Athletes Beyond Bartow: Seigler has two-homer game, Justus shines in productive week
While Cartersville native and current Pittsburgh Pirates' relief pitcher Sam Howard continues to recover from an oblique strain, two other former Hurricanes made some offensive noise this week for their respective MiLB clubs. Anthony Seigler had a two home run game for his division-leading Hudson Valley Renegades and Connor Justus had a .400 batting average for the week in five starts for his Pensacola Blue Wahoos club.
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SAM HOWARD — Pittsburgh Pirates (8th-year pro; Cartersville HS) … the 28-year-old lefty reliever landed on the IL July 13 due to a right oblique strain. Reports have Howard doing some throwing with an expected mid-August return to the Pirates. The former Georgia Southern Eagle is 2-2 in 29 and 2/3 innings this season across 38 appearances. He has nine holds with a 5.76 ERA and has recorded 41 strikeouts.
CONNOR JUSTUS — Pensacola Blue Wahoos (6th-year pro; Miami Marlins organization; Cartersville HS)… started five games last week going 6-for-15 with a double, two RBIs, a walk, and one stolen base. Since arriving back at Double-A Pensacola at the beginning of July from Triple A Jacksonville, the former Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket has hit .197 (13-for-66) with 10 walks and six RBIs. The Blue Wahoos are 39-39 and trail the South Division leading Mississippi Braves by five games in MiLB’s Double-A South. Pensacola plays a six-game series at Biloxi Tuesday through Sunday.
LUKE SCHILTZ - AZL Rangers (Texas Rangers organization; 3rd year pro; Cartersville native; Stoneman Douglas HS, FL). . . made his third appearance of the Arizona Complex League season Saturday during an 8-1 win over the ACL Angels. The 6-5, 21-year-old allowed a hit, but retired the other three batters he faced — one by strikeout — in the stint. The right hand pitcher has now worked 2-1/3 innings with three strikeouts and an 11.57 ERA. The ACL Rangers (10-11) are in 8th place in the 18-team league and have games this week against the Indians, Rockies, Dodgers, D-backs, Angels, and Royals Blue.
ANTHONY SEIGLER — Hudson Valley Renegades (4th-year pro; New York Yankees organization; Cartersville HS)… the 22-year-old, 2018 draft first round pick made five starts last week in a home series against the Wilmington Blue Rocks. He was 3-for-17 at the plate with a pair of home runs, three walks, and five RBIs. Both homers were in Tuesday’s 5-4 loss with his solo shot in the second inning and two-run blast in the fourth inning giving Hudson Valley a 3-0 lead at the time. In 141 official at-bats this season, the switch-hitting catcher is batting .199 with four home runs, 16 extra base hits, and 24 RBIs. The Renegades (50-28) continue to lead the High Class A East, North Division by 10-1/2 games over Aberdeen. They play a six-game series Tuesday through Sunday at the Brooklyn Cyclones.
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