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BASEBALL North Florida Postseason History

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North Florida Milestone Victories

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1 Feb. 14, 1988 vs. Boca Raton (W, 9-5)

100 June 1, 1989 vs. Wisconsin-Stout (W, 7-5)

200 May 26, 1991 vs. Hawai’i Pacific (W, 8-7)

300 Feb. 26, 1994 vs. Savannah State (W, 28-4)

400 Feb. 16, 1997 vs. USC Aiken (W, 9-2)

500 April 3, 1999 vs. UNC Pembroke (W, 7-5)

600 May 13, 2001 vs. Tampa (W, 5-2)

700 March 14, 2004 vs. Kennesaw State (W, 10-7)

800 April 29, 2006 vs. Belmont (W, 6-3)

900 April 14, 2010 vs. Bethune-Cookman (W, 5-4 - 11 inn.)

1,000 April 30, 2013 vs. Georgia Southern (W, 5-4) Milestone ASUN Victories

1 March 4, 2006 vs. Stetson (W, 3-2)

50 May 15, 2008 vs. Gardner-Webb (W, 9-3)

100 April 28, 2012 vs. Stetson (W, 4-3)

150 May 14, 2015 vs. Kennesaw St. (W, 2-1)

1989 College World Series

UNF made its first appearance in the 1989 NAIA World Series in Lewiston, Idaho, and picked up a 6-5 win against Dallas Baptist in the opening contest. Ranked No. 2 in NAIA, the Ospreys went up for good in the top of the eighth when Ed Bloom knocked in the gamewinning run with a sacrifice fly. Phil Black picked up the win after striking out nine, while Danny Clark shut the door with the save.

After dropping a 6-4 decision to Oklahoma Baptist, UNF took down in-state foe West Florida, 8-6. Clark notched the victory after not allowing an earned run and giving up just five hits. Bloom tallied two RBI and a double, while Black recorded the save. UNF picked up the program’s 100th victory when it defeated WisconsinStout in the next game, 7-5. Kenny Layfield had two RBIs while Black picked up the complete game win after striking out seven.

They ended their season with a loss to the eventual NAIA national champion, Lewis-Clark State College, finishing third in the nation with a final record of 53-18.

ALL-AMERICANS

Kenny Layfield – 1988

Third Base – Hit .352 (68-for-193) with a slugging percentage of .523, six home runs, 11 doubles and 50 RBI while starting 64 games. He was 15-for-16 in stolen base attempts and struck out just 19 times all season while walking 55 times. He was the team’s only All-America honoree in UNF’s first season of competition.

Eddie Bloom – 1989

Outfield – Hit .329 (69-for-210) with 12 home runs, 57 RBI and 53 runs scored while starting 69 games for the Ospreys. He was 11-for-14 in stolen bases and had nine outfield assists. Bloom also had a 2.70 earned run average in three games, helping lead UNF to the NAIA College World Series in the program’s second season of competition.

Todd Bryant – 1989

Outfield – Hit .357 (90-for-252) with four home runs, 19 doubles, 67 RBI and 60 runs scored while starting 71 games, helping lead UNF to the NAIA College World Series in the program’s second season of competition. Bryant was also 15-for-21 in stolen base attempts.

Bob Kappesser – 1989

Catcher – Batted .350 (76-for-217) with 59 RBI, two home runs, 14 doubles and six triples in 70 games. Kappesser struck out just 21 times all season and stole 12 bases in 15 attempts. He also had a .988 fielding percentage in helping lead UNF to the NAIA College World Series in the program’s second season of competition.

Darryl Kennedy – 1991

Catcher – Batted .378 (93-for-246) with five home runs and 52 RBI in 70 games. He also collected 12 doubles and six triples while striking out just 19 times. He was named to the NAIA College World Series All-Tournament team as the Ospreys made their second trip in three years to the NAIA College World Series.

Sid Roberson – 1991, 1992

Pitcher – Recorded a 15-1 record with a 2.16 earned run average, including 172 strikeouts in 125 innings pitched for the Ospreys in 1991 when he was named to the NAIA College World Series All-Tournament team and as the NAIA Player of the Year. In 1992, he was 11-4 with a 1.50 earned run average and 128 strikeouts in 120.1 innings.

Sid Roberson – 1991, 1992

Pitcher – Recorded a 15-1 record with a 2.16 earned run average, including 172 strikeouts in 125 innings pitched for the Ospreys in 1991 when he was named to the NAIA College World Series All-Tournament team and as the NAIA Player of the Year. In 1992, he was 11-4 with a 1.50 earned run average and 128 strikeouts in 120.1 innings.

Todd Dunn – 1993

Outfield – Batted .352 (63-for-179) with 19 home runs and 60 RBI in 56 games. He also tallied nine doubles and four triples and was 13-of-16 on stolen base attempts. Dunn’s 19 home runs and slugging percentage of .765 are still UNF single season records. He was also named District 7 Player of the Year.

Kevin Ohme – 1993

Pitcher – Recorded a 13-1 record and 1.61 earned run average in 17 games for the Ospreys. He struck out 105 batters in 100.1 innings pitched and allowed only 11 extra-base hits all season. His 13 wins led the nation that season.

Joby Birr – 1995

Infield – Batted .353 (72-for-204) with seven home runs and 41 RBI. He also had 12 doubles, three triples and collected 111 total bases while stealing 25 bases in 28 attempts. Birr played in 51 games his final season and in 200 games in his career. He became the first NCAA Division II All-American for the Ospreys.

Jay Nunley – 1997

Outfield – Batted .383 (92-for-240) with 16 home runs and 72 RBI. With 17 doubles added in, he compiled a slugging percentage of .663 and had a .980 fielding percentage. He had 159 total bases in 54 games.

Matt

Everett – 1997

Pitcher – Recorded an 11-3 record with a 4.38 earned run average for the Ospreys in 96.2 innings pitched. Tallied 69 strikeouts in 16 games, 14 of which were starts.

Matt Incinelli – 2000, 2001

Pitcher – Earned the honor in back-to-back years after recording a 12-1 record in both 2000 and 2001. In 2000, he posted a 4.12 earned run average in 19 appearances with two complete games. In 2001, he had a 3.19 earned run average in 21 appearances with eight complete games. UNF advanced to the College World Series both seasons.

Kyle Catrett – 2000

Outfield – Batted .366 (90-for-246) with 26 doubles, four home runs and 44 RBI. He stole 33 bases in 41 attempts that year as well and had 128 total bases in 62 games. Led UNF to the first NCAA Division II College World Series in school history.

Jerrod Payne – 2000

Pitcher – Posted a 4-1 record with a 1.65 earned run average and 14 saves in 30 appearances. Pitched 54.2 innings during the year, all in relief, and tallied 54 strikeouts with only 10 walks. Led UNF to the first NCAA Division II College World Series in school history.

Kevin Kay – 2000

Catcher – Batted .342 (76-for-222) with 20 doubles, five home runs and 83 RBI. Totaled 26 extra-bases hits and 113 total bases for the Ospreys, also stealing 29 bases in 35 attempts. He earned All-Tournament honors at the NCAA Division II College World Series, helping lead UNF to its first appearance at the event.

Tod Ewasko – 2001

Pitcher – Posted a 14-3 record and 2.78 earned run average as a junior in leading UNF to its second consecutive appearance in the NCAA Division II College World Series. He had two shutouts and 12 complete games while striking out a careerhigh 108 batters in 142.1 innings. He also made five relief appearances and collected one save.

Justin Cerrato – 2003

Pitcher – Posted a 5-1 record with 10 saves and a team-leading 1.84 earned run average in 25 appearances as the team’s closer. Pitched 44 innings, recording 32 strikeouts while allowing just four extra-base hits. Opponents batted just .182 against him.

Jeff Millsaps – 2003

Outfield – Batted .401 (91-for-227), becoming the first player in UNF history to eclipse the .400 mark in a single season. Playing in 56 games with 19 doubles, three triples, five home runs and 47 RBI. He also led the team in slugging percentage (.577), stolen bases (19) and runs (60).

Travis Stanton – 2004

Pitcher – Posted a 12-2 record with a 2.38 earned run average in 20 appearances (16 starts). He recorded 116 strikeouts in 128.1 innings and allowed just 24 walks with two shutouts and six complete games. He was also named Peach Belt Conference Player of the Year and South Atlantic Region Player of the Year.

Sadry Cafe – 2005

Outfield – Batted .371 (93-for-251) with 15 home runs and 54 RBI in leading UNF to the NCAA Division II national championship game in the program’s final season as a Division II school. He also collected 18 doubles and two triples for a .637 slugging percentage in 64 games. He was the last All-American in the program’s Division II era.

TJ Thompson – 2007

Infield/Outfield – Hit. .326 (43-for-142) with 10 doubles, 23 RBI and 20 runs scored in being named to the Collegiate Baseball/Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American Team. He was also named to the All-Atlantic Sun Conference First Team and the A-Sun All-Freshman Team. He was the first UNF student-athlete to garner AllAmerica honors in the Division I era.

Alex Bacon – 2011

Outfield – Named both Louisville Slugger and NCBWA Freshman All-American. He batted .352 (70-for-199) with 46 runs, 18 doubles, nine home runs and 42 RBI. He led the team in runs, doubles, hit by pitch, sacrifice flies and outfield assists; second in average, slugging percentage, on base percentage, hits, RBI, homers and bases. He led team with 22 multi-hit games and 12 multiple RBI games.

Shane Kennedy – 2011

Second Base – Hit .324 (48-for-148) with 37 runs, 10 doubles, three triples, two homers and 24 RBI in being named Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American. He led the team in triples and sacrifice bunts, ranking in the UNF top five on the season in average, slugging percentage, on base percentage, runs, hits, doubles, total bases, stolen bases, at bats, chances, assists and fielding double plays.

Tyler Moore – 2011

Pitcher – Had a 4-3 record with a 3.92 ERA en route to earning Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American honors. He made 16 appearances with a complete game shutout. He led the team in ERA and opposing batting average; second in win-loss percentage and wins; third in innings and strikeouts; fourth in appearances, games started and games in relief; and fifth in strikeouts looking.

Kyle Brooks – 2013

Shortstop – Named a Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American after appearing in 55 games as a true freshman. He batted .307 with seven doubles, two triples and two home runs. In conference play he upped his average to .341 and recorded 13 multiple-hit games. He led the team with 186 assists, the fourth most ever in a single season in program history.

Donnie Dewees – 2013

Outfield – Was recognized as a Louisville Slugger and National Collegiate Baseball Writers of America Freshman All-American. He garnered Second Team All-Atlantic Sun honors and was a unanimous selection to the A-SUN AllFreshman Team. He batted a team-best .347 and posted a .405 average in league play. Hit safely in 45 of the 56 games played.

Corbin Olmstead – 2013

Pitcher/Infield – Earned Freshman All-America honors from Louisville Slugger, the National Collegiate Baseball Writers of America and Perfect Game. Was a twoway player for the Ospreys and served as the team’s closer. He recorded a teambest six saves and posted a record of 4-1 on the season. At the plate he batted .307 with four doubles, three triples and 19 RBI’s.

Drew Weeks – 2014

Outfield – The junior right-fielder garnered First Team All-America honors from the NCBWA and Second Team honors from Baseball America, Rawlings ABCA and Perfect Game. He played in all 53 games and led the country with a single season school record, .430 batting average. He was a semifinalist for the Golden Spikes Award and Gregg Olson Award. He set a new program mark with 95 hits and was a First Team All-Atlantic Sun Conference selection. Defensively he led the nation with 11 outfield assists and was ranked in the top 25 in slugging percentage (.478) and total bases (134).

Donnie Dewees – 2015

Outfield – A unanimous All-American and First Team All-Region honoree as a redshirt sophomore. He was named the 2015 Atlantic Sun Conference Player of the Year and put together one of the best seasons in all of college baseball. He batted .422 and led the nation in hits (104), runs (88), slugging percentage (.749) and total bases (188). Finished fifth in the USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award voting and was a semifinalist for the Dick Howser Trophy. Was later drafted in the 2nd round by the Chicago Cubs in the second round.

Corbin Olmstead – 2015

UTL – A unanimous All-American and a First Team ABCA All-Region selections. He became the first player in Atlantic Sun Conference history to garner First Team All-Conference honors at two different positions (RHP & DH). On the mound, tied for the league lead in saves and allowed only one earned run in 35.1 innings pitched. He didn’t surrender an earned run in his first 27.1 innings pitched. He belted 13 home runs, second most in the A-Sun to teammate Donnie Dewees. He batted .308 with 13 HRs and 42 RBIs at the plate

Corbin Olmstead – 2016

UTL – Coupled with ABCA First Team All-Region honors, he was listed on the organization’s All-America Third Team. He capped his historic career with careerhighs in hits (83) runs and RBIs (59) in 2016. The two-way player played in all but one game and batted a career-high .359. He ranked in the top three in the ASUN in hits, home runs (12) and RBIs. He garnered ASUNConference honors at two positions (DH & RP) for the second-straight season, the only player in league history to do so. He was a semifinalist for the John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year Award and also listed on the watch lists for both the Golden Spikes Award and the NCBWA Stopper of the Year.

Austin Drury – 2018

LHP – Drury earned ASUN All-Freshman and Freshman All-American laurels with the Ospreys, concluding his time in Jacksonville tied for second in UNF Division I history with 16 wins. The Land O’Lakes, Fla., native fanned 58 in 2018, going 4-4 as North Florida finished up its year as the ASUN Tournament runner-up.

Frank German – 2018

RHP – North Florida junior standout Frank German was recognized by a trio of organizations for his performance on the mound in 2018, picking up a pair of AllAmerican accolades from D1Baseball (2nd team) and Perfect Game/Rawlings (3rd team) as well as being named an American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) All-South Region (2nd team) selection.

Selected last week by the New York Yankees in the fourth round (127th overall) of the 2018 Major League Baseball First Year Player Draft, German adds the AllAmerican and All-Region monikers to his name to go along with him being named a semifinalist for the prestigious Golden Spikes Award. A native of Tampa, German’s season highlights featured his selection as a first-team All-ASUN honoree and also included him earning ASUN All-Tournament recognition following his final start in the Osprey’s tournament opener that saw German strikeout 10 and surrender just one run in a complete game effort. He becomes the first Osprey to garner postseason All-American honors since Corbin Olmstead in 2016.

Alex Kachler - 2021

RHP – Alex Kachler's excellence on and off the field is still being recognized as the graduate student was named a College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) First Team Academic All-American as announced by the national organization Thursday, July 29. It's the first time an Osprey has been named a CoSIDA First Team All-American since UNF Hall of Famer Preston Hale was tabbed back in 2010. It's the sixth time a UNF baseball player has been named a CoSIDA First Team All-American in the history of the program, and just the second time in the Division I era at North Florida. Kachler is one of four infielders on the first team, and just one of two student-athletes on the first team to tout a perfect 4.00 GPA at the undergraduate and graduate level. Kachler possesses a perfect 4.00 GPA in his master's of science in management degree. He holds the unique distinction of becoming the first baseball student-athlete in ASUN history to be named the ASUN Player of the Year and ASUN Scholar-Athlete of the Year in the same season.

1988

Tony Diggs (OF) – Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers (6th round)

Phil Black (LHP) – Drafted by the Seattle Mariners (29th round)

Bob Kappesser (C) – Signed a free-agent contract with the Milwaukee Brewers

1991

Doug Anderson (LHP) – Drafted by the Seattle Mariners (15th round)

Darryl Kennedy (C) – Drafted by the Texas Rangers (37th round)

Manager of the Year in the Gulf Coast League in 1998, 1999 and 2000

Manager in the Northwest League with the Texas Rangers

Todd Claus (INF) – Signed a free-agent contract with the Los Angeles Angels Coach/scout with the Los Angeles Angels

1992

Sid Roberson (LHP) – Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers (29th round)

Reached the Major Leagues in 1995

Marc Claus (2B) – Drafted by the Minnesota Twins (31st round)

A.J. Hernandez (1B) – Signed a free-agent contract with the Los Angeles Angels

1993

Todd Dunn (OF) – Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers (1st round)

Reached the Major Leagues in 1996

Kevin Ohme (LHP) – Drafted by the Minnesota Twins (9th round)

Played in Japan in 2000 season

Reached Major Leagues with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2003

Mike Windham (RHP) – Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals (9th round)

Chance Reynolds (C) – Drafted by the San Francisco Giants (54th round)

Jeremy Dunford (OF) – Signed a free-agent contract with Sioux Falls (Independent)

Jon Geist (SS) – Signed a free-agent contract with St. Paul Saints (Independent)

1994

Brian Tollberg (RHP) – Signed a free-agent contract with Chilicothe Paints (Independent)

Reached the Major Leagues in 2000

Jerry Carpenter (C) – Signed a free-agent contract with the California Angels

Danon Winter (3B) – Signed a free-agent contract with the Chilicothe Paints (Independent)

1995

Greg “Boo” Mullins (LHP) – Signed a free-agent contract with the Milwaukee Brewers

Led Milwaukee Brewer’s Minor League organization with 32 saves (1997)

Reached the Major Leagues in 1998

Joby Birr (SS) – Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals (62nd round)

Chris Bristow (1B) – Signed a free-agent congract with the Chilicothe Paints (Independent)

1996

Wyatt Brooks (LHP) – Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates (30th round)

Reenn Edmondson (RHP) – Signed a free-agent contract with the Chilicothe Paints (Independent)

Mike Comiskey (RHP) – Signed a free-agent contract with the Zanesville Grays (Independent)

1997

Travis Rapp (C) – Drafted by the Chicago White Sox (15th round)

Keith Medosch (OF-INF) – Drafted by the Los Angeles Angels (17th round)

Bryant Melson (C) – Drafted by the Minnesota Twins (38th round)

Jay Nunley (OF) – Drafted by the Los Angeles Angels (41st round)

Duke Baxter (2B) – Signed a free-agent contract with the Madison Black Wolf (Independent)

Joe Pound (1B-DH) – Signed a free-agent contract with the Chilicothe Paints (Independent)

1998

Mac Mackiewitz (1B) – Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers (33rd round)

Signed a free-agent contract with the Colorado Rockies (2000)

Matt Everett (P) – Signed a free-agent contract with the Cleveland Indians

Ryan Ward (OF) – Signed a free-agent contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers

John O’Neil (C) – Signed a free-agent contract with the California Angels

Brian Holden (P) – Signed a free-agent contract with the Atlanta Braves

1999

Matt Schneider (OF) – Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates (7th round)

Signed a free-agent contract with the St. Louis Cardinals (2001)

Kevin Jackson (3B) – Drafted by the Detroit Tigers (13th round)

Stephen Stewart (LHP) – Signed a free-agent contract with the Milwaukee Brewers

2000

Lee McCool (2B) – Drafted by the San Diego Padres (7th round)

Jerrod Payne (P) – Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays (10th round)

Kevin Kay (C) – Drafted by the Los Angeles Angels (29th round)

Jeff Stockton (SS) – Drafted by the Los Angeles Angels (31st round)

Kyle Catrett (OF) – Signed a free-agent congract with Springfield, Ill. (Frontier League)

2001

Mike Wood (P) – Drafted by the Oakland Athletics (10th round) Reached the Major Leagues in 2003

2002 Matt Incinelli (P) – Drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks (26th round)

Ryan Soehlig (3B) – Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles (24th round)

Tod Ewasko (P) – Signed a free-agent contract with the St. Louis Cardinals

Adam Horne (P) – Signed a free-agent contract with the Joliet Jackhammers (Northern League)

2003

Justin Cerrato (P) – Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies (29th round)

Jesse Collins (C) – Drafted by the Minnesota Twins (39th round)

Brian Rauch (P) – Signed a free-agent contract with the Milwaukee Brewers

Robert Burris (P) – Signed a free-agent contract with the Oakland Athletics

Randy Hart (C) – Signed a free-agent contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates

Professional Database

Delvin Haskell (INF) – Signed a free-agent contract with the Frontier League (Independent)

2004

Billy Layman (P) – Drafted by the Los Angeles Angels (7th round)

Chris Waters (P) – Drafted by the Los Angeles Angels (16th round)

Joey Russell (1B) – Signed a free-agent contract with Yuma (Western League – Independent)

T.J. Stanton (P) – Signed a free-agent contract with the Winnipeg Goldeyes (Northern League – Independent)

Billy Kovatch (OF) – Signed a free-agent contract with Yuma (Western League –Independent)

2005

Josh Howard (OF) – Signed a free-agent contract with the San Diego Padres

Marion Knowles (1B) – Signed a free-agent contract with the Minnesota Twins

Jon Skorupski (3B) – Signed a free-agent contract with the St. Louis Cardinals

2006

Matt Oxendine (SS) – Drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks (15th round)

Jeremy Papelbon (LHP) – Drafted by the Chicago Cubs (19th round)

Josh Papelbon (RHP) – Drafted by the Boston Red Sox (48th round)

Ryan Amason (RHP) – Signed a free-agent contract with the Philadelphia Phillies

Jacob Dixon (RHP) – Signed a free-agent contract with the Los Angeles Angels

Jonathan Hodach (C) – Signed a free-agent contract with the Los Angeles Angels

Jared Incinelli (RHP) – Signed a free-agent contract with the Los Angeles Angels

Ben Pincus (LHP) – Signed a free-agent contract with the Israeli Professional Baseball League (2007)

2007

Ty Pryor (RHP) – Drafted by the Los Angeles Angels (28th round) Returned to UNF

Derek Bell (RHP) – Signed a free-agent contract with the Traverse City (Mi.) Beach Bums (Frontier League –Independent)

Jon Dandridge (OF) – Signed a free-agent contract with the Slippery Rock (Pa.) Sliders (Frontier League –Independent)

2008

Tyler Stohr (RHP) – Drafted by the Detroit Tigers (6th round)

2009

Mycal Jones (INF) – Drafted by the Atlanta Braves (4th round)

John Frawley (RHP) – Signed a free-agent contract with the Houston Astros

Phil Rorabaugh (RHP) – Signed a free-agent contract with the Houston Astros

Ty Pryor (RHP) – Signed a free-agent contract with the Windy City Thunderbolts (Frontier League –Independent)

2010

Preston Hale (OF) – Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles (44th round)

Michael Kelly (LHP) – Signed a free-agent contract with the Toronto Blue Jays

2011

Casey Medlen (RHP) – Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers (37th round)

Clayton Schulz (LHP) – Signed a free-agent contract with the Kansas City Royals

2013

Tyler Marincov (OF) – Drafted by the Oakland Athletics (8th round)

Kyle Westwood (RHP) – Drafted by the Houston Astros (13th round)

Corey Bass (C) – Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies (20th round)

2014

Drew Weeks (OF) – Drafted by the Colorado Rockies (7th round)

David Trexler (RHP) – Drafted by the Chicago White Sox (17th Round)

2015

Donnie Dewees (OF) – Drafted by the Chicago Cubs (2nd Round)

2016

Keith Skinner (C) – Drafted by the New York Yankees (7th Round)

Bryan Baker (RHP) – Drafted by the Colorado Rockies (11th Round)

Daniel Moritz (LHP) – Signed with the Toronto Blue Jays

2017

Yahir Gurrola (OF) – Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies (27th round)

2018

Austin Drury (LHP) - Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers (34th round)

Frank German (RHP) - Drafted by the New York Yankees (4th round)

2019

Brad Deppermann (RHP) - Drafted by the Chicago Cubs (7th round)

Tanner Murphy (OF) - Drafted by the New York Mets (18th round)

Nick Marchese (RHP) - Signed free-agent contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks

Trace Norkus (RHP) - Signed a free-agent contract with the Evansville Otters (Frontier League)

2021

Alex Kachler (C) - Signed a free-agent contract with the New Jersey Jackals (Frontier League)

2022

Abraham Sequera (INF/C) - Signed contract with the Washington Wild Things (Frontier League)

MLB Draft History (48)

Name Round (Overall) Team Year

Tony Diggs (OF) 6th (157) Brewers 1988

Phil Black (LHP) 29th (715) Mariners 1988

Doug Anderson (LHP) 15th (396) Mariners 1991

Darryl Kennedy (C) 37th (976) Rangers 1991

Sid Roberson (LHP) 29th (808) Brewers 1992

Marc Claus (2B) 31st (878) Twins 1992

Todd Dunn (OF) 1st (35) Brewers 1993

Kevin Ohme (LHP) 9th (261) Twins 1993

Mike Windham (RHP) 9th (256) Cardinals 1993

Chance Reynolds (C) 54th (1455) Giants 1993

Joby Birr (SS) 62nd (1547) Cardinals 1995

Wyatt Brooks (LHP) 30th (876) Pirates 1996

Travis Rapp (C) 15th (459) White Sox 1997

Keith Medosch (OF-INF) 17th (507) Angels 1997

Bryant Melson (C) 38th (1143) Twins 1997

Jay Nunley (OF) 41st (1254) Angels 1997

Mac Mackiewitz (1B) 33rd (986) Brewers 1998

Matt Schneider (OF) 7th (212) Pirates 1999

Kevin Jackson (3B) 13th (387) Tigers 1999

Lee McCool (2B) 7th (199) Padres 2000

Jerrod Payne (P) 10th (298) Blue Jays 2000

Kevin Kay (C) 29th (860) Angels 2000

Jeff Stockton (SS) 31st (920) Angels 2000

Mike Wood (P) 10th (311) Athletics 2001

Matt Incinelli (P) 26th (729) D-Backs 2002

Ryan Soehlig (3B) 24th (706) Orioles 2002

Justin Cerrato (P) 29th (865) Phillies 2003

Jesse Collins (C) 39th (1168) Twins 2003

Billy Layman (P) 7th (203) Angels 2004

Chris Waters (P) 16th (473) Angels 2004

Matt Oxendine (SS) 15th (447) D-Backs 2006

Jeremy Papelbon (LHP) 19th (569) Cubs 2006

Josh Papelbon (RHP) 48th (1443) Red Sox 2006

*Ty Pryor (RHP) 28th (868) Angels 2007

Tyler Stohr (RHP) 6th (193) Tigers 2008

Mycal Jones (INF) 4th (118) Braves 2009

Preston Hale (OF) 44th (1318) Orioles 2010

Casey Medlen (RHP) 37th (1121) Brewers 2011

Tyler Marincov (OF) 8th (251) Athletics 2013

Kyle Westwood (RHP) 13th (377) Astros 2013

Corey Bass (C) 13th (601) Phillies 2013

Drew Weeks (OF) 7th (203) Rockies 2014

David Trexler (RHP) 17th (498) White Sox 2014

Donnie Dewees (OF) 2nd (47) Cubs 2015

Keith Skinner (C) 7th (218) Yankees 2016

Bryan Baker (RHP) 11th (320) Rockies 2016

Yahir Gurrola (OF) 27th (803) Phillies 2017

Austin Drury (LHP) 34th (1034) Dodgers 2018

Frank German (RHP) 4th (127) Yankees 2018

Brad Deppermann (RHP) 7th (222) Cubs 2019

Tanner Murphy (OF) 18th (1038) Mets 2019

Nick Marchese (RHP) FA Dbacks 2020

*Returned to UNF By Team: Los Angeles Angels: 7

Milwaukee Brewers: 5

Minnesota Twins: 4

Philadelphia Phillies: 3

Seattle Mariners: 2

St. Louis Cardinals: 2

Pittsburgh Pirates: 2

Chicago White Sox: 2

Detroit Tigers: 2

Oakland Athletics: 2

Arizona Diamondbacks: 2

Baltimore Orioles: 2

Chicago Cubs: 3

Colorado Rockies: 2

Texas Rangers: 1

San Francisco Giants: 1

San Diego Padres: 1

Toronto Blue Jays: 1

Boston Red Sox: 1

Atlanta Braves: 1

Houston Astros: 1

New York Yankees: 2

Los Angeles Dodgers: 1

New York Mets: 1

Ospreys in the Majors

Player Position MLB Debut Team Teams

Sid Roberson LHP May 20, 1995 Brewers

Todd Dunn OF Sept. 8, 1996 Brewers

Greg “Boo” Mullins LHP Sept. 18, 1998 Brewers

Brian Tollberg RHP June 20, 2000 Padres

Kevin Ohme LHP April 14, 2003 Cardinals

Mike Wood RHP Aug. 21, 2003 Athletics

Bryan Baker RHP Sept. 5, 2021 Orioles

Frank German RHP Sept. 17, 2022 Red Sox

Current Ospreys in the Pros

*as of Apr. 2, 2023

Bryan Baker

Brad Deppermann

Donnie Dewees OF Free Agent --

Austin Drury

Frank German

Tanner Murphy

Abraham Sequera IF/C

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