Cougars in the Pros: August 5

Former Houston Baseball third baseman Zach Arnold hit .361 in the month of July to help raise his average 45 points. The 2023 MLB Draft pick highlights the third installment a monthly summer series updating fans on Houston Cougars in affiliated baseball.

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Player		Team		Notes
	Connor Wong		Boston Red Sox Major League (MLB)	Had a four-game hitting streak at the end of the month that helped raise his season average back above .300 before a four-hit game at Texas on August 2. Is hitting .323 over the last seven games. 2024: .301 avg/.361 obp/.445 slg, 10 HR, 36 RBI
	John King		St. Louis Cardinals Major League (MLB)	Allowed just two earned runs in the month of July and only walked two in 11.2 innings. 2024: 3-2, 39 app, 2.72 ERA, 43.0 IP, 31 K, 1.12 WHIP
	Jared Triolo		Pittsburgh Pirates Major League (MLB)	Went 4 for 10 in three starts at Houston in late July with a double in all three games. 2024: .201/.279/.277, 4 HR, 27 RBI
	Robert Gasser		Milwaukee Brewers Major League (MLB)	Milwaukee moved Gasser from the 15-day IL to the 60-day IL on June 25. 2024: 2-0, 2.57 ERA, 5 starts, 28.0 IP, 16 K, 1.04 WHIP
	Corey Julks		Chicago White Sox Major League (MLB)	Went 1 for 5 against Minnesota on July 8 with a double and an RBI. 2024: .226/.299/.365, 26 hits, 3 HR, 8 RBI
	Nick Hernandez		Sugar Land Space Cowboys Triple-A (AAA)	Has not allowed a run in six straight appearances while striking out 8 during that time. Struck out five of his six outs on July 14 against Las Vegas. 2024 (MiLB): 3-2, 2.08 ERA, 39.0 IP, 53 K, 1.18 WHIP
	Connor Hollis		San Antonio Mission Double-A (AA)	Hit .232 with 16 hits in July with a trio of doubles and three RBI while getting on base at a .338 clip. 2024 (AA): .237/.309/.304, 1 HR, 15 RBI
	Logan Clayton		Hillsboro Hops High A (A+)	Struck out six batters in one of his three quality starts in July. Earned the win in Hillsboro's win over Vancouver on July 23. 2024: 2-7, 4.92 ERA, 15 starts, 86.0 IP, 66 K, 1.31 WHIP
	Jaycob Deese		Greensboro Grasshoppers High A (A+)	Started the month of July with a pair of scoreless 2.0 inning relief appearances. Struck out four in a 2.0 inning relief appearance on July 25. 2024: 2-4, 7.26 ERA, 39.2 IP, 29 K, 1.59 WHIP
	Ben Sears		Quad Cities River Bandits High A (A+)	Worked a trio of scoreless relief outings with nine strikeouts over seven total appearances. 2024: 1-3, 11 saves, 3.77 ERA, 45.1 IP, 37 K, 1.30 WHIP
	Zach Arnold		Jersey Shore Blue Claws High A (A+)	Raised his average by 45 points after hitting .361 in the month of July with four multi-hit games including a duo of three-hit games. 2024: .214/.306/.296, 2 HR, 21 RBI
	Josh Ekness		Beloit Sky Carp High A (A+)	Twirled four scoreless outings for the Sky Carp out of his seven total July outings. 2024: 3-3, 1.91 ERA, 5 saves, 47.0 IP, 55 K, 1.06 WHIP

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