Scott Kingery headlines a list of 29 former Wildcats that are playing professionally. Kingery is rated as the No. 52 prospect in all of baseball by MLB.com, as well as the No. 1 second baseman and the No. 3 player in the Phillies organization.
 
Kingery has earned the hype, making the jump from AA Reading to AAA Lehigh Valley halfway through the season. Across the two leagues and 132 games, Kingery batted .304 with an .889 OPS while mashing 26 home runs and stealing 29 bases. He crossed home plate 103 times while collecting 165 hits, 29 of which were doubles and eight of which were triples. He also drove in 65 runs while walking 41 times.
 
Kingery's strong season will garner him serious consideration to be called up at some point next season. Here's a look at the other Wildcats who are making a name for themselves in professional baseball:
 
Major Leagues:
Jett Bandy, Milwaukee Brewers: Bandy, a Wildcat product from 2009-2011, has appeared in multiple stints with the Brewers this season. In 56 games, he has mashed six home runs and 18 RBI, while also swiping his second career stolen base.
 
Nick Hundley, San Francisco Giants: Hundley, a Wildcat from 2003-2005, is in his 10^th season in the big leagues and first with the Giants. In 275 plate appearances, Hundley has clubbed 10 home runs, while also notching 23 doubles and driving in 30 runs. His OPS sits at .704.
 
Alex Mejia, St. Louis Cardinals: Mejia, the Pac-12 Player of the Year in 2012, and Wildcat from 2010-2012, made his Major League debut earlier this season with the Cardinals. Mejia was sent back down following a brief stint with the Cardinals in which he hit his first career home run, but was added back to the major league roster as a September call-up. He hit .291 with 32 doubles and 57 RBI between AA and AAA.
 
Mark Melancon, San Francisco Giants: Melancon, an Arizona product from 2004-2006, recently had season-ending surgery to fix chronic exertional compartment syndrome in his right forearm. Melancon is in his ninth season in the big leagues and totaled 11 saves in 32 appearances before the injury. He has a 4.35 ERA with a 1-2 record.
 
Rob Refsnyder, Toronto Blue Jays: Refsnyder, part of the 2010-2012 core at Arizona and 2012 College World Series Most Outstanding Player,  had a couple of different stints with the Yankees this season before being traded to the Blue Jays in July. He's appeared in 45 games with 88 plate appearances. He has recorded a pair of doubles and four stolen bases.

Joey Rickard, Baltimore Orioles: Rickard, who joined Mejia and Refsnyder on the Wildcats from 2010-2012, is in his second season with the Orioles. This season, he's batting .244 with 62 hits, 15 doubles, four home runs, 15 RBI and eight stolen bases in just nine attempts. He's appeared in 107 games for the Orioles this season.
 
Triple-A:
Dan Butler, Pawtucket Red Sox (Boston Red Sox): Butler, who played at Arizona in 2008 and 2009, appeared in 73 games this season for Pawtucket. He finished the year batting .259 with 15 doubles, four home runs and 34 RBI.
 
Brandon Dixon, Louisville Bats (Cincinnati Reds): Dixon, a Wildcat from 2011-2013, hit .264 in 124 games for the Bats. The 2013 Pac-12 Batting Champion had 16 home runs, 31 doubles, 64 RBI, 16 stolen bases and 58 runs scored.
 
James Farris, Albuquerque Isotopes (Colorado Rockies): Farris, a four-year stalwart for the Wildcats from 2011 to 2014, was promoted to Triple-A from Double-A Hartford earlier this season. Overall, Farris had a 3.59 ERA and 11 saves. He struck out 41 batters in 39 innings. At Hartford, Farris had a 1.45 ERA in 18 2/3 innings, striking out 28.
 
Johnny Field, Durham Bulls (Tampa Bay Rays): Field, who played at Arizona from 2011-2013, played in 111 games for the Bulls this season. The fifth-round draft pick hit .261 with 12 home runs, 57 RBI, 35 doubles, 12 stolen bases and 62 runs scored.
 
Kevin Newman, Indianapolis Indians (Pittsburgh Pirates): Newman, Pittsburgh's first-round pick in 2015 after playing at Arizona from 2013-2015, appeared in 122 games between AAA and AA. Overall, he batted .267 with 29 doubles, four triples, four home runs, 41 RBI and 11 stolen bases. At Indianapolis, Newman batted .283 and stole seven bases in just 40 games.
 
Steve Selsky, Pawtucket Red Sox (Boston Red Sox): Selsky, who played at Arizona from 2009-2011 with Bandy, played in eight games earlier this season with Boston, but played in 79 games with Pawtucket. He hit 11 home runs and drove in 39 runs this year, and has two career big league home runs.
 
Double-A:
Cory Burns, Binghamton Rumble Ponies (New York Mets): Burns, an Arizona Wildcat from 2007-2009, signed with the Mets as a free agent before the season and racked up 19 saves this season. Between AAA and AA, Burns struck out 63 batters in 53 2/3 innings for a 10.6 K/9. He had a 4.70 ERA overall this season in 46 appearances.
 
Zach Gibbons, Mobile BayBears (Los Angeles Angels): Gibbons, in his first full season as a pro after playing at Arizona from 2013-2016, already reached the Double-A level. Gibbons batted .264 this season in 107 total games across all levels. He had 24 doubles, three triples, four home runs, 41 RBI and 11 stolen bases in 13 attempts.
 
Seth Mejias-Brean, Arkansas Travelers (Seattle Mariners): Mejias-Brean, a Wildcat from 2010-2012, was traded earlier this season from the Reds organization to the Mariners. In 109 games across three different teams this season, Mejias-Brean is batting .268 with 15 doubles, three triples, four home runs, 50 RBI and 52 runs scored.
 
Daniel Schlereth, Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (Miami Marlins): The 2008 first-round pick is in his ninth year of professional baseball after playing at Arizona from 2006-2008. Schlereth has appeared across three different levels, going 2-3 in 237 games with a 2.38 ERA and five saves. He has 39 strikeouts in 41 2/3 innings.
 
Konner Wade, Hartford Yard Goats (Colorado Rockies): Wade, who played at Arizona from 2011-2013, appeared in 33 games for the Yard Goats this season with 15 starts. He had a 4.28 ERA in 109 1/3 innings this season. He had 79 strikeouts and went 9-7.

High-A:
Nathan Bannister, Modesto Nuts (Seattle Mariners): In his first season as a professional, Bannister, had a very impressive finish to the season. After a slow start, Bannister went 7-3 a 2.12 ERA over his final 14 starts. He also made several spot starts for AAA Tacoma, going 1-0 with a 4.37 ERA in four appearances. Bannister took the mound in game one for Modesto in the California League Championship, going six shutout innings and earning the win. Modesto went on to sweep away Lancaster and win the championship. Overall, Bannister appeared in 27 games went 9-7 with a 4.33 ERA while running a 5.57 strikeout-to-walk ratio in 143 1/3 innings.
 
Single-A: 
Ryan Aguilar, Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (Milwaukee Brewers): Aguilar, a Wildcat for two years in 2015 and 2016, has played in 105 games with the Timber Rattlers, drawing exactly 200 at-bats. He appeared in 105 games, and recorded eight doubles, two home runs, 23 RBI, and scored 42 runs.
 
Louis Boyd, Clinton Lumberkings (Seattle Mariners): Boyd, a Wildcat in 2016 and 2017, is in his first professional season after being drafted in the 24^th round by Seattle in June. Boyd worked his way up from the Arizona League to Clinton. Overall, he appeared in 53 games, driving in 32 runs on 17 doubles and a triple, while also swiping nine bags. He batted .293 with a .350 on-base percentage in 217 PA. Boyd appeared at second base, shortstop, and third base this season.
 
Bobby Dalbec, Greenville Drive (Boston Red Sox): Dalbec, who played at Arizona from 2014-2016, appeared in 78 games for Greenville, along with 7 rehab games played in the Gulf Coast League. Overall, he batted .248 with 13 home runs, 41 RBI, 16 doubles and 51 runs scored. Like Bannister, he finished strong and helped the Drive claim a South Athletic League Championship. 
 
JJ Matijevic, Quad Cities River Bandits (Houston Astros): Matijevic, who played at Arizona from 2015-2017, is in his first professional season after being drafted in the second round by the Astros in June. Matijevic appeared in 53 games in short-season ball before seeing action in six games for the River Bandits. Overall, he clubbed seven home runs, drove in 31 runs, stole 11 bases and scored 36 times. The River Bandits won the Midwest League championship.
 
Short-Season A/Rookie Ball: 
JC Cloney, Burlington Royals (Kansas City Royals): Cloney, Arizona's Opening Day starter in 2016 and 2017, had a strong professional debut this season. He went 3-1 with a 3.77 ERA across 12 appearances, including seven starts. In 43 innings, Cloney recorded 35 strikeouts while walking only three.
 
Kevin Ginkel, Hillsboro Hops (Arizona Diamondbacks): Ginkel, who played at Arizona in 2016, split time between Single-A Kane County and Short-Season Hillsboro. Combined, he went 1-2 with a 5.36 ERA. He struck out 54 in 40 1/3 innings. In 6 2/3 innings in Hillsboro, he had a 3.48 ERA in 20 games.
 
Rio Gomez, Lowell Spinners (Boston Red Sox): Gomez, a Wildcat from 2015-2017, split time between the Gulf Coast League and Lowell. Overall, he went 2-2 with a 3.06 ERA across 16 games, including one start. He recorded two saves, while striking out 31 in 32 1/3 innings.
 
Cameron Ming, Aberdeen IronBirds (Baltimore Orioles): Ming, who was with Gomez and Matijevic on the Cats from 2015-17, pitched once for the Gulf Coast League Orioles before being promoted to Aberdeen, where he made his debut on July 4^th.Overall, he went 2-2 with a 3.00 ERA in 11 games (eight starts). He recorded 33 strikeouts in 39 innings while walking only four batters.
 
Jared Oliva, West Virginia Black Bears (Pittsburgh Pirates): Oliva, who played at Arizona from 2014-2017, appeared in 56 games for the Black Bears. The speedster stole 15 bases on 19 attempts, while also batting .266 with 10 doubles, 17 RBI, 30 runs and a whopping seven triples.