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UAB Baseball in the Pros - 9/6/23
9/6/2023 1:28:00 PM | Baseball
BIRMINGHAM – UAB Baseball currently has three former players, Graham Ashcraft, Garrett Whitlock and James Naile, playing with Major League Baseball (MLB) organizations and three former players, Brewer Hicklen, Riley Davis and Tyler Tolbert, currently playing with Minor League Baseball (MiLB) organizations.
Blazers in the MLB Statistics for 2023:
Graham Ashcraft (LHP) – Cincinnati Reds
Lettered at UAB: 2019 Drafted: Round 6, Pick 174 Debut: 5/22/22
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO BB
7 9 4.76 26 26 0 145.2 111 52
Ashcraft's last start came on Sept. 1 against the Chicago Cubs, where he pitched five innings, posting six strikeouts and one walk while allowing three earned runs on three hits, and was saddled with his 9th loss of the year, pushing his record to 7-9 on the season. Following his start against the Cubs, Ashcraft was placed on the 15-day IL with a stress reaction in his right big toe.
Garrett Whitlock (RHP) – Boston Red Sox
Lettered at UAB: 2016-2017 Drafted: Round 18, Pick 542 Debut: 4/4/21
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO BB
5 4 5.49 16 10 0 62.1 62 11
Whitlock's most recent game action came on Aug. 30 in relief against the Houston Astros, pitching two innings while posting two strikeouts, two walks and four hits with one earned run.
James Naile (RHP) – St. Louis Cardinals
Lettered at UAB: 2012-2015 Drafted: Round 20, Pick 608 Debut: 6/27/22
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO BB
0 0 8.80 10 0 0 15.1 7 9
Naile most recently came in for relief on Aug. 27 against the Philadelphia Phillies, pitching 1.1 innings and allowing one hit with no earned runs.
Blazers in the MiLB Statistics for 2023:
Brewer Hicklen (LF) – Lehigh Valley IronPigs (Triple-A, Philadelphia Phillies Organization)
AVG. AB H R 2B 3B HR RBI SB
.229 223 51 44 15 3 8 29 16
Hicklen started the 2023 campaign as a member of the Omaha Storm Chasers, the Triple-A affiliate of the Kansas City Royals, but was traded to the Philadelphia Phillis Organization on Aug. 23, 2023, and assigned to the Lehigh Valley IronPigs.
Riley Davis (RHP) – Modesto Nuts (Single-A, Seattle Mariners Organization)
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO BB
8 1 4.05 20 7 0 80 61 32
Davis has recorded seven starts in 2023 with the Modesto Nuts and one start with the Mariners Triple-A affiliate, the Tacoma Rainiers.
Tyler Tolbert (2B) – Northwest Arkansas Naturals (Double-A, Kansas City Royals Organization)
AVG. AB H R 2B 3B HR RBI SB
.273 502 137 90 24 10 10 50 48
Tolbert has enjoyed a great season with the Naturals in 2023, as he currently leads his team in hits (137), triples, (10) runs (90) and stolen bases (48).
UAB Baseball will play its inaugural season in the American Athletic Conference (AAC) in 2024 under 3rd year Head Coach Casey Dunn.
For more information on the UAB baseball team, be sure to follow @UAB_Baseball on Twitter and Instagram.
Blazers in the MLB Statistics for 2023:
Graham Ashcraft (LHP) – Cincinnati Reds
Lettered at UAB: 2019 Drafted: Round 6, Pick 174 Debut: 5/22/22
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO BB
7 9 4.76 26 26 0 145.2 111 52
Ashcraft's last start came on Sept. 1 against the Chicago Cubs, where he pitched five innings, posting six strikeouts and one walk while allowing three earned runs on three hits, and was saddled with his 9th loss of the year, pushing his record to 7-9 on the season. Following his start against the Cubs, Ashcraft was placed on the 15-day IL with a stress reaction in his right big toe.
Garrett Whitlock (RHP) – Boston Red Sox
Lettered at UAB: 2016-2017 Drafted: Round 18, Pick 542 Debut: 4/4/21
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO BB
5 4 5.49 16 10 0 62.1 62 11
Whitlock's most recent game action came on Aug. 30 in relief against the Houston Astros, pitching two innings while posting two strikeouts, two walks and four hits with one earned run.
James Naile (RHP) – St. Louis Cardinals
Lettered at UAB: 2012-2015 Drafted: Round 20, Pick 608 Debut: 6/27/22
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO BB
0 0 8.80 10 0 0 15.1 7 9
Naile most recently came in for relief on Aug. 27 against the Philadelphia Phillies, pitching 1.1 innings and allowing one hit with no earned runs.
Blazers in the MiLB Statistics for 2023:
Brewer Hicklen (LF) – Lehigh Valley IronPigs (Triple-A, Philadelphia Phillies Organization)
AVG. AB H R 2B 3B HR RBI SB
.229 223 51 44 15 3 8 29 16
Hicklen started the 2023 campaign as a member of the Omaha Storm Chasers, the Triple-A affiliate of the Kansas City Royals, but was traded to the Philadelphia Phillis Organization on Aug. 23, 2023, and assigned to the Lehigh Valley IronPigs.
Riley Davis (RHP) – Modesto Nuts (Single-A, Seattle Mariners Organization)
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO BB
8 1 4.05 20 7 0 80 61 32
Davis has recorded seven starts in 2023 with the Modesto Nuts and one start with the Mariners Triple-A affiliate, the Tacoma Rainiers.
Tyler Tolbert (2B) – Northwest Arkansas Naturals (Double-A, Kansas City Royals Organization)
AVG. AB H R 2B 3B HR RBI SB
.273 502 137 90 24 10 10 50 48
Tolbert has enjoyed a great season with the Naturals in 2023, as he currently leads his team in hits (137), triples, (10) runs (90) and stolen bases (48).
UAB Baseball will play its inaugural season in the American Athletic Conference (AAC) in 2024 under 3rd year Head Coach Casey Dunn.
For more information on the UAB baseball team, be sure to follow @UAB_Baseball on Twitter and Instagram.
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