Seigler enjoys dynamic week, Mosby leads Mavs into playoffs, and Howard is placed on Pirates' IL
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Former Cartersville High standout Anthony Seigler had a dynamic week at the plate for the Hudson Valley Renegades in the MiLB High Class A East, North Division while another former Hurricane in Major League Baseball, Sam Howard, was placed on the 10-day injured list for the Pittsburgh Pirates. In professional hoops action, Cartersville native A.J. Mosby wrapped up a rewarding regular season with the Shreveport Mavericks of The Basketball League and will now help lead his team in the first round of the playoffs later this week.
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SAM HOWARD — Pittsburgh Pirates (8th-year pro; Cartersville HS)… The Pirates placed Howard on the 10-day injured list June 20 with right knee tendinitis. The assignment came two days after the left-hand pitcher suffered his roughest outing of the season at home against the Cleveland Indians. It is believed the injury played a role in that appearance where he surrendered six runs while recording just two outs. Prior to the injury, Howard had posted a 2.45 ERA and 1.05 WHIP across his first 32 appearances out of the Pirates bullpen. Pirates director of sports medicine Todd Tomczak told Mike Persak of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette last Wednesday that he expected the former Cane and Georgia Southern Eagle to throw off the slope of a mound by the weekend. For the season, the 28-year-old is 2-2 in 33 relief appearances. He has worked 26.1 innings with a 4.44 ERA and 35 strikeouts.
CONNOR JUSTUS — Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (6th-year pro; Miami Marlins organization; Cartersville HS)… made only two starts last week as the Shrimp hosted the Durham Bulls in a six-game series at home. The former Georgia Tech shortstop was 0-for-7 in those two games dropping his season batting average to .197. Jacksonville (26-20) currently third in the Triple-A East Southeast Division, travels to west Tennessee to play the Memphis Redbirds Tuesday through Sunday.
ANTHONY SEIGLER — Hudson Valley Renegades (4th-year pro; New York Yankees organization; Cartersville HS)… it started as a potential break out week for the Yankees No. 6 overall rated prospect, but it ended with some concern Sunday when Seigler was hit by a pitch in
his first plate appearance. The switch hitting catcher ultimately got up under his own power but was pulled from the game for precautionary reasons. In four other starts last week, the 22-year-old went 6-for-18 with four doubles, a walk-off grand slam, two walks, a sacrifice fly, and 10 RBIs. The high performance week lifted Seigler’s batting average over the .200-mark for the first time this season as the Renegades won their eighth straight game before the streak was snapped Sunday. Seigler, who was activated from the injured list for the first time this season on June 1, has now appeared in 18 games in 2021. Hudson Valley (30-17) finished the week 5-1 at the Wilmington Blue Rocks and continue to lead the High-A East North Division by 4.5 games over the Orioles’ Aberdeen Iron Birds. The Renegades play a six game series Tuesday through Sunday at the Jersey Shore Blue Claws.
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A.J. MOSBY — Shreveport Mavericks (3rd year pro; Cartersville HS)… scored 17 points with nine assists, seven rebounds, and two steals in the Mavs’ final regular season game victory over the Midtown Prestige. Mosby was 6-for-10 from the floor including 4-of-4 from outside the arc. The Mavericks closed out the regular season with three straight wins to finish with a 17-7 record. The former Alcorn State standout led his team in scoring and finished the regular season just outside The Basketball League’s top ten with a 24.6 points per game average. He was the team’s leader and fourth in the 29-team league in assists (6.7 apg) and eighth overall in three pointers made. Mosby also led the Mavericks in field goal percentage (55.2%), free throw percentage (81.3%), and steals (1.7 spg). Shreveport will now face the Houston Push Thursday and Saturday at the Centenary Gold Dome in the opening round of The Basketball League playoffs.
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