Fifty-Eight Coastal Plain League Alums in 2013 MLB Spring Training Camps
March 7, 2013 - Coastal Plain League (Coastal Plain) News Release
HOLLY SPRINGS, N.C. - The Coastal Plain League is well represented across Spring Training as there are 58 CPL alums highlighting rosters in both the Cactus and Grapefruit Leagues in 2013.
Of the 30 major league teams, 26 of them are represented by at least one CPL alum in camp. The CPL had 44 alums invited to spring training in 2012 and 50 back in 2011.
The American League had 30 CPL alums while 28 came from teams in the National League. Of the 58 players in spring training, 40 of them have experience in the majors, having made their respective debuts in prior seasons. Ten of those - J.J. Hoover (Cincinnati), D.J. Mitchell (New York - AL), Kevin Mattison (Miami), Adam Warren (New York - AL) Josh Edgin (New York - NL), Carter Capps (Seattle), Tom Layne (San Deigo), David Lough (Kansas City), Tom Koehler (Miami) and Andrew Taylor (Los Angeles - AL) - debuted in 2012.
All current CPL clubs (noting that Forest City shares Spartanburg's history, and the same for Morehead City and New Bern) were represented with at least one alum invited to spring training. Wilson led all CPL clubs with nine alums, while Edenton was next with eight. Thomasville and Wilmington followed closely with seven each. Fayetteville and Florence were next with six alumni each. Meanwhile, Forest City and Peninsula each had four representatives; and Martinsville had three. Asheboro, Gastonia, Morehead City and Petersburg were next with two alums each. Finally, Columbia had one alum, while former franchises Durham, Outer Banks and Rocky Mount also were represented with one alum each.
The complete list of CPL alums in spring training is below:
American League
Boston:
Justin Henry - Thomasville '04
New York:
*David Aardsma - Fayetteville '01
*Cody Eppley - Wilmington '07
Mark Montgomery - Edenton '10 / Peninsula '11
Ryan Pope - Gastonia '06
Kyle Roller - Thomasville '07
*Adam Warren - New Bern '06
*Kevin Youkilis - Florence '99
Tampa Bay:
*Brandon Guyer - Wilmington '05
Chicago:
*Steve Tolleson - Spartanburg '03
Cleveland:
*Joe Smith - Edenton '05
Tim Fedroff - Wilmington '07
Chris McGuiness - Thomasville '08, '09
*Mark Reynolds - Fayetteville '03
Detroit:
*Justin Verlander - Wilson '02
*Andy Dirks - Fayetteville '05
*Don Kelly - Petersburg '00
Kansas City:
*Greg Holland - Edenton '06
*David Lough - Florence '07
Minnesota:
*Scott Diamond - Martinsville '06, '07
Houston
*Justin Maxwell - Outer Banks '02
Los Angeles
*Michael Kohn - Florence '05 / Columbia '06
*Andrew Taylor - Wilson '06
Travis Witherspoon - Gastonia '09
Alex Yarborough - Thomasville '10
Oakland
*Evan Scribner - Edenton '06
Seattle
*Carter Capps - Martinsville '09 / Fayetteville '10
*D.J. Mitchell - Thomasville '06
Brian Moran - Wilson '08
Texas
Coty Woods - Edenton '09
National League
Atlanta:
*David Carpenter - Peninsula '06
Miami:
*Chris Hatcher - Wilson '04 / Wilmington '05
*Tom Koehler - New Bern '06, '07
*Kevin Mattison - Wilson '05 / Edenton '07
New York:
*Josh Edgin - Forest City '08, '09
*Bobby Parnell - Thomasville '03
*Landon Powell - Wilmington '01
Washington:
*Ryan Zimmerman - Peninsula '03
*Bill Bray - Asheboro '02
Chicago:
*Dave Sappelt - Florence '06
Cincinnati:
*J.J. Hoover - Wilson '07
Justin Freeman - Edenton '07
Milwaukee:
Robert Wooten - Wilson '04 / Wilmington '06
Pittsburgh:
Phil Irwin - Thomasville '08
*Michael McKenry - Fayetteville '05
*Jerry Sands - Spartanburg '06 / Wilson '07, '08
St. Louis:
*Ty Wigginton - Rocky Mount '97 / Florence '98
Colorado:
*Tyler Colvin - Florence '04
Dan Houston - Wilson '07
Josh Sullivan - Peninsula '04
Los Angeles:
*A.J. Ellis - Durham '01, '02
*Dallas McPherson - Asheboro '99
San Diego:
*Brad Brach - Petersburg '06
Jason Hagerty - Wilmington '08
*Tommy Layne - Martinsville '06
Kevin Quackenbush - Fayetteville '08
San Francisco:
Heath Hembree - Forest City '08, '09
*Ryan Sadowski - Edenton '02
* - denotes CPL alum who has made his MLB debut
About the Coastal Plain League:
The Coastal Plain League is the nation's hottest summer collegiate baseball league. Celebrating its 17th season in 2013, the CPL features 14 teams playing in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. The CPL gives college players the chance to refine their skills with the use of wooden bats. Players are housed with local host families for the summer and past experiences have been very positive for both players and hosts. Further more, the CPL has had over 1,000 alumni drafted and 59 alums - including 2011 AL MVP and Cy Young winner Justin Verlander - make their Major League debut thus far. For more information on the Coastal Plain League, please visit the league website at CoastalPlain.com, and be sure to friend us on Facebook (at www.facebook.com/coastalplainleague) and follow us via Twitter (as CPLBaseball).
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