 10 doubles, 2 triples, 2 HR, 15 RBI, 4 SB
Jace Peterson—Braves (Hamilton Christian, McNeese) .205, 7 doubles, 2 triples, 1 HR, 14 RBI
Rob Segedin—Dodgers (Tulane) 8G, .133 (2-for-15), 1 double, 2 R
Andrew Stevenson—Nationals (St. Thomas More, LSU) .170 (9-for-53), 2 doubles, 1 RBI
Stuart Turner—Reds (Eunice, LSU-E) .135 (10-for-74), 3 doubles, 2 HR, 7 RBI
Jason Vargas—Royals (LSU) 29G, 16-10, 4.19 ERA, 163.1 INN, 120 K’s
Taijuan Walker—Diamondbacks (Shreveport) 26G, 9-8, 3.45 ERA, 148.2 INN, 139 H, 134 K’s
**Rickie Weeks Jr.—Rays (Southern) .216, 6 doubles, 2 HR, 8 RBI (Released)
Class AAA
Jeremy Bleich—Oklahoma City (Newman) 31G, 5-3, 3.22 ERA, 3 SV, 50.1 INN, 45 H, 43 K
Brian Bogusevic—Pawtucket (Tulane) .278, 15 doubles, 2 triples, 12 HR, 40 RBI, 4 SB
Reid Brignac—Fresno (St. Amant) .251, 17 doubles, 3 triple, 13 HR, 52 RBI, 4 SB
Joe Broussard—Oklahoma City (Holy Cross, LSU) 44G, 4-1, 3.57 ERA, 3 SV, 58 INN, 57 H, 67 K’s
Wil Browning—Buffalo (ULM) 39G, 4-3, 6.55 ERA, 1 SV, 57.2 INN, 57 K’s
Joey Butler—Syracuse (UNO) .215, 3 doubles, 2 HR, 8 RBI (7-day D.L.)
Garin Cecchini—Omaha (Barbe) .261, 19 doubles, 2 triple, 4 HR, 32 RBI
J.T. Chargois—Rochester (Sulphur) 2G, 0-0, 1 SV, 2.2 INN, 1 H, 2 K’s (7-day D.L.)
Preston Claiborne—Round Rock (Tulane) 38G, 3-1, 1.89 ERA, 16 SV, 38 INN, 37 H, 42 K’s (7-day D.L.)
*Louis Coleman—Reno (LSU) 25G, 2-1, 2.30 ERA, 27.1 INN, 16 H, 33 K’s (Released)
James Dykstra—Round Rock (LSU) 21G, 2-9, 7.33 ERA, 73.2 INN, 51 K’s
Johnny Giavotella—Norfolk (St. Thomas More, LSU) .306, 22 doubles, 4 triple, 5 HR, 45 RBI, 4 SB (7-day D.L.)
James Hoyt—Astros (Centenary) 13G, 2-0, 1.93 ERA, 2 SV, 14 INN, 10 H, 18 K’s
Tyler Jones—Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (LSU) 44G, 6-4, 4.38 ERA, 3 SV, 63.2 INN, 61 H, 76 K’s
Mason Melotakis—Rochester (Northwestern State) 21G, 2-0, 4.07 ERA, 1 SV, 24.1 INN, 22 H, 23 K’s
*Jim Miller—Rochester (ULM) Has not pitched
**Jared Mortensen—Fresno (LSU-S) 3G, 0-0, 13.50 ERA, 4.2 INN, 4 K’s (Released)
Austin Nola—New Orleans 29G, .202 (18-for-89), 4 doubles, 1 HR, 6 RBI
Nick Rumbelow—LSU 17G, 5-1, 0.62 ERA, 5 SV, 29 INN, 16 H, 30 K’s
Ryan Schimpf–El Paso (St. Paul’s, LSU) .202, 7 doubles, 1 triple, 19 HR, 44 RBI
Kade Scivicque—Gwinnett (St. Thomas More, LSU) 24G, .272 (22-for-81), 2 doubles, 2 HR, 11 RBI
Andrew Stevenson—Syracuse (St. Thomas More, LSU) .252, 7 doubles, 4 triples, 2 HR, 26 RBI, 10 SB
Josh Zeid—Memphis (Tulane) 33G, 9-4, 5.19 ERA, 102.1 INN, 95 K’s
Class AA
**Caleb Adams—Mobile (UL Lafayette) .196, 1 double, 1 HR, 3 RBI (Released)
Tyler Bray—Springfield (ULM) 37G, 8-0, 2.92 ERA, 2 SV, 52.2 INN, 49 H, 46 K’s
Eric Carter—Springfield (UL Lafayette) 9G, 0-0, 0.77 ERA, 4 SV, 11.2 INN, 9 H, 16 K’s
Ryan Eades—Chattanooga (Northshore, LSU) 28G, 4-3, 3.63 ERA, 79.1 INN, 59 H 58 K’s
Ian Gibaut—Montgomery (Tulane) 43G, 6-1, 2.22 ERA, 10 SV, 52.2 INN, 33 H, 63 K
Andrew Guillotte—New Hampshire (Sam Houston, McNeese) .244, 4 doubles, 1 triple, 3 HR, 10 RBI, 8 SB
Jordan Harrison—Montgomery (UL-Lafayette) 53G, 3-3, 3.28 ERA, 2 SV, 57.2 INN, 43 H, 49 K’s
**Brock Hebert—Arkansas (South Terrebonne, SLU) .171, 1 double, 2 HR, 6 RBI (Released)
**Leon Landry—Pensacola (Baker, LSU) .198, 3 doubles, 2 triples, 3 RBI (Released)
Randy LeBlanc—Chattanooga (Covington, Tulane) 19G, 5-4, 3.99 ERA, 79 INN, 49 K’s
Tyler Mapes—Harrisburg (Tulane) 7-day DL
Tyler Moore—Binghamton (LSU) 29G, .188 (12-for-64), 3 doubles, 7 RBI
Tanner Rainey—Pensacola (St. Paul’s, SLU) 14G, 1-1, 1.59 ERA, 4 SV, 17 INN, 8 H, 27 K’s
Austin Ross—Pensacola (Captain Shreve, LSU) 18G, 9-0, 1.87 ERA, 101.1 INN, 86 H, 68 K’s
Tate Scioneaux—Altoona (Riverside, SLU) 47G, 6-5, 2.39 ERA, 14 SV, 83 INN, 67 H, 67 K’s
Blake Trahan—Pensacola (Kinder, UL Lafayette) .222, 18 doubles, 2 HR, 27 RBI, 12 SB
Jacob Waguespack—Reading (Dutchtown) 7G, 3-2, 3.65 ERA, 37 INN, 37 H, 35 K’s
Justin Williams—Montgomery (Terrebonne) .301, 21 doubles, 3 triples, 14 HR, 72 RBI, 6 SB
Class A
Stephen Alemais—Bradenton (Tulane) .317, 6 doubles, 1 HR, 20 RBI, 5 SB
Luis Anguizola—Fort Wayne (Loyola) 1G, .500 (1-2), 1 R (7-day D.L.)
Adam Atkins—Columbia (La. Tech) 23G, 3-0, 0.86 ERA, 31.1 INN, 23 H, 29 K’s (7-day D.L.)
Grant Borne—Potomac (Catholic-BR, Nicholls) 14G, 4-4, 2.50 ERA, 2 SV, 72 INN, 60 H, 60 K’s (7-day D.L.)
Brayden Bouchey—Vancouver (ULM) 24G, 1-1, 4.20 ERA, 30 INN, 20 H, 36 K’s
Ben Braymer—Hagerstown (Catholic High/LSU-Eunice) 7G, 3-2, 5.26 ERA, 37.2 INN, 37 K’s
Braden Bristo—Charleston (Ouachita Christian/LA Tech) 6G, 1-1, 3.97 ERA, 3 SV, 11.1 INN, 10 K’s
Parker Bugg—Greensboro (LSU) 18G, 2-3, 5.04 ERA, 1 SV, 30.1 INN, 35 K’s (7-day D.L.)
Dylan Burdeaux—West Michigan (West Monroe) .260, 10 doubles, 1 triple, 2 HR, 22 RBI
**David Burkhalter—Wisconsin (Ruston) 10G, 0-4, 6.75 ERA, 1 SV, 32 INN, 18 K’s (Released)
**Domenick Carlini—Cedar Rapids (SLU) 17G, 4-8, 5.18 ERA, 83.1 INN, 66 K’s (Voluntary retired list)
Kyle Cedotal—Boise (Denham Springs, SLU) 22G, 0-2, 3.20 ERA, 2 SV, 39.1 INN, 23 K’s
Chris Chinea—Palm Beach (LSU) .260, 24 doubles, 6 HR, 48 RBI
Zach Clark—Wisconsin (Springfield) .176 (16-for-91), 4 doubles, 1 triple, 3 HR, 10 RBI, 4 SB
Andro Cutura—Cedar Rapids (Pearl River, SLU) 7-day DL
Ryan Deemes—Buies Creek (Holy Cross, Nicholls) 6G, 2-0, 5.40 ERA, 2 SV, 10 INN, 14 K’s (7-day D.L.)
Greg Deichmann—Vermont Lake (Brother Martin, LSU) .283, 10 doubles, 4 triples, 30 HR, RBI, 4 SB
Phillip Diehl—Charleston (LA Tech) 28G, 9-3, 3.16 ERA, 2 SV, 85.1 INN, 76 H, 101 K’s
Jose De Leon—Charlotte (Southern) 4G, 1-0, 1.88 ERA, 14.1 INN, 11 H, 18 K’s (7-day D.L.)
Kameron Esthay—Auburn (Sam Houston) .275, 12 doubles, 1 triple, 5 HR, 30 RBI, 4 SB
Jameson Fisher—Winston-Salem (Zachary, SLU) .221, 16 doubles, 1 triple, 7 HR, 32 RBI
Kaleb Fontenot—Hickory (Sacred Heart-VP, McNeese) 41G, 5-4, 3.06 ERA, 6 SV, 85.1 INN, 66 H, 96 K’s
Jared Foster—Inland Empire (Barbe, LSU) .275, 7 doubles, 1 triple, 4 HR, 18 RBI, 4 SB (7-day D.L.)
Trent Giambrone—Myrtle Beach (Grace King) .242, 15 doubles, 12 HR, 44 RBI, 7 SB
Taylor Guilbeau—Potomac (Zachary) 23G, 4-5, 5.89 ERA, 99.1 INN, 78 K’s
Evan Guillory—Palm Beach (Jennings, ULL) 1G, 0-1, 5.14 ERA, 7 INN, 7 H, 4 R, 7 K’s
**Conner Hale—Boise (LSU) .224, 2 doubles, 1 RBI (Released)
Nate Harris—Boise (Louisiana Tech) 12G, 1-1, 4.60 ERA, 15.2 INN, 21 K’s
Nick Hartman—Dunedin (LSU-Eunice) 4G, 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 SV 7.1 INN, 0 H, 5 K’s
Nick Heath—Wilmington (Northwestern State) .250, 7 doubles, 1 HR, 12 RBI, 21 SB
Chaz Hebert—Tampa (Breaux Bridge) 7G, 2-1, 5.27 ERA, 27.1 INN, 19 K’s (7-day D.L.)
Taylor Henry—Columbia (Airline, Centenary) 39G, 4-0, 4.33 ERA, 1 SV, 60.1 INN, 39 K’s
Kyle Keller—Greensboro (Jesuit, SLU) 36G, 2-0, 2.28 ERA, 8 SV, 67 INN, 50 H, 86 K’s
Mark Laird—Clearwater (Ouachita Parish, LSU) .286, 15 doubles, 5 triples, 2 HR, 27 RBI, 11 SB
Josh Magee—Tri-City (Franklinton) .218, 4 doubles, 1 triple, 9 RBI, 7 SB
Wyatt Marks—Vermont Lake (St. Thomas More/ULL) 11G, 3-0, 2.68 ERA, 37 INN, 29 H, 49 K’s
Adam Oller—West Virginia (Northwestern State) 16G, 5-3, 1.74 ERA, 1 SV, 41.1 INN, 29 H, 44 K’s
Michael Papierski—Tri-City (LSU) .198, 5 doubles, 1 triple, 5 HR, 18 RBI
Jared Poche’—Vermont Lake (Lutcher, LSU) 1G, 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 2 INN, 2 K’s (60-day D.L.)
Robbie Podorsky—Tri-City (Dutchtown, Delgado, McNeese) .302, 6 doubles, 2 triples, 1 HR, 13 RBI, 16 SB
Kramer Robertson—Peoria (LSU) .270, 12 doubles, 3 HR, 13 RBI, 10 SB
Austin Robichaux—Inland Empire (Notre Dame, UL-Lafayette) 23G, 6-9, 6.80 ERA, 94 INN, 64 K’s
Colin Rodgers—Wilmington (Parkview Baptist) 22G, 2-6, 4.36 ERA, 88.2 INN, 81 K’s
Jake Rogers—Lakeland (Tulane) .143, (1-for-7)
Ty Ross—San Jose (LSU) Restricted List
Steven Sensley—Charleston (University High, ULL) .259, 5 doubles, 4 HR, 22 RBI (7-day D.L.)
Trevor Simms—Kane County (Tulane) 23G, 3-3, 2.87 ERA, 4 SV, 30.1 INN, 28 K’s
Riley Smith—Kane County (LSU) 14G, 3-1, 3.07 ERA, 58.2 INN, 49 K’s
Jesse Stallings—Dayton (Grant, LSU) 45G, 1-4, 4.57 ERA, 1 SV, 63 INN, 39 K’s
Tyree Thompson—Spokane (Karr) 13G, 5-1, 3.15 ERA, 68.2 INN, 63 H, 44 K’s
Nick Thurman—Clinton (Belle Chasse, UL Lafayette) .235, 11 doubles, 1 triple, 5 HR, 27 RBI, 4 SB
Stefan Trosclair—Peoria (Sulphur, LSU-E, UL Lafayette) .272 18 doubles, 6 triples, 15 HR, 59 RBI, 14 SB
John Valek, III—Boise (LSU) 16G, 3-6, 5.84 ERA, 61.2 INN, 32 K’s
Chase Vallot—Wilmington (St. Thomas More) .231, 22 doubles, 12 HR, 37 RBI (7-day D.L.)
Jake Winston—Kane County (Vidalia) 36G, 1-2, 4.27 ERA, 4 SV, 46.1 INN, 45 H, 38 K’s
Rookie
Ted Andrews—AZL White Sox (Tulane) 13G, 0-0, 2.25 ERA, 12 INN, 7 H, 10 K’s
Reagan Bazar—AZL Giants (ULL) 13G, 3-1, 4.43 ERA, 22.1 INN, 17 K’s
Carson Crites—Elizabethton (SLU) .300, 11 doubles, 4 HR, 30 RBI, 4 SB
Brent Diaz—AZL Brewers (Louisiana Tech) .368 (21-for-57), 6 doubles, 1 triple, 9 RBI, 4 SB
Patrick Duester—Ogden (Tulane) 18G, 3-3, 3.12 ERA, 1 SV, 34.2 INN, 29 H, 30 K’s
Blayne Enlow—GCL Twins (St. Amant) 6G, 3-0, 1.33 ERA, 20.1 INN, 10 H, 19 K’s
Jake Fraley—GCL Rays (LSU) 4G, .467 (7-for-15), 3 doubles,1 HR, 2 RBI
Raphael Gladu—Kingsport (Louisiana Tech) .269, 5 doubles, 1 triple, 2 HR, 14 RBI
Evan Guillory—Johnson City (Jennings, ULL) 16G, 2-1, 2.80 ERA, 45 INN, 41 H, 35 K’s
Tyler James—AZL Royals (Salmen) .258, 8 doubles, 5 triples, 10 RBI, 31 SB
Kolton Kendrick—Elizabethton (Oak Forest) .231, 6 doubles, 4 HR, 18 RBI
Hunter Kiel—AZL White Sox (LSU) 12G, 0-0, 8.18 ERA, 11 INN, 11 H, 16 K’s
Collin Kober—AZL Mariners (Sam Houston, McNeese State) 13G, 3-3, 3.06 ERA, 3 SV, 17.2 INN, 12 H, 21 K’s
Alex Lange—AZL Cubs (LSU) 4G, 0-1, 4.82 ERA, 9.1 INN, 9 H, 13 K’s
Jake Latz—AZL Rangers (LSU) 2G, 0-1, 6.75 ERA, 2.2 INN, 5 K’s
Jacob Pearson—AZL Angels (West Monroe) .226, 7 doubles, 1 triple, 13 RBI, 5 SB
Tanner Raiburn—GCL Red Sox (Grambling) 16G, 1-1,43.12 ERA, 4 SV, 19.2 INN, 15 H, 16 K’s
Mac Sceroler—Billings (Denham Springs, SLU) 12G, 0-4, 3.26 ERA, 38.2 INN, 37 H, 44 K’s
Shawn Semple—GCL Yankees East (UNO) 13G, 4-0, 1.00 ERA, 2 SV, 18 INN, 16 H, 22 K’s
Cole Stapler—Missoula Osprey (Dutchtown, Nicholls) 14G, 1-2, 2.83 ERA, 1 SV, 35 INN, 28 H, 41 K’s
Brandon Texiera—Helena (LSU-Shreveport) 16G, 0-1, 5.86 ERA, 1 SV, 27.2 INN, 23K’s
Mexico
Matt Clark—Acereros del Norte (LSU) .277, 23 doubles, 21 HR, 75 RBI
Chad Gaudin—Acereros del Norte (Crescent City) 43G, 2-3, 2.93 ERA, 29 SV, 43 INN, 52 K’s
Santos Saldivar—Pericos de Puebla (Southern) 23G, 0-2, 7.86 ERA, 26.1 INN, 25 K’s (Reserve List)
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