LAS CRUCES, N.M. – Headlined by lefty Sammy Natera heading to the Cape, 10 different members of the NM State baseball program will participate in summer league action throughout the country this summer.
A freshman from Juarez, Mexico, Natera will pitch for Jerry Weinstein and the Warham Gateman in the Cape Cod League. Natera will be the first Aggie to play in the prestigious Cape Cod League since Nick Gonzales played for the Cotuit Kettleers back in 2019.
Other summer ball assignments include Kevin Jimenez (Fredrick Keys) and Chris Jefferson (Trenton Thunder) playing in the MLB Draft League, outfielder Kyle Westfall (Duluth Huskies) playing in the
Northwoods League, Ethan Mann (Anchorage Glacier Pilots) and Tommy Tabak (Anchorage Glacier Pilots) joining forces in the Alaska Baseball League, Hayden Johns (Amarillo Sod Squad) taking his talents to the Texas Collegiate League and future NM State teammates Gunner Antillon and Hunter Antillon joining Porter Pittman on the Inland Valley Pirates of the SCCBL.