#LopesInThePros: July 8

Grand Canyon's presence in professional baseball continues to increase and was only further amplified with a program-high tying five picks in the MLB Draft in early June.

To help follow the professional careers of former GCU players, GCULopes.com continues the #LopesInThePros Tracker for its second season.

Follow @GCU_Baseball and #LopesInThePros for daily updates of top GCU performances.

Highlights

Billings @Mustangs report: Spend some time with outfielder @TheQC_ Quin Cotton and other notes https://t.co/2r7ypwyN6S #mtscores pic.twitter.com/btQZVJsJbK
— 406 Sports (@406mtsports) June 30, 2019

Sometimes baseball is a game of inches. Sometimes it's a game of HUNDREDS of feet, like the home run Zach Malis just CRUSHED to put the #WCaps up 4-1 in the first!@ThatDanHasty @MicColemanator pic.twitter.com/2q0BJBQ2mh
— West Michigan Whitecaps (@wmwhitecaps) June 26, 2019

Individuals (sorted by level)
Player		Team		Notes
	Chad De La Guerra		Pawtucket Red Sox International League (AAA) Pawtucket, R.I. Boston Red Sox	Had an unreal month of June, hitting .354 in 26 games. De La Guerra had 11 doubles and eight home runs while driving in 24. With 15 walks, he featured a .446 on-base percentage. Last 10: 16 for 41 (.390), 8 RBIs Season: 40 games, .324, 8 HR, 26 RBIs
	Ethan Evanko		Clearwater Threshers Florida State League (A+) Clearwater, Fla. Philadelphia Phillies	Leads his club with a sparkling 1.49 ERA (min. 40 IP) and has made six straight quality starts. Opponents are hitting just .199 off him in 2019, and he features a 58-to-17 strikeout-to-walk ratio. Last 5: 3-1, 1.13 ERA, 35.0 IP, 23 SO Season: 7-2, 1.61 ERA, 67.0 IP, 58 SO
	Jake Wong		San Jose Giants California League (A+) San Jose, Calif. San Francisco Giants	Wong is starting to settle in to the hitter-friendly Cal League, featuring a 3.47 ERA over his last three starts. The righty had a 1.99 ERA in Class-A, prompting the promotion to end May. Last 3: 0-0, 3.47 ERA, 15.2 IP, 13 SO Season: 4-2, 3.23 ERA, 83.2 IP, 70 SO
	Garrison Schwartz		Florida Fire Frogs Florida State League (A+) Kissimmee, Fla. Atlanta Braves	Has been on the injured list since May 31. Last 10: -- Season: 18 for 98 (.184), 1 HR, 6 RBIs
	Zach Malis		West Michigan Whitecaps Midwest League (A) Comstock Park, Mich. Detroit Tigers	Malis joined the Class-A Whitecaps at the beginning of June and is 22 games deep into his stay. His first career home run came on June 23 as part of a four-RBI night. Last 10: 7 for 34 (.206), 1 HR, 8 RBIs Season: 16 for 74 (.216), 2 HR, 13 RBIs
	Mick Vorhof		Charleston Riverdogs South Atlantic League (A) Charleston, S.C. New York Yankees	Has been on the injured list, awaiting professional debut. Last 5: -- Season: --
	Ian Evans		Aberdeen Ironbirds New York-Penn League (A-SS) Aberdeen, Md. Baltimore Orioles	Evans made a cameo in Double-A back in May but has settled in with Aberdeen commensurate with the mid-June opening day for short-season leagues, just 12 games into the year. Last 10: 5 for 32 (.156), 3 RBIs Season: 7 for 43 (.163), 0 HR, 5 RBIs
	Kona Quiggle		Connecticut Tigers New York-Penn League (A-SS) Norwich, Conn. Detroit Tigers	After going in the 16th round of this year's draft, Quiggle made his pro debut on June 22. He's eight games into his pro career and hit his first pro homer in his third career game on June 25. Last 10: 4 for 27 (.148), 1 HR, 4 RBIs Season: 4 for 27 (.148), 1 HR, 4 RBIs
	Preston Pavlica		Tri-City ValleyCats New York-Penn League (A-SS) Troy, N.Y. Houston Astros	Pavlica went in the 24th round of the 2019 draft and debuted on June 18. With 13 games under his belt, he hit his first career home run on June 26. Last 10: 4 for 37 (.108), 1 HR, 2 RBIs Season: 5 for 51 (.098), 1 HR, 3 RBIs
	Quin Cotton		Billings Mustangs Pioneer League (Rk+) Billings, Mont. Cincinnati Reds	The eighth-round choice has hit the ground running with a team-leading .369 batting average. Cotton has recorded a hit in 13 of his 16 career games and already has a four-hit game. Last 10: 18 for 43 (.419), 1 HR, 6 RBIs Season: 24 for 65 (.369), 1 HR, 8 RBIs
	Tyler Wyatt		AZL Giants Orange Arizona League (Rk) Scottsdale, Ariz. San Francisco Giants	Wyatt's pro career has started locally in the Arizona League with the team's base in Scottsdale and the club traveling to Cactus League facilities. He has three multi-hit games thus far. Last 10: 10 for 29 (.345), 0 HR, 7 RBIs Season: 11 for 38 (.289), 0 HR, 8 RBIs