2017 Draft

The Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League would like to congratulate the following former and current players on being selected in the 2017 MLB draft.

 Logan Warmoth | SS | University of North Carolina | Baltimore Redbirds 2015 

Drafted: Round 1, overall pick #22 (Toronto Blue Jays)

 

Stuart Fairchild | OF | Wake Forest University | Baltimore Redbirds 2015

Drafted: Round 2, overall pick #38 (Cincinnati Reds)

 

Gavin Sheets | 1B | Wake Forest University | Baltimore Redbirds 2014 and 2015

Drafted: Round 2, overall pick #49 (Chicago White Sox)

 

Brett Netzer | IF | University of North Carolina-Charlotte | Alexandria Aces 2015

Drafted: Round 3, overall pick #101 (Boston Red Sox)

 

Nick Raquet | P | College of William & Mary  | Baltimore Redbirds 2015

Drafted: Round 3, overall pick #103 (Washington Nationals)

 

Drew Strotman | P | St. Mary’s College | Bethesda Big Train 2015 and 2016

Drafted: Round 4, overall pick #109 (Tampa Bay Rays)

 

Andrew Bechtold | 3B | Chipola College | Bethesda Big Train 2015

Drafted: Round 5, overall pick #136 (Minnesota Twins)

 

Bruce Zimmermann | P | The University of Mount Olive | Gaithersburg Giants 2014

Drafted: Round 5, overall pick #140 (Atlanta Braves)

 

Zach Kirtley | 2B | St. Mary’s College | Bethesda Big Train 2015

Drafted: Round 5, overall pick #154 (St. Louis Cardinals)

 

Ben Breazeale | C | Wake Forest University | Baltimore Redbirds 2014 and 2015

Drafted: Round 7, overall pick 218 (Baltimore Orioles)

 

Evan Mendoza | 3B | North Carolina State University | Baltimore Dodgers 2015

Drafted: Round 11, overall pick #334 (St. Louis Cardinals)

 

Kevin Williams Jr. | LF | Samford University | Rockville Express 2015

Drafted: Round 13, overall pick #385 (Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim)

 

Aaron McGarity | P | Virginia Tech | Baltimore Redbirds 2014 | 

Drafted: Round 15, overall pick 452 (New York Yankees)

 

Jamal Wade | P | University of Maryland | Baltimore Redbirds 2014, 2015 and 2017 |

Drafted: Round 17, overall pick 513 (Seattle Mariners)

 

Billy Lescher | P | University of Pennsylvania | Alexandria Aces 2015, 2016

Drafted: Round 17, overall pick #515 (Detroit Tigers)

 

Nick Feight | C/1B | University of North Carolina at Wilmington | Bethesda Big Train 2014, 2015

Drafted: Round 19, overall pick #558 (San Diego Padres)

 

Isaac Mattson | P | University of Pittsburgh| Baltimore Redbirds 2015

Drafted: Round 19, overall pick 565 (Los Angeles Angels 

 

Ryan Karstetter | INF | State College of Florida Manatee - Sarasota | Baltimore Redbirds 2016

Drafted: Round 19, overall pick 575 (Detroit Tigers) 

 

Brandon Benson | OF | Georgia State I Rockville Express 2014

Drafted: Round 20 Overall Pick # 604 (St Louis Cardinals)

 

Sean Barry | P | University of San Diego | Bethesda Big Train 2016

Drafted: Round 21, overall pick #645 (Chicago Cubs)

 

Patrick Mathis | OF | University of Texas | Gaithersburg Giants 2015

Drafted: Round 22, overall pick #661 (Houston Astros)

 

Marty Costes | OF | University of Maryland | Baltimore Redbirds 2015 and 2016

Drafted: Round 25, overall pick 751 (Houston Astros)

 

Daniel Cabrera | OF | Louisiana State University | Gaithersburg Giants 2017

Drafted: Round 26, overall pick #768 (San Diego Padres)

 

Quincy Nieoporte  | 1B | Florida State University | Vienna Riverdogs 2014

Drafted: Rounds 26 (Philadelphia Phillies)

 

Christian Robinson | CF | Viera High School—Melbourne, FL | DC Grays 2017

Drafted: Round 27, overall pick #798 (San Diego Padres)

 

Randy Bednar | OF | University of Maryland | Baltimore Redbirds 2017

Drafted: Round 27, overall pick 800 (Atlanta Braves)

 

Darren Baker | SS/2B | Jesuit High School—Sacramento, CA | DC Grays 2017

Drafted: Round 27, overall pick #823 (Washington Nationals)

 

Nic Perkins | C | Drury University | Baltimore Redbirds 2015

Drafted: round 28, overall pick 853 (Washington Nationals)

 

Will Robertson | OF | Davidson University | Alexandria Aces 2015

Drafted: Round 30, overall pick #908 (Baltimore Orioles)

 

Justin Vought | C | University of Maryland | Alexandria Aces 2017

Drafted: Round 31, overall pick #930 (Kansas City Royals)

 

Ryan Selmer | P | University of Maryland | Gaithersburg Giants 2015, 2016

Drafted: Round 31, overall pick #937 (New York Mets)

 

Brandon Withers | P | James Madison University | Vienna Riverdogs  2014

Drafted: Round 31 (Oakland Athletics)

 

Maverik Buffo | P | Brigham Young University | DC Grays 2015

Drafted: Round 34, overall pick #1029 (Toronto Blue Jays)

 

Ricky Negron | 3B |  University of Tampa | Vienna Riverdogs 2014 

Drafted: Round 34,  (Atlanta Braves)

 

Steven Williams | C | Auburn University | Gaithersburg Giants 2017

Drafted: Round 35, overall pick #1052 (New York Yankees)

 

Logan Farrar | OF | Virginia Commonwealth University | Bethesda Big Train 2013-2016

Drafted: Round 36, overall pick #1071 (Oakland Athletics)

 

Tanner Allen | 2B/OF | Mississippi State University | Bethesda Big Train 2017

Drafted: Round 36, overall pick #1095 (Chicago Cubs)

 

Jared Price | P |  University of Maryland | Silver Spring -Takoma Thunderbolts  2016

Drafted: round 37, overall pick 1109 (Florida Marlins)

 

Colton Shaver | 3B | Brigham Young Univ. | DC GRAYS 2015

Drafted: Round 39, Overall Pick #1171 (Houston Astros)

 

Zack Gahagan | INF | University of North Carolina | Baltimore Redbirds 2015

Drafted: round 39, overall pick 1157 (Cincinnati Reds)

 

Allen Smoot | 3B | University of San Francisco | Bethesda Big Train 2016

Drafted: Round 40, overall pick #1189

 

Hayden Cantrelle | P | University of Louisiana at Lafayette | Gaithersburg Giants 2017

Drafted: Round 40, overall pick #1202 (New York Yankees)