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Former Southern Miss Players Currently in Professional Baseball Update (8/14)
8/14/2023 12:00:00 PM | Baseball
HATTIEBURG, Miss. – Over the last two weeks, three former Southern Miss baseball players have made their professional debuts with two of those already earning promotion within their respective organizations.
The four players that were drafted last month off the 2023 team that finished 46-20 and reached a Super Regional for the second consecutive year, include right-hander pitcher Tanner Hall, left-handed pitcher Justin Storm, outfielder Matthew Etzel and shortstop Dustin Dickerson.
While Hall has not made his debut yet in the Rookie League classification for the Florida Coast League (FCL) Twins, Storm has thrown three times over the last two weeks for the FCL Marlins. Both Etzel and Dickerson both started for the FCL and Arizona League rookie clubs, respectively, but both have been promoted due to hot starts.
Etzel earned a trip to Single A Delmarva in the Carolina League. Since his promotion, Etzel has played in five games and posted a .364 batting average with two home runs and nine RBI. He has also stolen six bases and enjoys a 1.073 OPS (on-base plus slugging percentage).
Dickerson made a two-stop jump, landing in High A for the Quad Cities River Bandits in the Midwest League. In his first four games for them, Dickerson is hitting .240 with a homer and three RBI.
The following is a listing of current Golden Eagles playing in affiliated professional baseball (Click on the player to see their bio and professional statistics):
* Played in the Major Leagues
^ Originally drafted by the Houston Astros
% Stats included for two teams during the year
The four players that were drafted last month off the 2023 team that finished 46-20 and reached a Super Regional for the second consecutive year, include right-hander pitcher Tanner Hall, left-handed pitcher Justin Storm, outfielder Matthew Etzel and shortstop Dustin Dickerson.
While Hall has not made his debut yet in the Rookie League classification for the Florida Coast League (FCL) Twins, Storm has thrown three times over the last two weeks for the FCL Marlins. Both Etzel and Dickerson both started for the FCL and Arizona League rookie clubs, respectively, but both have been promoted due to hot starts.
Etzel earned a trip to Single A Delmarva in the Carolina League. Since his promotion, Etzel has played in five games and posted a .364 batting average with two home runs and nine RBI. He has also stolen six bases and enjoys a 1.073 OPS (on-base plus slugging percentage).
Dickerson made a two-stop jump, landing in High A for the Quad Cities River Bandits in the Midwest League. In his first four games for them, Dickerson is hitting .240 with a homer and three RBI.
The following is a listing of current Golden Eagles playing in affiliated professional baseball (Click on the player to see their bio and professional statistics):
| Current | 2023 | Year | No. | ||
| Player | Team (Level) | Organization | Drafted | Round/Pick | Stats (Through 8/13) |
| Nick Sandlin | Cleveland | MLB | 2018 | (Rd. 2/#67) | 5-5, 3.65 ERA, 49 K, 16 BB |
| Matt Wallner | Minnesota | MLB | 2019 | (CBA, #39) | .240, 8 HR, 18 RBI, .870 OPS (37 G) |
| Dustin Dickerson | Quad Cities (High A) | Kansas City | 2023 | (Rd. 8/#229) | .282, 1 HR, 7 RBI, .685 OPS% |
| Ben Ethridge | Fort Myers (A) | Minnesota | 2022 | (Rd. 15/#444) | 2-5, 2.34 ERA, 1 Sv., 49 K, 28 BB |
| Matthew Etzel | Delmarva (A) | Baltimore | 2023 | (Rd. 10/#301) | .394, 2 HR, 13 RBI, 1.186 OPS% |
| Tanner Hall | FCL Twins (Rookie) | Minnesota | 2023 | (Rd. 4/#114) | Has not pitched yet |
| Landon Harper | Augusta (A) | Atlanta | 2022 | (Rd. 14, #425) | 5-3, 3.86 ERA, 4 Sv., 57 K, 9 BB |
| Ryan Och | Lake Elsinore (A) | San Diego | 2021 | (Rd. 7, #220) | Injured 60-Day List |
| Walker Powell | Tennessee (AA) | Chicago Cubs | UDFA | UDFA | 9-5, 3.84 ERA, 81 K, 20 BB |
| Garrett Ramsey | FCL Red Sox (Rookie) | Boston | 2022 | (Rd. 16, #489) | 1-3, 5.32 ERA, 29 K, 15 BB |
| Hunter Riggins | Rome (High A) | Atlanta | UDFA | UDFA | 6-4, 5.53 ERA, 59 K, 33 BB |
| Chuckie Robinson* | Louisville (AAA) | Cincinnati | 2016 | (Rd. 21, #637^) | .323, 9 HR, 56 RBI, .867 OPS |
| Dalton Rogers | Greenville (High A) | Boston | 2022 | (Rd. 3, #99) | 1-5, 4.54 ERA, 121 K, 48 BB% |
| Hunter Stanley | Akron (AA) | Cleveland | 2021 | (Rd. 11, #336) | 3-9, 5.38 ERA, 86 K, 39 BB |
| Justin Storm | Unassigned | Miami | 2023 | (Rd. 7, #203) | 0-0, 675 ERA, 4 BB, 3 K |
| Tyler Stuart | Binghamton (AA) | New York Mets | 2022 | (Rd. 6, #179) | 6-1, 2.12 ERA, 100 K, 29 BB% |
| Reed Trimble | Aberdeen (High A) | Baltimore | 2021 | (CBB, #65) | Injured – Full Season |
| Jarod Wright | South Bend (High A) | Chicago Cubs | UDFA | UDFA | Injured 7-Day List |
* Played in the Major Leagues
^ Originally drafted by the Houston Astros
% Stats included for two teams during the year
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