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Iowans in the minors and Major League Baseball: September 3, 2022 update
A look at local, area and former University of Iowa baseball players in the affiliated minor leagues and major leagues

Sep. 3, 2022 3:32 pm, Updated: Sep. 3, 2022 6:37 pm
Oakland Athletics relief pitcher A.J. Puk walks on the field during a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Here is an updated look at how local, Gazette-area and former Iowa Hawkeyes players are doing in the affiliated minor leagues and the major leagues. Statistics are through Friday.
Nick Allgeyer (Iowa/Toronto Blue Jays) — Pitcher has appeared in 29 games, 15 starts for Triple-A Buffalo. Has a 5-5 record and 5.66 earned run average.
Ben Beutel (Iowa/Chicago White Sox) — Has pitched in five games for Rookie-level Arizona Complex League White Sox. Has no record and a 5.40 ERA. Has struck out seven in five innings.
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Tyler Cropley (Iowa/Kansas City Royals) — Catcher is hitting .169 in 27 games for Double-A Northwest Arkansas. Has a home run and four RBIs.
Duncan Davitt (Iowa/Tampa Bay Rays) — Thrown in three games for Rookie-level Florida Complex League Rays. Is 0-1, having allowed six runs in 4 1/3 innings, with six strikeouts.
Matt Dermody (Norwalk/Iowa/Chicago Cubs) — The southpaw has been released by the Cubs. He went 6-3 with a 3.74 ERA in 20 games, 13 starts, for Triple-A Iowa. He went 29-14 with a 3.70 ERA in 198 career minor-league appearances. He made 30 major league appearances, having a 2-0 record and 5.60 ERA in 27 1/3 innings with the Cubs and Toronto Blue Jays.
Jack Dreyer (Johnston/Iowa/Los Angeles Dodgers) — Pitcher has made 12 relief appearances for the Rookie-level Arizona Complex League Dodgers. Has allowed two runs in 12 innings, with three walks and 13 strikeouts.
Nick Gallagher (Iowa City West/Iowa/Chicago White Sox) — Has pitched for two organizations and four minor-league teams this season. Is with high-A Winston-Salem right now, where he’s 2-0 with a 3.60 ERA in nine relief appearances. Has allowed just nine hits in 15 innings.
Drew Irvine (Waukee/Iowa/Pittsburgh Pirates) — Pitcher was promoted from the Rookie-level Florida Complex League Pirates to low-Class A Bradenton, where he has allowed seven hits and four earned runs in 7 1/3 innings.
Grant Judkins (Pella/Iowa/Oakland Athletics) — Right-handed pitcher is on the injured list for low-A Stockton. Has 3-4 record and 5.43 ERA in 15 games, 13 starts. Has 66 strikeouts in 66 1/3 innings.
Mitch Keller (Cedar Rapids Xavier/Pittsburgh Pirates) — Gave up just four hits and a pair of runs, striking out 10 over six innings in his last start for Pittsburgh, against Milwaukee. Has a 4-10 record and 4.43 ERA in 25 games, 23 starts.
Austin Krob (Lisbon/San Diego Padres) — Lefty pitcher is on the active roster of the low-Class A Lake Elsinore Storm of the California League but has not pitched yet for them. Has one perfect professional inning under his belt for the Arizona Complex League Padres.
Adam Mazur (Iowa/San Diego Padres) — Second-round draft pick in 2022 has not thrown in a professional game, yet.
Mason McCoy (Iowa/Seattle Mariners) — Infielder has played in 102 games for Triple-A Tacoma, hitting .248 with 16 home runs and 51 RBIs.
Cole McDonald (New Hampton/Iowa/Houston Astros) — Righty pitcher is 2-5 with a 7.07 ERA in 26 appearances, five starts, for high-A Asheville. Very interesting peripheral numbers: 48 walks in 56 innings, with 93 strikeouts.
Ian Moller (Dubuque Wahlert/Texas Rangers) — Catcher hitting .211 in 56 games for low-A Down East Wood Ducks, with five homers and 22 RBIs. Hit an encouraging .327 in August.
Robert Neustrom (Sioux City North/Iowa/Baltimore Orioles) — Outfielder hitting .228 in 86 games for Triple-A Norfolk, with 13 homers and 48 RBIs.
Dylan Nedved (Iowa/San Diego Padres) — The 2022 draft pick is pitching for low-A Lake Elsinore of California League. Has thrown in six games as a reliever, allowed 11 hits and 10 runs, eight earned, in eight innings, with 10 walks and three strikeouts.
Ben Norman (Des Moines Roosevelt/Iowa/Chicago White Sox) — Outfielder hitting .240 in 50 games for high-A Winston-Salem, with nine doubles, eight home runs and 27 RBIs.
A.J. Puk (Cedar Rapids Washington/Oakland Athletics) — Southpaw has had a very good season as a late-inning reliever for Oakland. Has a 3-1 record, four saves and a 2.47 ERA in 51 appearances. Has a 1.04 WHIP and 63 strikeouts in 54 2/3 innings.
Evan Reifert (Wilton/Tampa Bay Rays) — Has pitched at three levels this season, currently with high-A Bowling Green of South Atlantic League. Has 5-2 record and 2.88 ERA in 18 relief outings, allowing 15 hits in 25 innings, with 39 Ks.
Brady Schanuel (Iowa/Milwaukee Brewers) — A good August (0.96 ERA) has decreased his season earned run average to 3.20 in 28 games, four starts for high-A Wisconsin of Midwest League. Has allowed just 29 hits in 50 2/3 innings, with 46 walks and 59 strikeouts.
Tommy Specht (Dubuque Wahlert/Texas Rangers) — Outfielder is 2-for-10 in three games for Rookie-level Arizona Complex League Rangers. Has struck out six times.
Levi Usher (Cedar Rapids Prairie/Kansas City Royals) — Outfielder played eight games for Rookie-level Arizona Complex League Royals, then was promoted to low-A Columbia, where he’s 1-for-9 with a pair of RBIs.
Connor Van Scoyoc (Cedar Rapids Jefferson/Los Angeles Angels) — Starting pitcher is a rare double-digit winner at one level. That would be 10 wins in 21 starts for low-A Inland Empire of California League. Has 4.13 ERA. Allowed just 96 hits in 113 1/2 innings and struck out 113.
Trenton Wallace (Iowa/Toronto Blue Jays) — Southpaw pitcher is 1-1 with a 3.93 ERA in eight starts since being promoted to high-A Vancouver. Has allowed just 17 hits in 34 1/3 innings, walked 29 and struck out 48.
Peyton Williams (Iowa/Toronto Blue Jays) — First baseman hitting .257 in 20 games for low-A Dunedin, with two homers, 10 RBIs and 19 walks.
Keaton Winn (Pekin/San Francisco Giants) — Pitcher began the season in low-A, was promoted to high-A and is now at Double-A Richmond, where he has made three starts, where he has a 1-2 record and 5.06 ERA.
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