Hometown Heroes: Southeast Louisiana products in MLB, MiLB (June 30)

Here’s the monthly report of pitching and hitting stats for many of the 2022 major-league and minor-league players who prepped or played collegiately in the New Orleans area and Southeast Louisiana. All stats are cumulative for the season, through Thursday June 30. Below are some of the highlights for June.

DJ LeMahieu (LSU) had a productive month of June with a slash line of .272/.398/.424, 4 HRs, 12 RBIs, as the Yankees went 22-6 for the month.

Austin Nola (LSU) got hit first hit, an RBI single, off his brother Aaron Nola (LSU) on June 24. It turned out to be the winning hit of the game for the Padres.

Alex Lange (LSU) has four wins in relief for a struggling Detroit Tigers team. He has the most appearances (31) of any Tigers pitcher, and he’s still sporting a nifty 1.95 ERA.

After being traded by the Astros to San Francisco and making his MLB debut in May, Michael Papierski (LSU) was selected off waivers by the Cincinnati Reds on June 25 and placed on the MLB roster.

Kramer Robertson (LSU) was claimed off waivers by the Atlanta Braves on June 5 and then claimed off waivers by the New York Mets on June 27. He is currently playing for Triple-A Syracuse.

Andrew Stevenson (LSU) is making his case for a callup with the big-league Nationals, with a slash line of .311/.377/.476, 6 HRs, 33 RBIs, and 20 stolen bases for the season.

After a horrid start in the first half of June, Collins Burns (De La Salle HS, Tulane) is currently on a 14-game hitting streak that includes the first three home runs of his pro career.

Greg Deichmann (Brother Martin HS, LSU) stepped up his game in June with a .295/.375/.590 slash line with 5 HRs, 18 RBIs.

Grant Witherspoon (Tulane) was promoted to Triple A Durham in the Rays organization, after a slash line of .294/.346/.490, 7 HRs, and 33 RBIs at the Double-A level.

MLB

Alex Bregman—Astros (LSU) 73 G, .242 BA, .360 OBP, 9 HR, 38 RBI

Kevin Gausman—Blue Jays (LSU) 15 G, 6-6, 2.93 ERA, 86.0 IP, 97 SO

Ian Gibaut—Guardians/Dodgers (Tulane) MLB: 1 G, 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 1.1 IP, 0 SO; MiLB: 17 G, 2-0, 3.20 ERA, 19.2 IP, 19 SO

Will Harris—Nationals (Slidell HS, LSU) On 60-Day Injured List

Alex Lange—Tigers (LSU) 32 G, 4-1, 2.22 ERA, 28.1 IP, 34 SO

Aaron Loup—Angels (Hahnville HS, Tulane) 32 G, 0-2, 4.33 ERA, 27.0 IP, 31 SO

DJ LeMahieu—Yankees (LSU) 68 G, .262 BA, .359 OBP, 7 HR, 31 RBI

Wade Miley—Cubs (Loranger HS, Southeastern) MLB: 4 G, 1-0, 2.84 ERA, 19.0 IP, 12 SO; MiLB: 1 G, 0.00 ERA, 4.0 IP, 3 SO (On 15-day Injured List)

Aaron Nola—Phillies (Catholic HS, LSU) 16 G, 5-5, 3.13 ERA, 103.2 IP, 117 SO

Austin Nola—Padres (Catholic HS, LSU) 54 G, .235 BA, .306 OBP, 2 HR, 23 RBI

Michael Papierski—Reds (LSU) MLB: 7 G, .200 BA, .250 OBP, 0 HR, 0 RBI; MiLB: 40 G, .210 BA, .297 OBP, 3 HR, 28 RBI

Tanner Rainey—Nationals (St. Paul’s HS, Southeastern) 25 G, 1-2, 11 SV, 2.88 ERA, 25.0 IP, 30 SO

Jake Rogers—Tigers (Tulane) On 60-day Injured List

Josh Smith—Rangers (Catholic HS, LSU) MLB: 12 G, .258 BA, .439 OBP, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 2 SB; MiLB: 44 G, .266 BA, .370 OBP, 4 HR, 30 RBI, 8 SB

Triple-A

Drew Avans–-Dodgers (Southeastern) 56 G, .283 BA, .385 OBP, 5 HR, 22 RBI, 13 SB

Greg Deichmann—Cubs (Brother Martin HS, LSU) 50 G, .238 BA, .296 OBP, 6 HR, 26 RBI, 5 SB

Jake Fraley—Reds (LSU) MLB: 15 G, .116 BA, .208 OBP, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 SB; MiLB: 4 G, .182 BA, .400 OBP, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 SB (60-day Injured List)

J.P. France—Astros (Shaw HS, Tulane, Miss. State) 15 G, 2-3, 4.62 ERA, 62.1 IP, 83 SO

Cole Freeman—Nationals (LSU) 37 G, .217 BA, .276 OBP, 1 HR, 6 RBI, 11 SB

Cole Henry–-Nationals (LSU) 9 G, 1-0, 1.71 ERA, 31.2 IP, 34 SO

Jacoby Jones—Royals (LSU) 38 G, .214 BA, .270 OBP, 4 HR, 13 RBI, 2 SB

Eric Orze—Mets (UNO) 21 G, 2-2, 4.88 ERA, 31.1 IP, 47 SO

Kramer Robertson—Mets (LSU) MLB: 2 G, .000 BA, .000 OBP, 0 HR, 1 RBI; MiLB: 53 G, .233 BA, .393 OBP, 6 HR, 25 RBI, 17 SB

Shawn Semple—Yankees (UNO) 2 G, 1-0, 8.31 ERA, 4.1 IP, 3 SO; Currently on 60-Day Injured List

Andrew Stevenson—Nationals (St. Thomas More HS, LSU) 68 G, .311 BA, .377 OBP, 6 HR, 33 RBI, 20 SB

Justin Williams—Phillies (Terrebonne HS) 1 G, .250 BA, .250 OBP, 0 HR, 0 RBI; Currently On 7-Day Injured List

Grant Witherspoon – Rays (Tulane) 56 G, .298 BA, .350 OBP, 8 HR, 35 RBI, 19 SB

Double-A

Nick Bush—Rockies (LSU) 14 G, 5-5, 3.57 ERA, 75.2 IP, 71 SO

Hudson Haskin—Orioles (Tulane) 58 G, .269 BA, .348 OBP, 9 HR, 31 RBI, 2 SB

Kody Hoese—Dodgers (Tulane) 37 G, .284 BA, .306 OBP, 3 HR, 21 RBI

Andrew Mitchell—Mets (Jesuit HS, Delgado, Auburn) 17 G, 0-1, 4.88 ERA, 24.0 IP, 26 SO

Braden Olthoff–-Angels (Tulane) 13 G, 3-4, 2.94 ERA, 64.1 IP, 54 SO

Kaleb Roper—White Sox (Rummel, Tulane) 14 G, 2-4, 6.55 ERA, 57.2 IP, 57 SO

Cam Sanders – Cubs (E. D. White HS, LSU) 14 G, 1-4, 3.95 ERA, 57.0 IP, 66 SO

Mac Sceroler—Reds (Denham Springs HS, Southeastern) On 60-Day Injured List

Zach Watson—Orioles (LSU) 52 G, .199 BA, .260 OBP, 4 HR, 14 RBI, 2 SB

High-A

Jack Aldrich-–Royals (Tulane) 15 G, 1-2, 3.82 ERA, 33.0 IP, 28 SO, 1 SV

Donovan Benoit–-Reds (Tulane) 20 G, 3-2, 3.14 ERA, 28.2 IP, 35 SO

Jared Biddy–-Rockies (Southeastern) 14 G, 2-1, 2.92 ERA, 24.2 IP, 23 SO

Collin Burns-–Orioles (De La Salle HS, Tulane) 53 G, .279 BA, .350 OBP, 3 HR, 20 RBI, 10 SB

Daniel Cabrera—Tigers (John Curtis HS, Delgado, LSU) 61 G, .254 BA, .307 OBP, 4 HR, 19 RBI, 6 SB

Brendan Cellucci—Red Sox (Tulane) 24 G, 1-3, 5.50 ERA, 36.0 IP, 51 SO

Zack Hess—Tigers (LSU) On 60-Day Injured List

Chase Solesky—White Sox (Tulane) 15 G, 3-6, 4.41 ERA, 65.1 IP, 46 SO

Bryce Tassin—Tigers (Southeastern) 20 G, 2-2, 5.24 ERA, 34.1 IP, 28 SO, 1 SV

Tyree Thompson–Rangers (Edna Karr HS) 8 G, 0-0, 7.00 ERA, 9.0 IP, 5 SO

Low-A

Connor Pellerin–-Yankees (Episcopal HS Baton Rouge, Tulane) On 60-Day Disabled List

Aaron McKeithan–-Cardinals (Tulane) 39 G, .264 BA, .368 OBP, 2 HR, 13 RBI, 1 SB

Todd Peterson—Nationals (LSU) Currently On 7-Day Injured List

Rookie League

Kody Hoese—Dodgers (Tulane) 41 G, .281 BA, .304 OBP, 4 HR, 24 RBI

Saul Garza-–Royals (LSU) 15 G, .208 BA, .263 OBP, 0 HR, 7 RBI, 0 SB

Independent League

Antoine Duplantis—Mets (LSU) Ind:  16 G, .271 BA, .297 OBP, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 5 SB; MiLB: 26 G, .132 BA, .184 OBP, 1 HR, 7 RBI

Nick Goody—Mexican League (LSU) 14 G, 2-1, 2.40 ERA, 15.0 IP, 24 SO; Ind. 9 G, 0-1, 2.70 ERA, 10.0 IP, 16 SO

Japanese League

Kyle Keller–-Hanshin (Jesuit, Southeastern) 27 G, 0-3, 3.24 ERA, 25.0 IP, 35 SO