85 NECBL Alumni Selected in MLB Draft
June 12, 2012 - New England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL) News Release
85 New England Collegiate Baseball League alumni were selected in the June 4th-6th Major League Baseball Draft. Stanford RHP Mark Appel, a 2010 Newport Gull, led the alumni when the Pittsburgh Pirates selected him eighth overall. The Boston Red Sox selected Appel's Gull teammate, Monmouth RHP Pat Light, in the supplemental first round. Appel and Light became the seventh and eighth NECBL products to be chosen in the first round within the last five years.
Three additional alumni- pitchers Newport's Branden Kline and Keene's Alex Wood, and Keene left fielder Jeremy Baltz- were selected in the second round. 14 total alumni were selected in the first five rounds of the Draft.
The Holyoke Blue Sox led all NECBL organizations with 13 alumni drafted. Here is a breakdown of conscriptions by NECBL team. Numbers include players drafted who suited up for the organization prior to the team's current location. The figures add up to greater than 85 since several players suited up for two teams:
Holyoke Blue Sox 13
Newport Gulls 12
Danbury Westerners 11
Sanford Mainers 9
Keene Swamp Bats 8
Laconia Muskrats 8
Vermont Mountaineers 7
New Bedford Bay Sox 7
Mystic Schooners 6
North Adams SteepleCats 3
Lowell All-Americans 3*
North Shore Navigators 3*
* No longer in the NECBL
The Arizona Diamondbacks, Seattle Mariners, Kansas City Royals, New York Yankees and Los Angeles Angels each selected five alumni. 26 of the 30 Major League teams drafted at least two alumni; every organization except for the New York Mets and Toronto Blue Jays conscripted at least one alumnus.
Locally, the Boston Red Sox selected three players: Light, Binghamton RHP Mike Augliera (Sanford and Danbury) in the fifth round, and Amherst OF Kevin Heller (Manchester Silkworms) in the 40th and final round.
Pitchers made up the majority of picks. 32 right handers and 13 southpaws were selected. Major League Baseball drafted 18 infielders, 13 outfielders and nine catchers.
The volume of alumni drafted validates the NECBL as being of the best college summer leagues in the country. The complete draft list is included below:
Rd # Player Pos NECBL Team(s) MLB Team
1 8 Mark Appel RHP Newport Pirates
1S 37 Pat Light RHP Newport Red Sox
2 65 Branden Kline RHP Newport Orioles
2 68 Jeremy Baltz OF Keene Padres
2 85 Alex Wood LHP Keene Braves
3 105 Tom Murphy C Holyoke Rockies
3 108 Joey DeMichele INF Keene White Sox
3 123 Pat Cantwell C Sanford Rangers
4 133 Kenny Diekroeger SS Newport Royals
4 144 Brandon Miller OF Holyoke/New Bedford Nationals
5 161 Chris Taylor SS Newport Mariners
5 181 Mike Augliera RHP Sanford/Danbury Red Sox
5 183 Ronnie Freeman C Holyoke Diamondbacks
5 185 Damien Magnifico RHP Laconia Brewers
6 197 Anthony Gomez SS Sanford Marlins
6 198 Matt Carasiti RHP Bristol Rockies
6 202 Joe Hudson C Mystic Reds
6 203 Joe Wendle IF Sanford Indians
8 258 Derek Jones RF Newport/Vermont Rockies
8 273 Evan Marzilli OF Laconia Diamondbacks
9 291 Micah Johnson 2B Vermont White Sox
9 292 Daniel Pigott OF New Bedford Reds
9 293 Jacob Lee RHP Newport Indians
9 297 Michael Roth LHP Sanford Angels
10 326 Zach Babitt 2B Vermont Dodgers
11 345 Maxx Tissenbaum INF Lowell Padres
11 352 Nolan Becker LHP Holyoke Reds
11 368 William Carmona 3B Vermont Phillies
12 384 Carlos Lopez INF New Bedford Nationals
12 386 James Campbell RHP Bristol Dodgers
12 393 Alex Glenn OF Holyoke Diamondbacks
13 404 Bijan Rademacher OF Laconia Cubs
14 427 Andrew Benak RHP Vermont Yankees
14 441 Anthony Bucciferro RHP Newport White Sox
14 450 Anthony Melchionda SS North Shore Cardinals
15 461 Dario Pizzano OF North Shore Mariners
15 468 Scott Oberg RHP Lowell Rockies
16 491 Dominic Leone RHP North Shore Mariners
16 508 Ian Gardeck RHP Danbury Giants
17 545 Alfredo Rodriguez SS Danbury Brewers
17 547 Timothy Flight LHP Danbury/Keene Yankees
18 555 Chris Burke 3B Laconia Padres
18 566 Eric Smith C Holyoke Dodgers
18 570 Jeremy Schaffer 1B Danbury Cardinals
18 576 Ryan Harvey RHP Holyoke Rangers
19 583 Andrew Triggs RHP Torrington/New Bed Royals
19 604 Will Clinard RHP Sanford Tigers
20 613 Shane Halley RHP Keene Royals
21 641 Scott DeCecco LHP Danbury Mariners
21 657 Patrick Lowery RHP Bristol Angels
21 667 James Reed LHP Danbury Yankees
23 709 Tucker Healy RHP Bristol Athletics
24 732 Tommy Richards 2B Newport Orioles
25 761 Mark Bordonaro RHP Mystic Mariners
25 777 Kyle Johnson CF Newport Angels
25 778 Sam Eberle C Holyoke Giants
25 782 Jordan Harrison LHP Laconia Rays
26 799 Lee Sosa RHP Danbury Athletics
26 807 Tyler DeLoach LHP North Adams Angels
26 813 Chris Capper RHP Holyoke Diamondbacks
26 817 Charlie Haslup RHP Sanford Yankees
27 827 Justin Jackson RHP Vermont Marlins
28 874 Josh Carr RHP Lowell Tigers
29 880 Sean Hagan LHP Danbury Twins
29 892 Adam Matthews OF Sanford Reds
30 929 Casey Kalenkosky 1B Laconia Braves
30 930 Kyle Helisek LHP Sanford Cardinals
30 932 Michael Williams C Danbury Rays
31 964 Connor Harrell CF Newport Tigers
32 988 Christopher Pickering LHP Vermont Giants
32 993 Daniel Watts LHP Holyoke Diamondbacks
33 994 Tim Saunders SS Holyoke Cubs
33 999 Mike Hauschild RHP Danbury Astros
33 1000 Kaleb Merk RHP New Bedford Twins
33 1017 Samuel Mulroy C North Adams Angels
34 1046 Jordan Hershiser RHP Torrington Dodgers
34 1056 David Lyon C Keene Rangers
35 1060 Jared Wilson RHP Keene Twins
35 1063 Tyler Joyner LHP Laconia Royals
37 1119 Michael Dimock RHP Newport Astros
37 1147 Charlie Basford RHP Holyoke Yankees
38 1183 Justin Leeson OF North Adams Royals
39 1193 DJ Brown RHP Holyoke Cubs
40 1214 Jacob Rogers 1B Keene Cubs
40 1231 Kevin Heller OF Manchester Red Sox
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