LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) – Former UNLV baseball shortstop
Bryson Stott was one of four members of the Williamsport Crosscutters selected to play in Wednesday's New York-Penn League All-Star Game in Staten Island, N.Y. Stott will suit up for the Blue Team alongside fellow teammates Logan O'Hoppe, Kendall Simmons and Corbin Williams as well as members from the Brooklyn Cyclones, Mahoning Valley Scrappers, Lowell Spinners, Batavia Muckdogs, Tri-City ValleyCats and West Virginia Power.
The Las Vegas native was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies with the 14th overall pick in the 2019 Major League Baseball First-Year Draft. Stott began his professional career playing four games with Phillies East in the Gulf Coast League. He was promoted in mid-July to the Crosscutters, a Class A Short Season affiliate of the Phillies, and has batted .298 with 34 hits, 20 runs scored and 19 RBI in 32 games. He's registered a .509 slugging percentage with the help of 12 extra base hits (five home runs, five doubles and two triples).
The Desert Oasis High School graduate just had a season-best nine-game hitting streak snapped Sunday against West Virginia. During the run, he had eight multiple-hit games, collecting two hits in each contest. In all, he hit .486 (17-for-35) with three homers, three doubles and one triple, and added nine RBI and seven runs.
Last week, Stott was named the Phillies Minor League Defender of the Month for July. In a span 16 games (all starts) between Williamsport and GCL Phillies East, he did not commit an error in a total of 51 chances.
Stott concluded his junior season and collegiate career in May after he was tabbed the Mountain West's Tony Gwynn Co-Player of the Year and was a finalist for the Brooks Wallace Award and a semifinalist for USA Baseball's Golden Spikes Award. He earned All-America honors four times over being recognized by Perfect Game (second team), ABCA (third team), Baseball America (third team) and Collegiate Baseball (third team).
He led the Rebels in nearly every offensive category, such as: batting average (.356), slugging percentage (.599), on-base percentage (.486), doubles (20), homers (10), runs (65), walks (55) and total bases (133).
REBELS IN THE PROS: With Stott and
Max Smith's (Minnesota Twins: 31st Round/Pick 929) selections in the 2019 MLB Draft, UNLV Baseball has 20 alumni currently playing professionally.
Erick Fedde: Washington Nationals
Blake Gailen: Oklahoma City Dodgers (Los Angeles Dodgers); Triple-A – Pacific Coast League
Dean Kremer: Norfolk Tides (Baltimore Orioles); Triple-A – International League
Bryan Bonnell: Harrisburg Senators (Washington Nationals); Double-A – Eastern League
Nick Ames: Lakeland Flying Tigers (Detroit Tigers); Class A Advanced – Florida State League
Ernie De La Trinidad: Fort Myers Miracle (Minnesota Twins); Class A Advanced – Florida State League
Kyle Isbel: Wilmington Blue Rocks (Kansas City Royals); Class A Advanced – Caroline League
DJ Myers: San Jose Giants (San Francisco Giants); Class A Advanced – California League
Payton Squier: Stockton Ports (Oakland Athletics); Class A Advanced – California League
Bryan Menendez: Kane County Cougars (Arizona Diamondbacks); Class A – Midwest League
Alan Strong: Bowling Green Hot Rods (Tampa Bay Rays); Class A – Midwest League
Nick Rodriguez: West Virginia Power (Seattle Mariners); Class A – South Atlantic League
Austin Anderson: Connecticut Tigers (Detroit Tigers); Class A Short Season – New York-Penn League
Bryson Stott: Williamsport Crosscutters (Philadelphia Phillies); Class A Short Season – New York-Penn League
Trevor Horn: AZL Giants Black (San Francisco Giants); Rookie – Arizona League
Max Smith: Elizabethton Twins (Minnesota Twins); Rookie – Appalachian League
Zach Hartman: Milwaukee Milkmen; American Association (Independent)
Efren Navarro: Hanshin Tigers; Nippon Professional Baseball (Japan)
Xavier Scruggs: Leones de Yucatan; Mexican League
TJ White: Les Capitales de Quebec; Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball (Independent)
* Click on player's name for current statistical information.
