Marietta, Georgia (Cobb County)
6-4-3 DP Baseball is excited and proud to share updates on select 6-4-3 alumni currently playing professionally along with notes from their respective 2023 seasons! This article is part 2 of a roundup of 2023 news on #643pros.
Tyler Tolve (C/OF) completed his third year of professional baseball in AA with the Mississippi Braves. The former Kennesaw State University Owl played in 50 games for the M-Braves this season, mostly at catcher. He batted .238 with a .698 OPS. Tolve also logged seven homeruns, nine doubles and 32 RBIs on the year. At the end of the regular season, Tolve was selected to participate in the Arizona Fall League, an off-season league filled by the top prospects in baseball hand-picked by major league clubs. After the AFL season’s end, Tolve was listed as a Top-30 prospect in the Atlanta Braves organization.
Top photo credit: MiLB/Mississippi Braves
Ryan Webb (LHP) spent his second year of professional ball with the Lake County Captains, the A+ affiliate of the Cleveland Guardians. Webb threw 86.2 innings in 19 games as a starter for the Captains with a 3.22 ERA. The former UGA Bulldog and Pope High School Greyhound struck out 87 batters on the year and posted a 1.26 WHIP. The Guardians selected Webb to participate in the Arizona Fall League at the end of the regular season where he was one of the top pitchers in the league. He led the AFL in the strikeouts (36) in the regular season while also leading the league in innings pitched (22). Webb was also in the top 10 for batting average against.
Photo credit: MiLB/Lake County Captains
Brant Hurter (LHP) spent his year with the Erie Seawolves, the AA affiliate of the Detroit Tigers. Hurter was a prominent piece of the Seawolves’ pitching staff. He made an appearance in 26 games, all as starter, while accumulating 118 innings pitched and six wins on the year. Hurter posted a 3.28 ERA to go along with a 1.19 WHIP. The former Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket also had 133 strikeouts compared to 33 walks this season. Hurter was one of the aces that led the Seawolves to an Eastern League Championship in 2023. In game 2 of the championship series, Hurter pitched seven scoreless innings with seven strikeouts and only surrendered three hits. Hurter was selected as a Double-A All-Star by Baseball America and a postseason All-Star by EAS. He was also recognized as an organizational All-Star by MiLB.com. After completing his second year in professional ball, Hurter is currently ranked the #12 best prospect in the Detroit Tigers organization.
Photo credit: MiLB/Erie Seawolves
As a staff and organization, we are incredibly proud of Tyler, Ryan, and Brant and their continued success on the diamond! We wish them every success in 2024!
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