Hometown Heroes: Southeast Louisiana products in MLB, MiLB (through August)

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 Wednesday August 31. Below are some of the highlights for the month.

After having the best month of his season in July, DJ LeMahieu (LSU) slumped badly in August, along with the Yankees as a team. His batting line was a meager .211/.276/.274, with only 1 home run and 4 RBIs.

On the other hand, Alex Bregman’s (LSU) month of August was his best of the 2022 season. He hit an amazing .365/.452/.681, with 7 home runs and 22 RBIs for the Astros. He had a career-high 6-RBI game against the White Sox on August 18.

Jake Fraley (LSU) raised his batting average 64 points in August, once he became an everyday player for the Reds. He scored a run in the “Field of Dreams” game against the Cubs on August 11.

Toronto Blue Jays starter Kevin Gausman (LSU) leads the American League in Strikeouts Per Walk (7.13) and Fielding Independent Pitching (2.13).

Philadelphia’s Aaron Nola (Catholic HS, LSU) remains in third place in the National League in Strikeouts (190) and WHIP (0.973). He leads the NL in Bases on Balls Per 9 Innings (1.160). He pitched his first shutout of the season on August 25, with a 5-hit, 11-strikeout performance against the Reds.

MLB

Jake Fraley—Reds (LSU) MLB: 42 G, .244 BA, .329 OBP, 7 HR, 19 RBI, 3 SB; MiLB: 13 G, .262 BA, .392 OBP, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 2 SB

Ian Gibaut—Reds (Tulane) MLB: 22 G, 1-0, 4.44 ERA, 24.1 IP, 36 SO; MiLB: 17 G, 2-0, 3.20 ERA, 19.2 IP, 19 SO

Aaron Loup—Angels (Hahnville HS, Tulane) 51 G, 0-4, 4.05 ERA, 46.2 IP, 48 SO

Wade Miley—Cubs (Loranger HS, Southeastern) MLB: 4 G, 1-0, 2.84 ERA, 19.0 IP, 12 SO; MiLB: 6 G, 4.50 ERA, 22.0 IP, 15 SO (On 15-day Injured List)

Austin Nola—Padres (Catholic HS, LSU) 88 G, .249 BA, .323 OBP, 3 HR, 34 RBI

Tanner Rainey—Nationals (St. Paul’s HS, Southeastern) 29 G, 1-3, 12 SV, 3.30 ERA, 30.0 IP, 36 SO (On 60-Day Injured List)

Josh Smith—Rangers (Catholic HS, LSU) MLB: 50 G, .218 BA, .331 OBP, 1 HR, 12 RBI, 3 SB; MiLB: 51 G, .291 BA, .398 OBP, 6 HR, 44 RBI, 9 SB

Triple-A

Greg Deichmann—Cubs (Brother Martin HS, LSU) 78 G, .214 BA, .271 OBP, 7 HR, 33 RBI, 8 SB (Released by Iowa Cubs on August 22)

Will Harris—Nationals (Slidell HS, LSU) 7 G, 0-1, 8.44 ERA, 5.1 IP, 5 SO (On 60-Day Injured List)

JaCoby Jones—Royals (LSU) 38 G, .214 BA, .270 OBP, 4 HR, 13 RBI, 2 SB (Released June 12)

Cam Sanders – Cubs (E. D. White HS, LSU) 27 G, 2-8, 5.31 ERA, 83.0 IP, 95 SO

Justin Williams—Phillies (Terrebonne HS) 27 G, .211 BA, .324 OBP, 1 HR, 11 RBI, 4 SB

Jared Biddy–-Rockies (Southeastern) 29 G, 4-1, 2.18 ERA, 45.1 IP, 43 SO

Hudson Haskin—Orioles (Tulane) 97 G, .274 BA, .369 OBP, 14 HR, 52 RBI, 4 SB

Andrew Mitchell—Mets (Jesuit HS, Delgado, Auburn) 23 G, 1-1, 3 SV, 6.37 ERA, 29.2 IP, 30 SO (Released by Binghampton on July 30)

Kaleb Roper—White Sox (Rummel, Tulane) 26 G, 2-5, 7.47 ERA, 78.1 IP, 81 SO

Zach Watson—Orioles (LSU) 79 G, .178 BA, .236 OBP, 7 HR, 27 RBI, 4 SB

High-A

Collin Burns-–Orioles (De La Salle HS, Tulane) 82 G, .269 BA, .337 OBP, 6 HR, 34 RBI, 13 SB

Brendan Cellucci—Red Sox (Tulane) 40 G, 2-4, 4.81 ERA, 58.0 IP, 76 SO

Zack Hess—Tigers (LSU) Did not play in 2022 (On 60-Day Injured List)

Eric Orze—Mets (UNO) 20 G, 4-2, 4.70 ERA, 44.0 IP, 62 SO

Chase Solesky—White Sox (Tulane) 23 G, 4-8, 4.27 ERA, 105.1 IP, 74 SO

Tyree Thompson–Rangers (Edna Karr HS) 14 G, 1-0, 7.13 ERA, 17.2 IP, 18 SO (Released by Hickory on July 26)

Low-A

Jacob Berry – Marlins (LSU) 28 G, .232 BA, .323 OBP, 2 HR, 19 RBI

Paul Gervase – Mets (LSU) 6 G, 0-1, 4.15 ERA, 8.2 IP, 13 SO

Todd Peterson—Nationals (LSU) 14 G, 0-2, 2 SV, 5.09 ERA, 17.2 IP, 21 SO (On 60-Day Injured List

Antoine Duplantis—Mets (LSU) Ind: 69 G, .288 BA, .319 OBP, 7 HR, 29 RBI, 12 SB; MiLB: 26 G, .132 BA, .184 OBP, 1 HR, 7 RBI

Nick Goody—Mexican League (LSU) 14 G, 2-1, 2 SV, 2.40 ERA, 15.0 IP, 24 SO; Ind. 15 G, 0-2, 5 SV, 4.20 ERA, 15.0 IP, 24 SO (Placed on Reserved List by Long Island on July 25)

Japanese League

Kyle Keller–-Hanshin (Jesuit, Southeastern) 39 G, 0-3, 2.19 ERA, 37.0 IP, 50 SO