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See how your favorite baseball players with Hampton Roads connections are faring in the majors and minors

sonny dearth, the virginian-pilot
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(listed with jersey number, name: position, level, team, organization)

Batters

18 Kyle Battle: OF, A, Tampa, Yankees; 22 games, .183 batting average (13 for 71), 7 R, 1 HR, 6 RBI, .613 OPS (on-base percentage plus slugging percentage).

18 Justice Bigbie: 1B, A, Lakeland, Tigers: 53 G, .255 (48 for 188), 23 R, 1 HR, 20 RBI, .673 OPS.

36 Jake Cave: OF, AAA, St. Paul, Twins; 64 G, .280 (69 for 246), 47 R, 9 HR, 41 RBI, .870 OPS.

2 P.J. Higgins: C/1B/3B, MLB, Chicago, Cubs; 23 G, .304 (17 for 56), 8 R, 3 HR, 11 RBI, .907 OPS.

7 Cullen Large: 3B, AAA, Buffalo, Blue Jays; 60 G, .269 (57 for 212), 22 R, 3 HR, 27 RBI, .708 OPS.

22 Andre Lipcius: 3B, AA, Erie, Tigers; 66 G, .290 (62 for 214), 42 R, 7 HR, 33 RBI, .900 OPS.

8 Brandon Lowe: 2B/DH/OF, MLB, Tampa Bay, Rays; 32 G, .212 (25 for 118), 20 R, 5 HR, 12 RBI, .708 OPS. On the 10-day injured list with a back injury and hasn’t been in a game since mid-May.

9 Vinnie Pasquantino: 1B, MLB, Kansas City, Royals; 4 G, .111 (1 for 9), 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, .717 OPS. With AAA Omaha, 69 G, .280 (70 for 250), 51 R, 18 HR, 67 RBI, .948 OPS.

10 Chad Pinder: OF/2B/3B, MLB, Oakland, Athletics; 53 G, .231 (43 for 186), 16 R, 5 HR, 16 RBI, .618 OPS.

26 Chase Pinder: CF, AA, Springfield, Cardinals; 20 G, .296 (21 for 71), 12 R, 3 HR, 14 RBI, .869 OPS.

3 Chris Taylor: OF/SS/2B, MLB, Los Angeles, Dodgers; 71 G, .241 (59 for 245), 30 R, 6 HR, 27 RBI, .738 OPS.

8 Justin Upton: OF, MLB, Seattle, Mariners; 11 G, .125 (4 for 32), 0 R, 0 HR, 2 RBI, .419 OPS.

2 Bryce Windham: C, AA, Tennessee, Cubs; 43 G, .180 (24 for 133), 16 R, 2 HR, 17 RBI, .559 OPS.

Pitchers

— Eddie Butler: Independent, Southern Maryland Blue Crabs, 12 G (12 starts), 4-2, 5.43 ERA, 68 IP, 85 H, 14 BB, 44 K.

45 Jharel Cotton: MLB, Minnesota, Twins; 16 G (0 starts), 2-2, 3.66 ERA, 19 2/3 IP, 15 H, 11 BB, 16 K.

41 Daniel Hudson: MLB, Los Angeles, Dodgers; 25 G (0 starts), 2-3, 2.22 ERA, 24 1/3 IP, 17 H, 5 BB, 30 K. Out for the rest of the season because of an ACL injury.

30 Connor Jones: AA, Arkansas, Mariners; 14 G (14 starts), 4-6, 4.90 ERA, 68 IP, 57 H, 43 BB, 58 K.

52 Daniel Lynch: MLB, Kansas City, Royals; 13 G (13 starts), 3-7, 4.95 ERA, 63 2/3 IP, 68 H, 30 BB, 65 K. On the 15-day injured list with a blister on his left index finger.

16 Connor Overton: MLB, Cincinnati, Reds; 4 G (4 starts), 1-0, 1.82 ERA, 24 2/3 IP, 15 H, 7 BB, 10 K. On the 60-day injured list with a back problem.

22 Hunter Perdue: High A, Beloit, Marlins; 5 G (4 starts), 1-2, 6.20 ERA, 20 1/3 IP, 17 H, 12 BB, 16 K. On the seven-day injured list.

64 Sean Poppen: MLB, Arizona, Diamondbacks; 22 G (0 starts), 1-1, 2.91 ERA, 21 2/3 IP, 19 H, 9 BB, 17 K.

36 Colin Selby: AA, Altoona, Pirates; 12 G (0 starts), 0-2, 1.26 ERA, 14 1/3 IP, 7 H, 8 BB, 17 K. On the 60-day injured list.

41 Garrett Stallings: AA, Bowie, Orioles; 13 G (13 starts), 2-7, 10.08 ERA, 50 IP, 74 H, 15 BB, 55 K.

35 Justin Verlander: MLB, Houston, Astros: 15 G (15 starts), 10-3, 2.03 ERA, 97 1/3 IP, 64 H, 17 BB, 90 K.

30 Tyler Webb: Independent, Long Island Ducks, 24 G (0 starts), 1-2, 2.55 ERA, 24 2/3 IP, 20 H, 7 BB, 33 K.

48 Ryan Yarbrough: AAA, Durham, Rays; 5 G (5 starts), 1-2, 4.74 ERA, 19 IP, 25 H, 9 BB, 18 K.

Where they’re from

BATTERS

Kyle Battle: Glen Allen High, Old Dominion;

Justice Bigbie: Chesapeake (Grassfield High), Western Carolina;

Jake Cave: Hampton (Kecoughtan High and Hampton Christian Academy), Peninsula Pilots;

PJ Higgins: Old Dominion;

Cullen Large: James River High, William & Mary;

Andre Lipcius: Lafayette High, Tennessee;

Brandon Lowe: Suffolk (Nansemond River High), Maryland (Newport News native);

Vinnie Pasquantino: Old Dominion;

Chad Pinder: Poquoson, Va. Tech, Pilots;

Chase Pinder: Poquoson High, Clemson;

Chris Taylor: Virginia Beach (Cox), U.Va.;

Justin Upton: Chesapeake (Great Bridge);

Bryce Windham: Old Dominion (Norfolk native).

PITCHERS

Eddie Butler: Chesapeake (Greenbrier Christian), Radford;

Jharel Cotton: Newport News (Menchville);

Daniel Hudson: Va. Beach (Princess Anne), ODU;

Connor Jones: Chesapeake (Great Bridge), U.Va.;

Daniel Lynch: Hampton native, Douglas Freeman High, U.Va.;

Connor Overton: ODU;

Hunter Perdue: Chesapeake (Grassfield), Florida State.

Sean Poppen: Chesapeake (Cape Henry), Harvard;

Colin Selby: Chesapeake (Western Branch), Randolph-Macon;

Garrett Stallings: Chesapeake (Grassfield).

Justin Verlander: ODU.

Tyler Webb: Northampton High; University of South Carolina.

Ryan Yarbrough: ODU.