Published May 9, 2017
Gamecocks in the pros: May 1-8
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Collyn Taylor  •  GamecockScoop
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Here's a full list of what former Gamecock baseball players are doing in major and minor league baseball.

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MLB

Jackie Bradley Jr. went 1-for-14 (.071) for the Boston Red Sox this week with two walks and three strikeouts.

Steve Pearce continues his hotstreak for the Toronto Blue Jays, going 5-for-16 (.389) with three home runs and five RBI. He's slugging .938 to start the month and also scored three runs.

Also playing for Toronto, Justin Smoak is hitting 6-for-26 (.259) with a home run and five RBI. He's also scored four times and has a hit in five of his last seven games.

Sam Dyson hasn't registered a save this month but hasn't blown one either for the Texas Rangers. He's pitched three times in may, giving up just one earned run in 3.1 innings. He's lost once and his season ERA went from 14.54 to 12.66.

Firmly situated in the majors, Whit Merrifield is hitting .192 (5-for-26) for the Kansas City Royals this week. He has one RBI and and two runs scored.

Jordan Montgomery started one game this week for the New York Yankees, giving up just two earned runs on three hits in 6.2 innings. He struck out three and walked four. He picked up the win and moved to 2-1 on the season.

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Triple-A

Christian Walker hit 7-for-31 (.226) for the Reno Aces (Arizona). He hit two home runs and registered seven RBI, including a four-RBI day on May 8.

Michael Roth started two games for the Sacramento River Cats (San Fransisco). He pitched 10 total innings, giving up seven earned on 15 hits. He also struck out nine total batters.

Bryan Harper remains on the 60-day disabled list for the Syracuse Chiefs (Washington).

Tyler Webb made one relief appearance for the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (Yankees). He pitched two scoreless innings, striking out three batters.

Peter Mooney continues his struggles to start the season, going 3-for-23 (.130) this week for the New Orleans Baby Cakes with a RBI. He's hitting .143 to start the season.

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Double-A

Continuing his solid start, Evan Marzilli went 4-for-17 (.235) for the Jackson Generals (Arizona). He hit a home run and notched a RBI while also scoring three times.

Joel Seddon made two appearances in relief for the Midland RockHounds (Oakland), giving up just one total run on seven hits in seven innings. His season ERA is down to 4.13.

Also playing for the RockHounds (Oakland), Max Schrock went 12-for-30 (.400) this week with five RBI and a run scored. He has at least a 10-game hitting streak and is hitting .372 over that same span.

Grayson Greiner went 3-for-19 (.158) for the Erie SeaWolves (Detroit) with two runs and two RBI. He's hitting .187 in his first full season in Double-A.

Starting his first season in Double-A, Jack Wynkoop started two games for the Hartford Yard Goats. He got shelled in one outing, giving up 13 hits and 10 runs in 3.1 innings. He responded in his last start of the week, pitching seven scoreless innings and gave up three hits. His season ERA is down to 4.91.

Evan Beal made two appearances, pitching 2.2 total innings for the Northwest Arkansas Naturals (Kansas City). He gave up two earned runs on three hits and walked three batters.

After playing all of 2106 in Single-A, Kyle Martin started this year for Double-A Reading Fightin Phils (Philadelphia). He hit 5-for-25 (.200) this week with a home run and seven RBI. He's hitting .159 to start the year.

Tanner English went 3-for-13 (.230) for the Chattanooga Lookouts (Minnesota) with two runs scored and a RBI. He's hitting .107 in his last 10 games.

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Single-A

Joey Pankake remains on the Lakeland Flying Tigers' (Detroit) 7-day disabled list.

Taylor Widener started one game for the Tampa Yankees (Yankees), giving up no earned runs in five innings. He struck out two and picked up the win, moving to 1-3 on the year.

On-base machine Gene Cone continued to get on the base paths this week for the Columbia Fireflies (Mets). He went 3-for-17 (.176) with six walks and three RBI. He's reached base safely in five straight games.

Marcus Mooney went 2-for-17 (.118) for the Rome Braves (Atlanta) and is hitting .244 in his first full season in the minors.

Braden Webb made two appearances for the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (Milwaukee), starting one. In his start, he pitched 5.2 scoreless innings, giving up three hits. His season ERA is down to 3.86.

Others

Dom Thompson-Williams and Matt Vogel still remain unattached to a team.