PLAYER BIOS & TEAM FACTS Ron Tonkin Field | 4460 NW 229th Ave. | Hillsboro, OR 97124 | 503-640-0887 www.HillsboroHops.com | @HillsboroHops | High-A Affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks League Champions 2014, 2015, 2019, As of 5/1 /2021 Position Players ALEXANDER, BLAZE INF B/T: R-R 6-0/180 • AGE 21 (6/11/99) • 4TH-YEAR PRO ACQ: 11th round, 2018 draft HOME TOWN: Cape Coral, FL HS: Bishop Verot (“vuh-ROE”) HS (Ft Myers, FL) / IMG Academy (Bradenton, FL) COLLEGE: None MLBpipeline.com says: D-backs #18 prospect, a “plus-plus arm that is possibly the best position-player arm in the Arizona system” 2020 Arizona Fall League participant: though his time in the AFL ended early because of a rib injury 2019 full year with Kane County of Midwest Lg: 97g, .262, 7hr, 47 rbis, 14x18 sba 2018 first pro year split between AZL (27g) and Missoula (28g): combined .329, 5hr, 42 rbis, 10x13 sba, 50g SS, 31g 2B, 9g 3B Had been committed to the U of South Carolina: but signed for an above-slot value of $500,000, $375,000 more than any other player taken after the 10th round Began his high school career at Bishop Verot (“vuh-ROE”) HS in Fort Myers, FL: and finished at IMG Academy in Bradenton Blaze is given first name: Blaze Charles Alexander ANDUEZA, AXEL C/INF B/T: R-R 6-0/170 • AGE 22 (10/27/98) • 5TH-YEAR PRO ACQ: International Free Agent, 7/2/16 HOME TOWN: Barquisimeto, VZ 5th-year pro, all previous experience in Rookie ball: 2017 in Dominican Summer Lg, 2018 split between DSL and Arizona rookie league, 2019 full year with Missoula in Pioneer Lg 2019 full year with Missoula in the rookie-level Pioneer Lg: 54g, .281, 1hr, 21 rbis, 0x3 sba, struck out just 12% of plate appearances, 32g C, 5g 3B, 1g 2B, 1g 1B, defensively threw out 6 of 26 stolen base attempts (23%) Full name: Axel Antonio Andueza BRICKHOUSE, SPENCER 1B B/T: L-R 6-4/235 • AGE 23 (4/10/98) • 3RD-YEAR PRO ACQ: 7th round, 2019 draft HOME TOWN: Zebulon, NC HS: Bunn HS COLLEGE: East Carolina U (“Pirates”) (American Athletic Conference) 2019 first pro year full season with Missoula in Pioneer Lg: 60g, .272, 6 hr, 34 rbis, 2x3 sba, struck out 29% of PA 2019 as junior at East Carolina U: 60g, .335, 14hr, 56 rbis, 2x3 sba, struck out 17% of PA 2 years with Bourne in the Cape Cod Lg: 2017 and 2018 In his high school career at Bunn HS in Bunn, NC: hit .548 with 25 hr in 90g, struck out just 10 times and drew 77 walks Major at East Carolina: mechanical engineering; has said he is interested in working on jet engines For a brief period as a junior at ECU: wore mutton chops and a mohawk, and though his teammates loved it, he decided, “I can’t do this. It’s just not my look.” Related to former Cubs broadcaster Jack Brickhouse? Spencer isn’t sure Full name: Spencer Lee Brickhouse CANZONE, DOM OF B/T: L-L 6-1/190 • AGE 23 (8/16/97) • 3RD-YEAR PRO ACQ: 8th round, 2019 draft HOME TOWN: Sagamore Hills, OH HS: Walsh Jesuit HS COLLEGE: The Ohio State University 2019 as a first-year pro: began his pro career with Rookie-level Missoula of the Pioneer League (25g), then finished the season with Hillsboro (21g) Stats as a first- year pro in 2019: combined 46g, .281, 8hr, 38 rbis, 5x6 sba; with the Hops 21g, .261, 3hr, 12 rbis, 2x2 sba 2019 Hops postseason: 3-for-19 with a double and six hard-hit lineouts; trailing 3-1 entering the bottom of the 9th inning in Game 1 of the championship series, he was hit by a pitch to start the four-run rally, capped by Andy Yerzy’s three-run walkoff home run 2019 as a junior at Ohio State: started all 63 games in RF, .345, 16hr, 43 rbis, 9x10 sba, was first-team All-Big 10 and third-team All-American, led Big 10 in hits (88), runs scored (66), slugging % (.620) and total bases (158) Reached base safely in 59 straight games as a junior in college in 2019: an Ohio State record, breaking the mark set by Nick Swisher Ohio State as a team in 2019 year: 36-27 overall, went 1-2 at the Nashville Regional (that regional was won by host Vanderbilt Commodores, eventual national champs) CARROLL, CORBIN OF B/T: L-L 5-10/165 • AGE 20 (8/21/00) • 3RD-YEAR PRO ACQ: 1st round (16th overall), 2019 draft HOME TOWN: Seattle, WA HS: Lakeside School COLLEGE: None MLBpipeline.com says: he is the #1 prospect in the D-backs organization, and #40 in all of baseball; he had been #99 in baseball in 2019 His stock was raised by: an excellent performance against advanced competition at Arizona’s alternate training site in 2020 D-backs farm director Josh Barfield has said: “Guys with his work ethic and skills don’t come around very often.” As a first-year pro in 2019: began his pro career in the Rookie-level Arizona League (31g), then finished the season with Hillsboro (11g) Stats as a first-year pro in 2019: combined 42g, .299, 2hr, 14 rbis, 18x19sba; with the Hops 11g, 0hr, 6 rbis, 2x2 sba Originally joined Hops immediately after the All-Star Break in 2019: but then went to Arizona for nearly two weeks to have shoulder evaluated; returned to Hops with a clean bill of health on 8/31 2019 Hops postseason: 5-for-22 with 2b, 3bb, hbp, 3r; in top of 9th inning in 0-0 tie in Game 3 of NWL championship series, beat out an infield hit with two out to set the table for Tristin English’s dramatic 2-run HR, which proved to be the game-winner Was considered one of best high school hitters in nation entering 2019 draft: hit well during summer showcase season in 2018 and followed it up with a strong senior year Had been committed to UCLA: but signed for $3.75 million bonus COURSEY, CAM INF B/T: L-R 5-8/165 • AGE 22 (8/25/98) • 3RD-YEAR PRO ACQ: 13th round, 2019 draft HOME TOWN: Sugar Hill, GA HS: Lanier HS COLLEGE: Georgia Gwinnett College (Lawrenceville, GA) (“Grizzlies”) (NAIA) Began pro career in 2019 with 2g in Arizona Lg, then played 51g with Missoula in the Pioneer Lg: combined 53g, .281, 1hr, 12 rbis, 4x7 sba, struck out just 11% of plate appearances, 47g 2B, 3g SS Final two years NAIA Georgia Gwinnett College in Lawrenceville, GA, 2018 & 2019: combined 118g, hit .470, 6 hr, 112 rbis, 38 sb, struck out just 18 times in 523 plate appearances, only 3% of the time Was two-time NAIA first-team All-American: and was conference player of the year both years In 2019 was named to the Golden Spikes Award preseason watch list: rare for an NAIA player Attended Lanier HS: in his home town of Sugar Hill GA, 35 mi NE of downtown Atlanta His dad, Kiley: is an assistant baseball coach at Lanier HS, where Cam played, and is also head of football operations DALESANDRO, NICK C B/T: R-R 6-1/177 • AGE 24 (10/03/1996) • 4TH-YEAR PRO ACQ: 10th round, 2018 Draft HOME TOWN: Plainfield, IL HS: Joliet Catholic (suburban Chicago) COLLEGE: Purdue University (Boilermakers - Big 10) Played at 3 levels in 2019: 2g in AZL, 22g Hillsboro and 18g Kane County in Midwest League, combined .256, 0 hr, 14 rbis, 5x5 sba; with the Hops 22g, .194, 0hr, 8 rbis, 2x2 sba 2018 in first pro year 2g in AZL and 45g with Missoula: combined .304/.380/.373 with 0 hr (in 158AB), 22 rbis, 4x5 sba 2018 as JR at Purdue: 59g, .297, 2hr, 34 rbis, 27 stolen bases, #1 in nation among catchers Never missed a game at Purdue: started 167 of 169 games Was also a pitcher for a short time at Purdue: 7g (including 4 starts) as a FR in 2016, 0-3, 10.26 ERA Dad Mark Dalesandro: was 1990 Big 10 player of the year at U of Illinois, drafted in 18th round by Angels in 1990, primarily a catcher, played in 79 games with the Angels, Blue Jays, and White Sox in parts of 5 seasons between 1994 & 2001 Mom Lisa: softball at Illinois-Chicago Also drafted out of HS: by the Detroit Tigers in the 33rd round in 2015 Favorite Athlete is Manny Machado, and witnessed Paul Konerko’s Grand Slam in Game 2 of the 2005 World Series His hometown of Plainfield, IL: in suburban Chicago, about 35 miles SW of downtown; Plainfield suffered a terrible tornado in 1990 that killed 29 people His high school, Joliet Catholic: in Joliet, IL, in the Chicagoland area, same school that produced George Mikan, Rudy Ruettiger, actress Melissa McCarthy and several major leaguers including former Mariner Jack Perconte HERNANDEZ, ALEXANDER INF B/T: R-R 5-11/165 • AGE 21 (6/20/99) • 5TH-YEAR PRO ACQ: International Free Agent, 8/15/16 HOME TOWN: San Pedro de Macoris, D.R. Entire pro career (three previous seasons) in the Dominican Summer League: 2017-19 61g DSL 2019: .264, 10 hr, 33 rbis, 9x12 sba, struck out 23% of plate appearances, 50g 3B, 11g SS Full name: Alexander Alexis Hernandez From San Pedro de Macoris in Dominican Republic: city of 195,000 on the southern coast of D.R., 37 MLB players at last count, including Sammy Sosa, Alfonso Soriano, Tony Fernandez, Robinson Cano, Fernando Tatis Sr., Rico Carty, Mariano Duncan HOLMES, TRA OF B/T: R-R 6-0/175 • AGE 24 (7/10/96) • 5TH-YEAR PRO ACQ: 11th round, 2017 draft HOME TOWN: Tallahassee, FL HS: Rickards HS (Tallahassee, FL) COLLEGE: Faulkner U (NAIA, “Eagles”, Montgomery, AL) 86 games with the Hops between the 2017 and 2018 seasons (was with Hillsboro for 1.5 seasons of pro career): combined .232 (.193 in ’17, .284 in ’18), 7hr, 36 rbis, 31x42sba Strikeout numbers dropped: 30% 2017, 25% 2018, 25% 2019 2019 with Kane County of Class A Midwest Lg: 118g (63 RF, 33 LF, 20 CF), .224, 3 hr, 37 rbis, 18x25 sba Full name: Tra’Mayne La’Amos Holmes, goes by Tra (“Trey”) 2017 as a JR in his only year at NAIA Faulkner U (“Eagles”) (Montgomery, AL) (Southern States Athletic Conference): 65g, .325/8/43, 59x69 sba, led NAIA in SB, .475 OBP, 2 sac, K’d 20%, HBP 16x Faulkner played in the Championship Game of the NAIA World Series 2017 in Lewiston, ID: lost 6-4 to host school Lewis-Clark St.