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Locals in the pros update
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Baseball

Josh Reddick (Pawtucket Red Sox) — The former South Effingham star went 3-for-5 Friday against Buffalo, a week after he was named International League player of the week. His average is at .249 for the season, and he has 11 home runs and 50 runs batted in.
He’s hitting .349 for the month, with three homers and 11 RBIs. His OPS for August is .943.

Austin Chambliss (Pensacola Pelicans) — A string of three straight scoreless outings was snapped with his first loss, a 6-5 decision at Shreveport-Bossier. Chambliss had back-to-back rough outings after that, allowing six earned runs on six hits in 2 2/3 innings. Chambliss is 3-1 with a 4.30 earned run average in 15 games for the independent American Association team. He has 21 strikeouts in 23 innings and has allowed 23 hits. He’s holding opposing batters to a .264 average.