SAN DIEGO PADRES picks
Chris Mattison – Southeastern University Fire
Will Solomon – Georgia Gwinnett College Grizzlies
Luis Anguizola – Loyola (LA) University Wolfpack
Benjamin Sheckler – Cornerstone University Golden Eagles Continue reading
Tag Archives: MLB Draft
NAIA BASEBALL PLAYERS DRAFTED BY MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
Filed under College Baseball
CCCAA BASEBALL PLAYERS TO MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
Previously Balladeer’s Blog featured NAIA college baseball players who were drafted by Major League Baseball teams. Now it’s the CCCAA’s turn, starting with the 2015 Champions.
ORANGE COAST COLLEGE PIRATES
David Hill to the Rockies
Chris Iriart to the Athletics
Kyle Dowdy to the Tigers
Zach Nehrir to the Diamondbacks
Collin Yelich to the Braves
Jacob Hill to the Indians Continue reading
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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 Continue reading
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SEVENTY-SIX NAIA AND CCCAA BASEBALL PLAYERS TAKEN IN 2013 MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL DRAFT
It’s that time of year again! Time to cover the list of college baseball players drafted from some of the divisions covered by Balladeer’s Blog and present their Official Balladeer’s Blog Nicknames. As always these nicknames are purely tongue-in-cheek and bear no resemblance to any actual nicknames ever applied to these players.
NAIA – The LEE UNIVERSITY FLAMES led the NAIA with five players selected: Myles “O’Keefe” Smith – Boston Red Sox ### Jose Samayoa, “The Right-Handed Throwa” – Texas Rangers ### Andy “Hollywood” Hills – Milwaukee Brewers ### “Clobberin'” Clint Terry – also Milwaukee ### And Alex “One Lee Player” Moore – also Milwaukee.
LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY CHAPARRALS – LCU had four players selected: Fabian “Civis Romanus Sum” Roman – Cinci Reds ### Christian “The Bad CV” Vasquez – Toronto Blue Jays ### Jace “The Ace” Chancellor – San Diego Padres ### And Derek “The Domino” Loera – Tampa Bay Rays Continue reading
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GOT MAJOR LEAGUE DREAMS? NAIA BASEBALL TEAMS CAN GET YOU ON YOUR WAY
Playing college ball at an NAIA school is just as much a stepping-stone to the major leagues as playing at NCAA schools. Over the past 2 years no less than 85 players from NAIA schools have been taken in the MLB draft. Here’s a look at 2010’s draftees.
Before we dive in let me say I hope all of you had a happy 4th of July celebration. For me it always Continue reading
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