Baseball: Maria Carrillo grad Clayton Andrews called up by Milwaukee Brewers

Another Sonoma County kid made it to The Show.

Clayton Andrews, a 2015 Maria Carrillo grad and relief pitcher in the Milwaukee Brewers’ farm system, was called up from Triple-A Nashville on Saturday morning.

Andrews joined the Brewers for their weekend series at the Pittsburgh Pirates and was called upon to pitch in Saturday’s game, entering in the eighth inning after a lengthy rain delay.

He allowed five earned runs on four hits and a walk in two-thirds of an inning, but Milwaukee’s offense had built an early cushion and won the game 11-8.

Andrews was The Press Democrat’s 2015 All-Empire Large School Player of the Year for an incredible all-around senior season. He batted .396 with 25 runs and 22 RBIs in 26 games and posted a 0.58 earned run average with 77 strikeouts in 48⅔ innings as a pitcher.

He continued his success at Cabrillo College and then at Long Beach State before being selected by Milwaukee in the 17th round of the 2018 MLB draft. He also played for the Healdsburg Prune Packers during his collegiate summers.

Andrews has appeared in 99 minor league games since being drafted, working exclusively out of the bullpen. He has an overall record of 15-6 with a 3.05 ERA and 202 strikeouts in 144⅔ innings.

He missed most of the 2021 and 2022 seasons recovering from Tommy John surgery.

Healthy again, he started the 2023 season in Triple-A — where, in 25 games this summer, he’s 3-0 with a 1.65 ERA and 41 strikeouts in 32⅔ innings.

You can reach Staff Writer Gus Morris at 707-304-9372 or gus.morris@pressdemocrat.com. On Twitter @JustGusPD.