ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Though it’s been nearly three months since The University of New Mexico baseball team completed a fifth trip to the NCAA Tournament in seven years, there are plenty of former Lobos still grinding it out on the diamond in late August.
Several UNM alums are playing for MLB franchises – from this year’s eighth-round pick Chris DeVito who in his last five games with the Burlington Royals (the Kansas City rookie ball team) is 5-for-15 with a home run, double and eight RBI to 2013 ninth-round draft pick Mitch Garver who since being called up to Minnesota’s Triple-A team (the Rochester Red Wings) on Aug. 10 is hitting .385 (15-for-39) with four doubles and four RBI to 2013 26th-round selection Jake McCasland who has had a breakout season in 2016 that includes a no-hitter July 17 for the Augusta Green Jackets (San Francisco’s Class-A club).
Here is a list of Lobos currently with MLB franchises, including their combined stats for the season (if they’ve been moved from different levels).
UNM baseball alums in the pros (signed with MLB Franchise)
- Toller Boardman – West Michigan Whitecaps (Detroit Tigers – Class A): 7-3, 2.27 ERA, 1 SV, 34 G, 48 SO, 75.1 IP
- Chris DeVito – Burlington Royals (Kansas City Royals – Rookie Ball): .259 AVG, .350 OBP, .793 OPS, 8 HR, 10 2B, 40 RBI
- Alex Estrella – Princeton Rays (Tampa Bay Rays – Rookie Ball): 1-1, 8.31 ERA, 13 G, 22 SO, 21.2 IP
- Mitch Garver – Rochester Red Wings (Minnesota Twins – Class AAA): .270 AVG, .343 OBP, .769 OPS, 11 HR, 29 2B, 70 RBI
- Sam Haggerty – Lake County Captains (Cleveland Indians – Class A): .224 AVG, .315 OBP, .635 OPS, 4 HR, 13 2B, 36 RBI, 10 SB
- Austin House – Albuquerque Isotopes (Colorado Rockies – Class AAA): 7-4, 4.80 ERA, 2 SV, 41 G, 50 SO, 54.1 IP
- Jake McCasland – Augusta Green Jackets (San Francisco Giants – Class A): 6-5, 1.68 ERA, 3 SV, 25 G, 11 GS, 92 SO, 96.1 IP
- Jordan Pacheco – Free Agent: .157 AVG (51 AB), 4 2B, 31 G (with Cincinnati Reds)
- D.J. Peterson – Tacoma Rainers (Seattle Mariners – Class AAA): .264 AVG, .327 OBP, .782 OPS, 19 HR, 28 2B, 78 RBI
- Colton Thomson – GCL Cardinals (St. Louis Cardinals – Rookie Ball): 0-0, 1.13 ERA, 5 SV, 15 G, 25 SO, 24 IP
- Sam Wolff – Frisco Rough Riders (Texas Rangers – Class AA): 4-3, 4.83 ERA, 10 G, 10 GS, 39 SO, 50.1 IP
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