Pros
Baseball
Josh Reddick (Oakland Athletics) — Reddick is 2 for his last 16 but went 1-for-3 with a walk in Sunday’s win over Seattle. He is hitting .111 with one RBI.
JB Wendelken (Winston-Salem Dash) — In his start Thursday against Salem, Wendelken struck out three and did not walk a batter in six innings, giving up just two runs on four hits to get the win. For the season, he is 1-1 with an earned run average of 3.27.
Colleges
Baseball
Jesse Whaley (Andrew College) — Whaley has pitched in nine games for the Tigers, going 0-2 with 16 earned runs on 13 walks and 12 hits in 8 1/3 innings while striking out four.
Andrew Martin (East Georgia State College) — Martin is 2-1, allowing seven earned runs on 20 hits and six walks while striking out three in 14 innings for the Bobcats (8-22).
Kyle Ward (Georgia College and State University) — Ward (1-0) has appeared in 12 games, starting one, for the No. 12-ranked Bobcats, who are 26-8. Ward has struck out 16 and walked four while allowing 10 earned runs on 24 hits in 18 1/3 innings.
Alec Arnsdorff (Georgia Highlands College) — Arnsdorff, a freshman catcher, has played in 11 games and is 2-for-16 with one run scored and two RBIs for the Chargers.
Cal Baker (Georgia Southern University) — Baker, a freshman infielder, has his redshirt burned Saturday, going 0-for-7 with two runs scored in two games against UNC-Greensboro.
Ryan Frederick (GSU) — Frederick had a rough outing Sunday, allowing six earned runs on seven hits in 1 2/3 innings. For the season, he is 3-0 with a 4.91 ERA, striking out 24 and walking 11 while allowing 37 hits in 29 1/3 innings.
Eric Knox (Georgia Tech) — Knox, a freshman outfielder for the Yellow Jackets, is 3-for-9 with one double, one RBI and one run scored in nine games. He entered Sunday’s game as pinch-runner in the ninth inning before Heisman Trophy winner Jameis Winston got the final out for the save for Florida State.
Dylan Griffin (Georgia Southwestern State University) — A freshman catcher, Griffin is 10-for-39 (.256) with six RBIs for the Hurricanes.
Zack Smith (Georgia Southwestern State University) — Smith is 2-4 in 13 games, allowing 28 earned runs in 42 innings. He has allowed 48 hits, walked 21 and struck out 33.
Spencer Harvey (Middle Georgia State College) — Harvey is hitting .270 with four doubles and 11 RBIs.
Steven Vaughn (Missouri Southern State University) — A senior, Vaughn has appeared in 23 games and has registered five saves. He is 2-2 with a 2.16 ERA, having allowed eight earned runs on 20 hits in 33 1/3 innings. He has walked 10 and struck out 29.
Austin Denney (Savannah State University) — Denney is 3-2 with an ERA of 3.88 for the Tigers. In 10 games, he has allowed 21 earned runs on 44 hits and 21 walks in 48 2/3 innings. He has 30 strikeouts.
Aaron Hoffer (SSU) — Hoffer is hitting .212 with one homer, four doubles and 11 RBIs.
Brandon Wallace (SSU) — Wallace has appeared in 10 games, giving up 13 earned runs on 20 hits and 10 walks over 11 1/3 innings.
Softball
Alexis Mercer (Armstrong Atlantic State University) — Mercer has 19 homers, making her sixth in the nation, and 43 RBIs. Mercer is hitting .458 and has 13 doubles, one triple and 45 runs for the Pirates (27-11).
Courtney Jenkins (East Georgia State College) — The sophomore is 5-5 with an ERA of 2.77, striking out 60 while allowing 33 earned runs on 84 hits and 26 walks in 83 1/3 innings. She is also 19-of-68 at the plate with one homer, four doubles and nine RBIs.
Maddie Evans (Reinhardt University) — Evans is 5-for-17 with four runs scored and five RBIs in 17 games for the Eagles (37-8).
Katie Rietkovich (Reinhardt University) — Rietkovich is hitting .323 with 13 home runs, five doubles, one triple and 37 RBIs for the Eagles.
Shelby Zipperer (University of South Carolina-Beaufort) — Zipperer, a junior outfielder, is hitting. 277 with five doubles, five homers and 17 RBIs for the Sand Sharks (30-5).
