Here is our regular roundup of Schuylkill County and other coal region players currently with Major League Baseball organizations or playing in an MLB Partner League in the 2025 season.
Let’s have a look at how our local players in the pros are doing so far in August:
John Holobetz (Pottsville Area) – Pitcher, Greenville Drive (Red Sox High A)
Holobetz struck out 8 and walked none in a start on Sunday for Greenville against the Asheville Tourists (Astros). He worked 5 innings and did not factor in the decision, allowing 6 hits and 2 solo home runs.
Travis Blankenhorn (Pottsville Area) – OF/DH, Rocket City Trash Pandas (Angels Double A)
Blankenhorn went 6-for-22 (.273) in a 6-game series against the Knoxville Smokies (Cubs) last week. He hit a home run, his 8th of the season, and 2 doubles in that series. Last week’s performance raised his season batting average from .216 to .231.
Kaleb Sophy (Blue Mountain) – Pitcher, Kannapolis Cannon Ballers (White Sox A)
Sophy did not factor in the decision during his most recent start on Sunday against the Hickory Crawdads (Rangers). He went 4 innings, allowing 5 hits and 2 runs. Sophy struck out 2 and walked 2.
Nate Nabholz (Blue Mountain) – Pitcher, Tri-City Valleycats (Frontier League)
Nabholz, a 2019 graduate of Blue Mountain High School and Cressona native, recently signed a contract to play with the Tri-City Valleycats of the Frontier League, an MLB Partner League.
Nabholz has appeared in 4 games for the Valleycats. He’s allowed 1 run on 5 hits while striking out 6 and walking 3 over 7 innings of relief work.
Thomas Schultz (Mount Carmel Area) – Pitcher, Harrisburg Senators (Nationals Double A)
Schultz made two appearances last week in a series against the Altoona Curve (Pirates). He worked 5 innings, allowing 1 run on 2 hits while striking out 2 and walking 4. Schultz’ season ERA is 2.59.
Tom Reisinger (Mount Carmel Area) – Pitcher, Lansing Lugnuts (Athletics High A)
Reisinger worked 1.1 innings of relief in an appearance against the Fort Wayne TinCaps (Padres) on July 1. He allowed 3 runs on 3 hits and walked 1. Reisinger’s season ERA is now at 5.04.
Reggie Crawford (North Schuylkill) – Pitcher, San Francisco Giants organization
Crawford is likely to miss the entire 2025 season after undergoing surgery to repair the labrum in his left shoulder back in September. The procedure has a 10-12 month rehab period.
Brandon Schaeffer (Schuylkill Haven Area) – Pitcher, Everett AquaSox (Mariners High A)
Schaeffer was placed on the 60-day injured list by the AquaSox on March 18. He has yet to make an appearance for the team in the 2025 season.
Joe Nahas (Marian Catholic) – Pitcher, Free Agent
Nahas was released by South Bend on June 22.
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