Zac Almond and Kevin Ginkel named Minor League Player and Pitcher of the Month

The Arizona Diamondbacks (@Dbacks) named Rookie-Advanced Missoula C Zac Almond (@zacheryalmond) and Double-A Jackson RHP Kevin Ginkel (@ginks_sd) the organization's Minor League Player- and Pitcher-of-the-Month for August.
 
Almond, 22, hit .404 (38-for-94)/.447 OBP/.649 SLG with 8 doubles, 5 home runs, 20 RBI, 7 walks and 18 runs scored in 23 games for the Osprey in August, ranking among the Pioneer League leaders in average (3rd), home runs (T-3rd), on-base pct. (T-3rd), slugging pct. (4th), doubles (T-5th) and extra-base hits (6th, 13). A Pioneer League postseason All-Star, he reached base safely in 20 games last month and logged 12 multi-hit performances, including a 3-for-4 night with 2 homers and 3 RBI on August 22 vs. Grand Junction. A native of Richfield, N.C., the 6-foot-3, 210-pounder was selected by the D-backs in the 35th round of the 2017 First-Year Player Draft out of the University of North Carolina, Greensboro.
 
Ginkel, 24, did not allow a run in 10 games (14.0 IP) in August, going 3-0 with 3 saves, 20 strikeouts, 3 walks and a .149 opponent average. He also ranked among the Southern League leaders in wins (T-6th) and saves (T-7th) last month. Following the season, Ginkel will pitch for the Salt River Rafters of the Arizona Fall League. A native of San Diego, Calif., the 6-foot-4, 210-pounder was selected by the D-backs in the 22nd round of the 2016 First-Year Player Draft out of the University of Arizona. 
 
Every month during the season, the D-backs' Player Development staff chooses the player and pitcher most deserving of the honors based on nominations from coaches at each affiliate along with input from the Minor League coordinators. Below is a list of the overall winners as well as player nominated by each affiliate:
 
AUG: OVERALL | RENO | JACKSON | VISALIA | KANE COUNTY
PLAYER: Zac Almond | Ildemaro Vargas | Marty Herum | Jazz Chisholm | Ryan Grotjohn
PITCHER: Kevin Ginkel | Taylor Clarke | Kevin Ginkel | Riley Smith | Lane Ratliff
 
AUG: HILLSBORO | MISSOULA | AZL D-BACKS | DSL 1 | DSL 2
PLAYER: Geraldo Perdomo | Zac Almond | David Garza | José Reyes | Alexander Hernandez
PITCHER: Chester Pimentel | Blake Workman | Ezequiel Da La Cruz | Eurys Henriquez | Gerald Ogando