K-State Baseball Summer Update - June 26 - Kansas State University Athletics

Seniors in 2018-19
Rainer Ausmus, Woodstock River Bandits (Valley Baseball League)
Playing for the Woodstock (Virginia) River Bandits, Ausmus is hitting .182 (6-for-33) with a home run, four RBI and nine runs scored in 10 games. He owns an on-base percentage of .386 while slugging .273. On June 17, Ausmus scored three runs, drove in one and walked twice against the Harrisonburg Turks. The River Bandits are 2-13 in the North Division of the Valley League standings.

TK McWhertor, Purcellville Cannons (Valley Baseball League)
McWhertor is hitting .242 (8-for-33) with two doubles and four runs batted in in 13 games behind the plate for the Cannons. McWhertor has an OBP of .419 to go with a .303 slugging percentage. He has also drawn 10 walks and scored five times, helping the Cannons to a 9-8 mark in the North Division of the Valley League.

Juniors in 2018-19
Will Brennan, Falmouth Commodores (Cape Cod Baseball League)
Brennan is hitting .209 (9-for-43) in 12 games for the Commodores. Brennan has one double and scored five runs, with an on-base percentage of .320 while slugging .233. In his last outing, he went 2-for-4 in Falmouth's 5-3 win over Brewster. The Commodores have a 4-8 record in the West Division of the Cape Cod League.

Cameron Thompson, Harwich Mariners (Cape Cod Baseball League)
Thompson boasts a .342 average (13-for-16) and a team-leading .468 OBP with a .395 slugging percentage. In 12 games, Thompson has two doubles, two runs batted in, five runs scored and eight walks. He has four multi-hit games over his last nine games, including a 2-for-4 effort on Sunday vs. Bourne. The Mariners are 7-6-1 and are atop the East Division of the Cape Cod Baseball League.

Sophomores in 2018-19
Jordan Maxson, St. Joseph Mustangs (MINK League)
Maxson is hitting .217 (13-for-60) with four doubles and seven RBI in 18 games for the Mustangs. Maxson has a .360 OBP while slugging .283, drawing a team-best 14 walks over his 18 games played. He has scored 10 runs, including a pair after going 2-for-5 in a 12-5 win over Ozark on June 21, helping St. Joseph to a 12-8 record in the MINK North Division.

Brett Owen, Matsu Miners (Alaska Baseball League)
Owen is hitting .129 (4-for-31) over his first 14 games for the Miners of the Alaska Baseball League. Owen has a pair of RBI, scored five runs and drawn a team-best eight walks in helping Matsu to a 10-7 record to begin the season. Matsu has won five of its last six games, including the last four.

John Sorensen, El Dorado Broncos (Jayhawk League)
Sorensen is hitting .219 (7-for-32) with two doubles, a home run and 10 driven RBI in nine games for the Broncos. Sorensen has an OBP of .359 to go with a .375 slugging percentage, as El Dorado is 8-7 to begin the season and are on a five-game winning streak.

Dylan Watts, Purcellville Cannons (Valley Baseball League)
Watts has a .214 average (6-for-28) in 11 games for the Cannons, with a .267 on-base percentage and a .286 slugging percentage. The infielder has a pair of doubles and an RBI while scoring four times, helping the Cannons to a 9-8 record in the North Division of the Valley League.

Pro Cats
Evan Marshall, Cleveland Indians
Marshall has split time in 2018 with the Cleveland Indians and Triple-A Columbus. In 10 relief outings for the Indians, has allowed six earned runs in seven innings (7.71 ERA) with nine strikeouts and four walks. Marshall has a 0.66 ERA (1 ER, 13.2 IP) in 11 outings for Columbus to go with 11 strikeouts and one walk issued. Marshall was recalled to the Indians' roster on June 17 but was placed on the 10-day disabled list with right elbow inflammation on June 19. Marshall was a fourth-round pick of the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2011.

Nick Martini, Nashville Sounds (Triple-A, Oakland Athletics)
Martini, in his first year in the Oakland Athletics organization, started the season in Triple-A Nashville before making his Major League debut with the A's on June 6 against the Texas Rangers. He was called up again on June 23, when he collected his first career Major League hit with a pinch-hit go-ahead single in the eighth inning against the Chicago White Sox. Currently in Triple-A, Martini has a slash line of .305/.421/.430 in 62 games for the Sounds. Martini has hit five homers to go with 33 runs batted in and 11 doubles. The former All-American outfielder was a seventh-round selection of the St. Louis Cardinals in 2011.

Carlos Torres, Syracuse Chiefs (Triple-A, Washington Nationals)
Torres has split time this season between Triple-A Syracuse and the Washington Nationals. Currently on the Chiefs' roster, Torres has a 2.79 ERA (6 ER, 19.1 IP) with a 1-1 record in Triple-A to go with 16 strikeouts and four walks. On June 25, he tossed three full innings of relief, allowing one run on four hits. Torres has appeared in 10 games this season for Washington, totaling 9 2/3 innings with a 6.52 ERA (7 ER). In the month of June, he has yielded just two earned runs over 7 2/3 innings (six outings) for Syracuse. Torres has struck out 11 batters against just one walk issued in that span. Torres was selected by the Chicago White Sox in the 15^th round of the 2004 MLB Draft.

Nate Griep, Biloxi Shuckers (Double-A, Milwaukee Brewers)
Griep has advanced a level each of his four years in Minor League Baseball, beginning the 2018 season with Double-A Biloxi. Griep leads the Southern League with 22 saves (24 opportunities), with the next-closest total of 12. In 31 outings for the Shuckers, Griep has a 1-1 record and boasts a 2.87 ERA (10 ER, 31.1 IP) to go with 27 strikeouts and 19 walks. Griep has not allowed an earned run in seven of his last 10 outings for Biloxi, picking up his 22^nd save on June 24 at Chattanooga. Griep was an eighth-round selection by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 2015 MLB Draft.

Levi MaVorhis, Peoria Chiefs (Class-A Full Season, St. Louis Cardinals)
MaVorhis was promoted to Class-A Full Season Peoria in 2018. In 15 appearances (1 start), he owns a 2-0 record with a 5.70 ERA (19 ER, 30.0 IP) and one save to go with 20 strikeouts and eight walks. MaVorhis has helped Peoria to a 39-31 mark in the Midwest League, already clinching a playoff berth after the first half of the season. MaVorhis was placed on the disabled list on June 7.

Parker Rigler, Kannapolis Intimidators (Class-A Full Season, Chicago White Sox)
Rigler, a 31^st round pick of the White Sox in 2017, was promoted to Kannapolis after spending last season with the Great Falls Voyagers (Rookie League). In 14 appearances this season (all starts), Rigler is 4-3 with a 4.52 ERA (35 ER, 69.2 IP) with 66 strikeouts against 33 walks. Opponents are hitting .243 against Rigler while he owns a WHIP of 1.39. The southpaw has four quality starts over this season, including going six innings with one earned run on five hits in his last start at Delmarva on June 22.

Josh Rolette, Lake County Captains (Class-A Full Season, Cleveland Indians)
Rolette has a slash line of .213/.333/.255 and three RBI in 17 games with Lake County this season. After missing nearly three weeks due to injury, Rolette had a three-hit game in his first game back in action (June 12) and has hit safely in each of his last three ballgames, going 4-for-11 in that stretch. Rolette, who was taken in the 39^th round of last year's Draft by Cleveland, appeared in just five games in 2017 for the Arizona League Indians, hitting .333 with a double and an RBI.

Jake Scudder, Hagerstown Suns (Class-A Full Season, Washington Nationals)
Scudder was promoted to the Hagerstown Suns after spending 2017 with the Auburn Doubledays (Class-A Short Season). In 28 games with the Suns, Scudder has a slash line of .221/.279/.411 with four home runs, 21 RBI and six doubles. He has hit safely in his seven of his last eight games, going 11-for-28 with two home runs and eight RBI in that span. Scudder homered in his last game at Delmarva on June 25, going 2-for-4 with three RBI. Scudder was a 16^th round selection by Washington in the 2017 MLB Draft.

Jordan Floyd, Idaho Falls Chukars (Rookie League, Kansas City Royals)
Floyd, entering his second season of Minor League Baseball, was assigned to the Idaho Falls Chukars of the Pioneer League on June 12. Floyd made his 2018 debut on June 17, going 1 2/3 innings and allowing four earned runs on four hits against Ogden. He now has two appearances for the Chukars, totaling 2 2/3 innings with eight earned runs and three strikeouts. In 2017, the lefty went 2-3 with a 1.99 ERA (7 ER, 31.2 IP) in 16 appearances between the Burlington Royals and Arizona League Royals. Floyd was a 10^th round selection by Kansas City in the 2017 MLB Draft.

Drew Mount, Billings Mustangs (Rookie League, Cincinnati Reds)
Mount was the only Wildcat taken in the 2018 MLB Draft, a 16^th round selection by Cincinnati. Mount was assigned to the Billings Mustangs (Rookie League) of the Pioneer League. In his professional debut on June 16 against Missoula, he went 1-for-3 with an RBI. In six games for Billings, Mount is hitting .364 with a .375 OBP and a .545 slugging percentage to go with eight RBI. He hit his first professional homer on June 21 at Great Falls, going 3-for-5 with four RBI. Mount was K-State's leader in home runs, RBI, triples and steals in his one season at K-State.

Kansas State University Athletics

K-State Baseball Summer Update - June 26

Players Mentioned

Rainer Ausmus

Will Brennan

Jordan Floyd

Jordan Maxson

TK McWhertor

Drew Mount

Brett Owen

Parker Rigler

Josh Rolette

Jake Scudder

John Sorensen

Cameron Thompson

Dylan Watts

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