University of Tennessee Athletics
Pros Update: Godley, Stewart Continue Streaks
August 05, 2015 | Baseball
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee Baseball has 21 former players in professional baseball representing the Orange and White with Major League organizations this season. VFL Zack Godley continues to impress with the Arizona Diamondbacks, as he improved to 3-0 to begin his big league career. In the Minor Leagues, Christin Stewart and Matt Duffy continue their recent hot streaks, while Scott Price makes huge strides in his comeback from the Disabled List.
MAJOR LEAGUES
R.A. Dickey - SP, Toronto Blue Jays
Season: 6-10, 4.06 ERA, 22 G, 144.0 IP, 130 H, 69 R, 65 ER, 49 BB, 90 K
Dickey started two games this week (July 29 - August 4) for the Toronto Blue Jays and won each of his starts to improve to 6-10 on the season. This week, he allowed no earned runs over 15.0 combined innings pitched and fanned 10 batters, facing Philadelphia and Kansas City. Over his last seven games, Dickey is now 3-3 with a 2.44 ERA and continues to lead the Blue Jays' club in most innings pitched this season (144.0).
Zack Godley - SP, Arizona Diamondbacks
Arizona Diamondbacks: 3-0, 1.50 ERA, 3 G, 18.0 IP, 14 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 5 BB, 17 K
Mobile BayBears: 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 G, 5.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
Visalia Rawhide: 8-3, 2.27 ERA, 14 G, 75.1 IP, 64 H, 26 R, 19 ER, 19 BB, 78 K
Godley started one game this week (July 29 - August 4) for the Arizona Diamondbacks, claiming his first third straight Major League win. He tossed 7.0 scoreless innings in his start on August 3 against the Nationals, striking out six batters in 6.0 innings of work. After collecting the win, Godley became the second Diamondbacks pitcher to win his first three career starts over the last two seasons and is now the first of 28 former Vol pitchers to make it to the Majors and start his career at 3-0 (Source: Voice of Tennessee Baseball John Wilkerson).
Yan Gomes - C, Cleveland Indians
Season: .222, 54 G, 18 R, 45 H, 10 2B, 0 3B, 6 HR, 20 RBI
Gomes appeared in six games this week (July 29 - August 4) for Cleveland, including a three-game series visiting the Oakland Athletics. This week, Gomes busted two home runs to bring his season total to six, including a solo shot on July 29 and a 440-foot, two-run homer on August 3 against Washington, marking the longest homer of his MLB career.
Chase Headley - 3B, New York Yankees
Season: .278, 100 G, 56 R, 107 H, 18 2B, 1 3B, 9 HR, 44 RBI
Headley appeared in six games this week (July 29 - August 4) for the New York Yankees, including three multi-hit performances. On July 31, he went 2-for-4 with one RBI and was 2-for-3 with a double in his start on August 2 against the White Sox. Over his last seven games, Headley is 11-for-27 (.407) with five RBI.
Luke Hochevar - P, Kansas City Royals
Kansas City Royals Season: 0-0, 3.86 ERA, 28 G, 28.0 IP, 28 H, 12 R, 12 ER, 8 BB, 28 K
Omaha Storm Chasers Season: 0-1, 8.68 ERA, 8 G, 9.1 IP, 14 H, 9 R, 9 ER, 8 BB, 10 K
Hochevar made four relief appearances for the Kansas City Royals this week (July 29 - August 4). Only July 29 against Cleveland, Hochevar's 13.2 scoreless innings streak (dating back to June 23) was snapped after he surrendered four runs on six hits in 2.0 innings, including a two-run homer to fellow VFL Yan Gomes.
MINOR LEAGUES
J.P. Arencibia - C, Durham Bulls (AAA - Tampa Bay Rays)
Season: .219, 85 G, 42 R, 71 H, 11 2B, 0 3B, 20 HR, 50 RBI
Arencibia played in three games this week (July 29 - August 3) for the Triple A Durham Bulls. On August 1, he went 2-for-5 against the Gwinnett Braves.
Julio Borbon - OF, Norfolk Tides (AAA - Baltimore Orioles)
Season: .267, 85 G, 28 R, 65 H, 7 2B, 3 3B, 0 HR, 18 RBI
Borbon appeared in five games (July 29 - August 4) for the Norfolk Tides this week. His best game came on July 31, when he went 3-for-5 with one RBI and two runs scored against Lehigh Valley. He followed up with a 2-for-4 night on August 1 to improve his average to .267 on the season.
Matt Duffy - 3B, Fresno Grizzlies (AAA - Houston Astros)
Season: .299, 99 G, 71 R, 115 H, 24 2B, 1 3B, 15 HR, 79 RBI
Duffy played in seven games this week (July 29 - August 4) for the Fresno Grizzlies. Entering his August 4 matchup against Albuquerque, he held a 15-game hit streak, including multiple hits in his last four straight games. He leads the Grizzlies with 71 runs scored and 24 doubles on the season.
Blake Forsythe - C, Lehigh Valley IronPigs (AAA -- Philadelphia Phillies)
Lehigh Valley IronPigs: .234, 16 G, 2 R, 11 H, 5 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 4 RBI
Reading Fightin Phils: .286, 2 G, 2 R, 2 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 0 RBI
Nashville Sounds: .267, 5 G, 0 R, 4 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 0 RBI
Forsythe did not play in any games this week, following his released from the Lehigh Valley IronPigs last week (July 22-28).
Ty'Relle Harris - P, York Revolution (IND -- Atlantic League)
York Revolution: 1-0, 1 SV, 3.75 ERA, 11 G, 12.0 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 4 BB, 13 K
Grand Prairie AirHogs: 1-1, 2.78 ERA, 19 G, 22.2 IP, 17 H, 8 R, 7 ER, 13 BB, 26 K
Harris appeared in two games this week (July 29 - August 4) for the York Revolution. He received no decision in his two relief appearances, allowing a combined two runs on three hits over 2.0 innings pitched.
Andrew Lee - P, Hagerstown Suns (A-Full -- Washington Nationals)
Hagerstown Suns: 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 3 G, 6.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 K
Auburn Doubledays: 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 5 G, 8.1 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 12 K
GCL Nationals: 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 G, 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Lee appeared in two games this week for his new team, the Hagerstown Suns (July 29 - August 4). On July 30, he tossed 2.0 scoreless innings against Hickory before claiming his first win with the Suns on August 3, when he threw 2.0 scoreless innings with three strikeouts in relief.
Will Maddox - 1B, West Michigan Whitecaps (A - Detroit Tigers)
Season: .395, 13 G, 5 R, 17 H, 2 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 1 RBI
Maddox is currently on the disabled list.
Bret Marks - P, GCL Yankees1 (Rookie -- New York Yankees)
Staten Island Yankees: 0-2, 4.91 ERA, 9 G, 11.0 IP, 11 H, 7 R, 6 ER, 10 BB, 10 K
GCL Yankees1: 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 G, 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
Marks appeared in one game this week (July 29 - August 4) for the GCL Yankees1 of the Gulf Coast League. In his only outing this week, Marks threw 1.1 scoreless relief frames with two strikeouts.
Bryan Morgado - P, Lancaster Barnstormers (IND - Atlantic League)
Season: 2-5, 3.42 ERA, 27 G, 50.0 IP, 42 H, 24 R, 19 ER, 18 BB, 50 K
Morgado appeared in one game this week (July 29 - August 3) for the Lancaster Barnstormers, allowing two runs on six hits over 5.0 innings to earn the win against Somerset on July 31.
Khayyan Norfork - 3B, Potomac Nationals (A-Advanced - Washington Nationals)
Season: .268, 77 G, 27 R, 68 H, 13 2B, 2 3B, 1 HR, 20 RBI
Norfork played in five games this week (July 29 - August 4) for the Potomac Nationals. The third baseman owns a seven-game hit streak entering games on August 5 and recorded multiple hits on July 29 (2-for-4, 2 RBI) and August 1 (2-for-4).
Zach Osborne - SS, New Britain Rock Cats (AA - Colorado Rockies)
New Britain Rock Cats: .333, 19 G, 8 R, 20 H, 1 2B, 1 3B, 0 HR, 8 RBI
Modesto Nuts: .242, 48 G, 23 R, 37 H, 6 2B, 2 3B, 0 HR, 16 RBI
Albuquerque Isotopes: .000, 2 G, 0 R, 0 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 0 RBI
Osborne appeared in four games this week (July 29 - August 4) for the New Britain Rock Cats. He batted in two runs in the series opener against the Reading Fightin Phils on July 23. His best start came on August 4 against Altoona, where he went 2-for-3 with one run scored while recording his first triple of the season.
Drake Owenby - P, Helena Brewers (Rookie -- Milwaukee Brewers)
Helena Brewers: 1-1, 7.16 ERA, 5 G, 16.1 IP, 25 H, 16 R, 13 ER, 3 BB, 7 K
AZL Brewers: 0-0, 6.35 ERA, 2 G, 5.2 IP, 7 H, 6 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 4 K
Owenby did not appear in any games this week for the Helena Brewers.
Scott Price -- 1B, Salem-Keizer Volcanoes (A-Short -- San Francisco Giants)
Salem-Keizer Volcanoes: .304, 7 G, 3 R, 7 H, 2 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 3 RBI
AZL Giants: .333, 3 G, 2 R, 3 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 1 RBI
After spending the first half of the season on the DL, Price is making a strong comeback with Salem-Keizer this month. The former Vol played in three games this week (July 29 - August 4), recording multiple hits (2-for-5) on July 30 vs. Everett. He then belted his first home run of the year on August 2, also against the AquaSox.
A.J. Simcox - SS, Connecticut Tigers (A-Short -- Detroit Tigers)
Connecticut Tigers: .273, 19 G, 11 R, 21 H, 3 2B, 1 3B, 0 HR, 7 RBI
GCL Tigers: .333, 4 G, 4 R, 5 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 1 RBI
Simcox appeared in four games this week (July 29 - August 4) with the Connecticut Tigers. In his most-recent start on August 3 against Aberdeen, the VFL drove in two runs and extend his current hit streak to three games.
Drew Steckenrider - P, Jupiter Hammerheads (A-Advanced - Miami Marlins)
Jupiter Hammerheads: 1-3, 3.44 ERA, 8 G, 34.0 IP, 34 H, 14 R, 13 ER, 13 BB, 31 K
Greensboro Grasshoppers: 1-3, 2.75 ERA, 10 G, 39.1 IP, 38 H, 15 R, 12 ER, 17 BB, 34 K
Steckenrider made two productive appearances for the Jupiter Hammerheads this week (July 29 - August 4). In his start on July 30 against Brevard County, he allowed just one earned run on seven hits over 5.0 innings for his first win with Jupiter. On August 4, the righthander threw 3.0 innings of relief against Bradenton to get the first save of his minor league career.
Christin Stewart - OF, West Michigan Whitecaps (A-Full -- Detroit Tigers)
West Michigan Whitecaps: .296, 19 G, 6 R, 21 H, 3 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 8 RBI
Connecticut Tigers: .245, 14 G, 7 R, 12 H, 2 2B, 2 3B, 2 HR, 11 RBI
GCL Tigers: .364, 6 G, 5 R, 8 H, 2 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 2 RBI
Stewart played in six games this week (July 29 - August 4) for the West Michigan Whitecaps and had a strong plate-presence, recording two doubles, two multi-hit games and his fifth career homer on August 4 against Clinton. Over his last seven games, Stewart is hitting .307 (8-for-26).
