As Indy Ball Island has done in the past, we are once again covering the Frontier League draft and what happens to the selected players throughout the season.
This year, 34 players were selected in the Frontier League draft, which is an increase from the 26 players selected last year.
17 pitchers and 17 position players were selected. The even split mirrors what happens last year when 13 of each were taken.
Below is a list of every player taken, their position, and their college or last previous team(s).
| 1 |
TRAVERSE CITY BEACH BUMS |
RHP |
John Michael Knighton |
4 seasons in the Cubs org. Highest level: A |
| 2 |
WASHINGTON WILD THINGS |
LHP |
Jacob Hill |
University of San Diego |
| 3 |
GATEWAY GRIZZLIES |
RHP |
Ryan McSweeney |
Walsh University |
| 4 |
JOLIET SLAMMERS |
LHP |
Michael O’Neal |
Played 1 season of affiliated for Braves (Highest Level AA)
Last year with Rockland (CanAm) and Fargo (American) |
| 5 |
FLORENCE FREEDOM |
INF |
Kent Blackstone |
Westside Woolly Mammoths (USPBL) |
| 6 |
NORMAL CORNBELTERS |
C |
Brody Andrews |
Grand Valley State |
| 7 |
GATEWAY GRIZZLIES |
INF |
Jeff Cardenas |
Northwestern Ohio |
| 8 |
WINDY CITY THUNDER
BOLTS |
RHP |
Steven Heilenbach |
Illinois State University |
| 9 |
EVANSVILLE OTTERS |
C |
Cody Clark |
|
| 10 |
WASHINGTON WILD THINGS |
RHP |
Griffin Kreig |
East Tennessee State |
| 11 |
LAKE ERIE CRUSHERS |
RHP |
Andrew Rohrbach |
Played 2 games in Rockies org in 2014 (Low A)
Spent last season with Gary (American) |
| 12 |
SCHAUMBURG BOOMERS |
C |
Wilkyns Jiminez |
Union College (KY) |
| 13 |
WINDY CITY THUNDERBOLTS |
C |
Ronald Healy |
Grand Canyon University |
| 14 |
TRAVERSE CITY BEACH BUMS |
LHP |
William Corsen Carr |
Indiana University |
| 15 |
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS MINERS |
C |
Jerry Chavarria |
Mansfield (PA) |
| 16 |
JOLIET SLAMMERS |
RHP |
Corey Kimber |
Was drafted by Padres in 2012. Played there until 2016. Highest Level High A. |
| 17 |
LAKE ERIE CRUSHERS |
LHP |
Trent Lunsford |
Played with Evansville (Frontier) and Garden City (Pecos) |
| 18 |
NORMAL CORNBELTERS |
OF |
Jean Figueroa |
Georgia Gwinett |
| 19 |
RIVER CITY RASCALS |
C |
Tanner Devinny |
Sioux Falls and Winnipeg (American) |
| 20 |
EVANSVILLE OTTERS |
C |
Dylan Hamel |
Appalachian State |
| 21 |
FLORENCE FREEDOM |
RHP |
Jameson McGrane |
Empire and Thoroughbred leagues |
| 22 |
SCHAUMBURG BOOMERS |
RHP |
Josh Alberius |
1 season with Marlins org. Highest level Low A |
| 23 |
GATEWAY GRIZZLIES |
INF |
Tommy Ziegan |
SUNY Old Westbury |
| 24 |
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS MINERS |
C |
Russell Clark |
Lincoln Memorial |
| 25 |
RIVER CITY RASCALS |
3B |
Zach Lavy |
Gateway Grizzlies (Frontier) |
| 26 |
FLORENCE FREEDOM |
3B |
Brent Gillespie |
Gateway (Frontier) and San Rafael (Pacifics) |
| 27 |
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS MINERS |
RHP |
George Capen |
1 season Mariners org. Highest level Rookie |
| 28 |
JOLIET SLAMMERS |
C |
Trey Fulton |
Dayton |
| 29 |
RIVER CITY RASCALS |
OF |
Brandon Pugh |
Alpine Cowboys (Pecos) |
| 30 |
JOLIET SLAMMERS |
RHP |
Evan Bell |
Played rookie ball in White Sox org. and with Joplin (American) in 2016. |
| 31 |
RIVER CITY RASCALS |
OF |
Cody Lovejoy |
Texas State University |
| 32 |
RIVER CITY RASCALS |
RHP |
Jacob Gangelhoff |
Benedictine (AZ) |
| 33 |
LAKE ERIE CRUSHERS |
RHP |
Max Birdrzycki |
Pittsburg Diamonds (Pacific) |
| 34 |
LAKE ERIE CRUSHERS |
RHP |
Juan Perez |
6 seasons in the Cardinals org. Highest level: High A |
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Follow Indy Ball Island all season long as we take a look at where these players are on opening day, a month into the season, at the All-Star break, and at the end of the season.
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