NEWS AND NOTES

Pitcher Ashur Tolliver was signed as a free agent Friday by the Seattle Mariners and was assigned to the Class AA Arkansas Travelers. His “roster status changed” with the Fresno Grizzlies (AAA Astros) on Aug. 13. Tolliver went 2-0 with a 7.13 ERA and was 0 for 2 in save opportunities for the Grizzlies in 31 appearances this season. He also made 3 appearances for the Astros and had an 0-0 record with a 3.60 ERA. The Travelers finish a series against the Midland RockHounds (AA Athletics) today and return to Dickey-Stephens Park in North Little Rock on Tuesday for a four-game series against the Tulsa Drillers (AA Dodgers).

Infielder Matt Reynolds (Razorbacks) was recalled to the New York Mets from the Class AAA Las Vegas 51s on Thursday. Reynolds’ average rose from .310 to .320 in the past week for the 51s. In 28 at-bats over 6 games, Reynolds had 10 hits with 6 runs scored and 10 RBI. He went 2 for 4 with 1 run scored and 1 RBI for the Mets on Thursday in a 7-5 loss to the New York Yankees.

Pitcher Andy Ferguson (ASU/Benton) was sent to the Kansas City Royals’ rookie-league team in Surprise, Ariz., on a rehab assignment Tuesday. Ferguson was placed on the disabled list when the season began with a right (throwing) shoulder injury, the same shoulder that put him on the disabled list twice last season. Ferguson pitched one inning in his debut for the AZL Royals and had two strikeouts in a 1-0 loss to the AZL White Sox.

Pitcher Nolan Sanburn (Razorbacks) was released by the Potomac Nationals (High-A Nationals) on Aug. 10. Sanburn had a 4-3 record and was 1 for 2 in save opportunities with a 4.87 ERA in 17 appearances for the Nationals. He last pitched for the Nationals on Aug. 5 in a 6-0 loss to the Winston-Salem Dash (High-A White Sox), in which he allowed 1 earned run on 3 hits with 3 strikeouts and11 wild pitch to the 14 batters he faced over 3 /3 innings.

Pitcher Josh Alberius (Razorbacks/Little Rock Christian) was sent down to the Miami Marlins’ rookie-league team in the Gulf Coast League from the Short-A Batavia Muckdogs on Tuesday. Alberius, who was promoted to Batavia on July 1, went 1-1 with a 10.03 ERA in 10 appearances for the Muckdogs, allowing 15 runs — 13 earned — on224 hits with 7 walks and 10 strikeouts over 14 /3 innings. Opposing batters hit .348 against him.

Pitcher Griffin Glaude (Lyon/UCA/Beebe) was demoted to Class A Lansing from Class AA New Hampshire by the Toronto Blue Jays organization Monday. Glaude made only 2 appearances for New Hampshire, going 0-1 with a 3.86 ERA. He was roughed up in his return to Lansing on Tuesday, allowing 5 earned runs on 4 hits with 2 walks and 1 strikeout in his only inning of work as the Lugnuts lost 12-2 to the Great Lakes Loons (A Dodgers).

Pitcher Sam Thoele (UALR) was promoted to the Short-A Boise Hawks from the Colorado Rockies’ extended spring training Wednesday. He went right to work, allowing 5 runs — 2 earned — on 5 hits over two-thirds of an inning Wednesday in the Hawks’ 12-3 loss to the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes (Short-A Giants). It was the first time Thoele had pitched since May 26 with the High-A Lancaster JetHawks.