NAIA BASEBALL PLAYERS TAKEN IN THE MAJOR LEAGUE DRAFT IN 2014

Balladeer’s Blog’s annual tradition of giving a shoutout to the several dozen NAIA college baseball players who were selected by Major League Baseball teams in the draft continues. I’m also continuing my tradition of bestowing Official Balladeer’s Blog Nicknames on them.

OKLAHOMA CITY UNIVERSITY STARS –

Chris “Captain” Pike – Tampa Bay Rays      *****     “Bad Boy” Brad Wieke – New York Mets     *****     Michael “Sergeant” Nolan – Oakland A’s

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GEORGIA GWINNETT COLLEGE GRIZZLIES –

John “The Fiddler” Fidanza – Arizona Diamondbacks     *****     “Grandpa” Zeke McGranahan – Baltimore Orioles     *****     Tyler “The Bad TC” Carpenter – Los Angeles Angels

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OKLAHOMA BAPTIST UNIVERSITY BISON –

Julian “Weather Wizard” Merryweather – Cleveland Indians     *****     Matt “The MP” Page – Washington Nationals     *****     Osvaldo “The Ozmeister” Vela

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SAN DIEGO CHRISTIAN COLLEGE HAWKS –

Gabe “The Hammer” Hemmer – Detroit Tigers     *****     Cade “The Gottafather” Gotta – Tampa Bay Rays     *****     “Joltin” Joey Aquino – Toronto Bluejays  

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LEWIS-CLARK STATE COLLEGE WARRIORS –

“Commando” Cody Lavalli – Los Angeles Angels     *****     Cody “CC” Chartrand – Texas Rangers

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EMBRY-RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY EAGLES

“Dangerous” Daniel Poncedeleon – Saint Louis Cardinals     *****     Darryl “Gotham” Knight – New York Mets

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BELLEVUE (NE) UNIVERSITY BRUINS –

Brennan “King” Henry – Kansas City Royals     *****     “Killer” Kyle Kinman – Atlanta Braves

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SAINT THOMAS (FL) UNIVERSITY BOBCATS –

Emilio “EO-Eleven” Ogando – Kansas City Royals     *****     Edwin “The Madman” Medina – Houston Astros

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FAULKNER UNIVERSITY EAGLES –

Jay “The Goose” Gause – Houston Astros    *****     Thomas “Touchdown” Dorminy (Because his initials are TD, even though touchdowns are in football) – San Diego Padres

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TABOR COLLEGE BLUE JAYS –

Jacob “Spider-Jake” Webb – Atlanta Braves

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CONCORDIA (OR) UNIVERSITY CAVALIERS –

Blake “Bodacious BD” Drake – Saint Louis Cardinals

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TENNESSEE WESLEYAN COLLEGE BULLDOGS –

Tyler “The Smiler” Wilson – San Diego Padres

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SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY FIRE –

“Firebrand” Bryan Muniz – Houston Astros

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 AUBURN UNIVERSITY AT MONTGOMERY WARHAWKS (formerly the Senators) –

Trevor “Urban” Sprowl – Atlanta Braves

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ARIZONA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY FIRESTORM –

Ryan “The Roastmaster” Jones – Chicago White Sox

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BREWTON-PARKER COLLEGE BARONS –

Evin “Emperor E” Enhardt – Chicago White Sox

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UNIVERSITY OF SAINT FRANCIS COUGARS –

Jacob “Fighting Jake” Butler – Detroit Tigers

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CUMBERLAND UNIVERSITY BULLDOGS (National Champions) – 

“Jovial” Josciel Veras – Cincinatti Reds

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BACONE COLLEGE WARRIORS –

Timothy “Strawberry” Hill – Kansas City Royals

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 CONCORDIA (CA) UNIVERSITY EAGLES –

“Seumas” Keegan Yuhl – Houston Astros

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FISHER COLLEGE FALCONS –

“Spastic” Spencer Hermann – Seattle Mariners

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WESTMONT (CA) COLLEGE WARRIORS –

Brandon “The Last Bee Gee” Gildea – Los Angeles Angels

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UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON AT VICTORIA JAGUARS –

Andre “The Continental Woodsman” del Bosque – New York Yankees

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PERU STATE COLLEGE BOBCATS –

“Dandy” Randy Santiesteban – Atlanta Braves

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