Calallen and Texas Tech product Tyler Neslony has been promoted to Triple-A Charlotte after a strong first half of the season with Double-A Birmingham.
Neslony has spent time in Triple-A with the White Sox affiliate before. The Calallen grad hit .235 with seven home runs and 23 RBI before the call up.
Neslony’s promotion combined with Anthony Banda (Synton) and Rob Zastryzny (Calallen) moving to Triple-A leaves the Coastal Bend with six players currently in Triple-A.
Ray and Baylor product Nick Loftin returned to Omaha after a stint on the injured list and a rehab assignment that saw him torch rookie league pitching in Arizona with the ACL Royals. Moody and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi’s Aaron Hernandez was shifted to the 60-day injured list after starting the season in Salt Lake.
Another Islander, Nick Andersonhas swung a hot stick this season with 15 home runs for the independent Lincoln Saltdogs of the American Association.
MLB
.211, 32-152, 4 HR, 15 RBI, 0 SB
Triple A
Anthony Banda, Sinton, Rochester Red Wings (Nationals) (Development list)
0-0, 6.11 ERA, 35.1 IP, 43 H, 32 K
0-0, 6.43 ERA, 7.0 IP, 9 H, 6 K (with Washington)
Michael Cantu, Moody, El Paso Chihuahuas (Padres)
.154, 12-78, 1 HR, 13 RBI, 0 SB
Aaron Hernandez, Moody, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Salt Lake Bees (Angels) (60-day injured list)
1-1, 7.36 ERA, 11.0 IP, 8 H, 11 Kx
Nick Loftin, Ray, Omaha Storm Chasers (Royals)
.281, 50-178, 9 HR, 38 RBI, 3 SB
.471, 8-17, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 1 SB (with ACL Royals)
Tyler Neslony, Calallen, Charlotte Knights (White Sox)
.071, 2-28, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
.235, 43-183, 7 HR, 23 RBI, 14 SB (with Birmingham)
Rob Zastryzny, Calallen, Indianapolis Indians (Pirates)
0-0, 9.82 ERA, 3.2 IP, 5 H, 2 K
1-0, 5.29 ERA, 17.0 IP, 20 H, 13 K (with Pittsburgh)
Double-A
Michael Berglund, Carroll, Akron Rubber Ducks (Guardians)
.193, 16-82, 2 HR, 11 RBI, 0 SB
Dustin Saenz, King, Harrisburg Senators (Nationals)
0-3, 8.10 ERA, 20.0 IP, 32 H, 12 K
2-2, 1.97 ERA, 50.1 IP, 38 H, 55 K (with Wilmington)
Single-A
Kale Emshoff, Calallen, Quad City River Bandits (Royals)
.176, 33-188, 5 HR, 19 RBI, 0 SB
Kyle Hill, Calallen, Everett AquaSox (Mariners)
1-1, 3.42 ERA, 23.2 IP, 19 H, 30 K
Jared Kelley, Refugio, Winston-Salem Dash (White Sox)
2-4, 5.14 ERA, 42.0 IP, 36 H, 47 K
Drake Osborn, Orange Grove, Brooklyn Cyclones (Mets)
.195, 24-123, 6 HR, 20 RBI, 0 SB
Florencio Serrano, Robstown, Hickory Crawdads (Rangers)
1-0, 3.51 ERA, 25.2 IP, 27 H, 22 K
2-0, 3.18 ERA, 5.2 IP, 5 H, 7 K (with Down East)
Independent
Nick Anderson, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Lincoln Saltdogs (American Association)
.288, 55-191, 15 HR, 43 RBI, 11 SB
Hayden Thomas, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Sioux Falls Canaries (American Association)
0-1, 4.50 ERA, 14.0 IP, 10 H, 13 K
International
Rudy Flores, Moody, Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos (Mexican League)
.247, 39-158, 1 HR, 28 RBI, 0 SB
Courtney Hawkins, Fukuoka Softbank Hawks (Japan Western League)
.216, 35-162, 4 HR, 16 RBI, 0 SB
This article originally appeared on Corpus Christi Caller Times: Pro baseball update: Calallen’s Neslony called up to Triple-A