Eleven Players with Rafters Ties Selected in 2016 MLB Draft
Published on June 12, 2016 under Northwoods League (Northwoods)
Wisconsin Rapids Rafters News Release
Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. - Nine former Wisconsin Rapids Rafters and two current Rafters were selected during the 2016 Major League Baseball Draft that took place from June 9-11. Zach Jackson, a right-handed pitcher and member of the 2014 Rafters, was the highest pick amongst Rafters alums going in the third round to the Toronto Blue Jays.
Below is the complete list of Rafters selected in the 2016 MLB Draft...
Player Round Pick MLB Team School Year with Rafters
Zach Jackson 3 102 Toronto Arkansas 2014
Clark Eagan 9 285 Pittsburgh Arkansas 2014
Nolan Blackwood 14 412 Oakland Memphis 2014
Nick Blackburn 16 479 Arizona Illinois 2014
Brock Carpenter 20 611 Los Angeles N Seattle 2015
Nate Easley 23 684 San Diego Yavapai 2015
Michael McCann 24 733 Kansas City Seattle 2015
Andrew Deramo 29 882 Toronto Central Florida 2016
Justin Kelly 33 996 Los Angeles A UC Santa Barbara 2015
Enrique Zamora 37 1121 Los Angeles N Calumet College of St. Joseph 2016
Northwoods League Stories from June 12, 2016
- Three Run First Propels Mallards to Seventh Straight Road Win - Madison Mallards
- Eleven Kingfish Taken in 2016 MLB Draft - Kenosha Kingfish
- Kingfish Snap Seven Game Losing Streak in Waterloo - Kenosha Kingfish
- Long Ball Not Enough as Bullfrogs Fall to Growlers - Green Bay Rockers
- Honkers Fall to Loggers in High-Scoring Game - Rochester Honkers
- Bombers Score Two in the First, Cruise to Victory over the Chinooks - Battle Creek Battle Jacks
- Kingfish Crush Bucks, 11-3, in Series Opener - Waterloo Bucks
- Rafters Host Rockford for First Meeting in Series History - Wisconsin Rapids Rafters
- Another 'Chucks Comeback Falls Short - Wausau Woodchucks
- Olson Leads Growlers to Seventh Straight Win - Kalamazoo Growlers
- Rox Edged in Extras - St. Cloud Rox
- Rafters Host Rockford for First Meeting in Series History - Wisconsin Rapids Rafters
- Eleven Players with Rafters Ties Selected in 2016 MLB Draft - Wisconsin Rapids Rafters
- Mallards Aim for Perfect Road Mark - Madison Mallards
- Two Former Bucks Selected on Day Three of MLB Draft - Waterloo Bucks
- Rafters and Marshfield Clinic Partner for Alternate Jersey to Support Melanoma Awareness - Wisconsin Rapids Rafters
- Eight Former Border Cats Selected in 2016 MLB Draft - Thunder Bay Border Cats
- Bullfrogs Begin Seven Game Road Trip, First Stop Kalamazoo - Green Bay Rockers
- 17 Loggers Selected in 2016 MLB Draft - La Crosse Loggers
- Chinooks lose 7-5 - Lakeshore Chinooks
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