PULLMAN, Wash. (August 25, 2025) – Thirteen Washington State Cougars continue their playing career throughout professional baseball including two in the big leagues.
                                                                           
Kyle Manzardo | DH | Cleveland Guardians
In his last 15 games with the Guardians, Manzardo is hitting .229 with 11 hits, 3 home runs, and 7 RBIs to go along with 15 runs scored. He improves his season average to .233 and now has 21 home runs and 55 RBIs
 
Ryan Walker | RHP | San Francisco Giants
Walker pitched on August 11^th, 13^th, 18^th, 22^nd, and 24^th, all out of the bullpen, achieving one save, striking out 5 batters and only allowing 4 hits in 5.1 innings. Walker has pitched in 55 games, with a record of 4-4, 3.63 ERA and 51 strikeouts.
 
Ian Hamilton | RHP | New York Yankees (Triple – A)
Hamilton has pitched in 7 games, throwing 7.1 innings, striking out 9 batters and only allowing 11 hits for the Triple-A side. In his entire season, he has pitched in 36 games with a 4.28 ERA and 42 strikeouts.
 
Jonah Advincula | OF | Cleveland (Double – A)
Advincula is now hitting .244 with 5 home runs and 33 RBIs. He also has 41 stolen bases on the season.
 
Sam Brown | INF | Washington Nationals | Double – A
Brown recorded 3 hits for 5 total bases and an RBI on August 17^th and 2 hits for 6 total bases with 3 RBIs on August 19^th. Brown improves his season stats to a batting average of .272 with 7 home runs and 52 RBIs.
 
Zane Mills | RHP | St. Louis | Double – A
In 26 games this season, he has a 5.44 ERA in 48 innings pitched with 50 strikeouts and a 1.42 WHIP.
 
Dakota Hawkins | RHP | New York Mets | High – A
Hawkins has now pitched in 23 games this season for the Brooklyn Cyclones in which he is 3-3 with a 2.42 era and 48 strikeouts.
 
Brandon White | RHP | Miami | High – A
On August 17^th, he pitched a 6 inning win, only allowing 3 hits, 0 runs, and throwing six strikeouts. His season stats improve to 7-3 with a 3.95 ERA and 63 strikeouts in 82 innings pitched.

Will Cresswell | C | Toronto | Single-A
Cresswell played his first games for the Single-A Dunedin Blue Jays on August 17^th, 20^th and 22^nd in which he got his first professional hit, a double that batted three runs in.
 
Duke Brotherton | RHP | Tri-City | Frontier Independent League
Brotherton has pitched in 20 games, starting 5 of those. He has 30 strikeouts with a record of 4 wins and 2 losses and a save.
 
Grant Taylor | RHP | Glacier | Pioneer Independent League
Taylor has pitched in 16 games, all as a starter, posting a record of 6 wins and 6 losses. In 96 innings pitched, he has an ERA of 4.03 with 99 strikeouts.
 
Jacob Morrow | C | Cleburne | American Independent League
Morrow has played in 32 games, recording 15 hits with 9 RBIs and .169 batting average.
 
Connor Wilford | RHP | Tri-City | Frontier Independent League
Wilford has pitched in 14 games, starting 13 of those. In 84.1 innings, he stuck out 55 batters, posting a win loss record of 9-2.