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2019 CWL Signings and Frontier League Draft Results

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The 2019 indy ball season is upon us.

As we’ve done in the past, Indy Ball Island will follow the players signed from the California Winter League and the Frontier League Draft throughout the season to see how each player does…. Which ones stay on a team past spring training? Who will become break out stars? Who will see their baseball dreams come to an end with a release?

California Winter League Signings  (as of 3/19)

MLB

JARRET MARTIN – TEXAS RANGERS

Frontier League

ANTHONY BALETO – RIVER CITY RASCALS
DEREK BANGERT – WINDY CITY THUNDERBOLTS
JOE BECHT – WINDY CITY THUNDERBOLTS
JACOB BOSTON – SOUTHERN ILLINOIS MINERS
ELLIOT FORDE – WASHINGTON WILD THINGS
GRANT GAMBLE – EVANSVILLE OTTERS
RYAN GOWENS – GATEWAY GRIZZLIES
JACKSON KLEIN – GATEWAY GRIZZLIES
GLENN KUBEK – SCHAUMBURG BOOMERS
AUSTIN MARCHANT – FLORENCE FREEDOM
ALEX McCUNE – FLORENCE FREEDOM
TRAVIS McQUEEN – RIVER CITY RASCALS
NICHOLAS MICHAELS – LAKE ERIE CRUSHERS
WILLIAM MYERS – EVANSVILLE OTTERS
BRANDON NYLIN – WASHINGTON WILD THINGS
FRANK PODKUL – JOLIET SLAMMERS
KEVIN RILEY – LAKE ERIE CRUSHERS
ALEX SANTANA – SOUTHERN ILLINOIS MINERS
MICHAEL STRYFFELER – LAKE ERIE CRUSHERS
SHINYA TOYAMA – SCHAUMBURG BOOMERS
COLTEN TRAGER – JOLIET SLAMMERS

American Association

TYLER GARKOW – WINNIPEG GOLDEYES
KEVIN GRENDELL – LINCOLN SALTDOGS
DANIEL HERRERA – LINCOLN SALTDOGS

United Shore Pro Baseball League

SETH BURRIS – EASTSIDE DIAMOND HOPPERS
NICK CAMPANA – BIRMINGHAM BEAVERS
NOAH GOTSIS – EASTSIDE DIAMOND HOPPERS
ZACK GRAY – EASTSIDE DIAMOND HOPPERS
WESLEY JONES – EASTSIDE DIAMOND HOPPERS
JENSEN KIRCH – WESTSIDE WOOLLY MAMMOTHS
T.J. WARD – BIRMINGHAM BEAVERS
TODD WEISS – BIRMINGHAM BEAVERS

Can-Am League

BEN MAUSETH – NEW JERSEY JACKALS
PARKER SNIATYNSKI – LES AIGLES de TROISRIVIERES
JESSE RUSSO – LES AIGLES de TROIS-RIVIERES

Mexican League

KYLE LAZCANO – DURANGO GENERALES

International

GEN UTAMURA – PARIS UNIVERSITÉ CLUB (FRENCH
ELITE LEAGUE)
JUDAH WOLLENBURG – LOUVAIN LA NEUVE
PHOENIX (BELGIUM BASEBALL LEAGUE)

 

Frontier League Draft Results

Round 1

  1. Gateway Grizzlies- Reign Letkeman- RHP
  2. Florence Freedom- Ed Voyles- RHP
  3. Gateway Grizzlies- Gunnar Buhner- 2B
  4. Schaumburg Boomers- Joe Dougherty- RHP
  5. Southern Illinois Miners- Cody Thompson- RHP
  6. Florence Freedom- Carson Lee- 2B
  7. Schaumburg Boomers- CJ Lee- RHP
  8. Evansville Otters- Anthony Maselli- SS
  9. Gateway Grizzlies-Fernando Villegas- C
  10. Joliet Slammers- Noah Sadler- LHP
  11. Washington Wild Things- Joe Jones- RHP

Round 2

  1. Windy City ThunderBolts- Brynn Martinez- SS
  2. Windy City ThunderBolts- Tanner Bos- 1B
  3. Schaumburg Boomers-Pass
  4. Southern Illinois Miners-Jonah Deon-Hargraves- C
  5. Florence Freedom- Pass
  6. Lake Erie Crushers- Luke Laurita- LHP
  7. Evansville Otters- Tanner Pruett- LHP
  8. Joliet Slammers- Justin Curry- RHP
  9. Washington Wild Things- Joba Ferrell- OF

Round 3

  1. Gateway Grizzlies- Pass
  2. Windy City ThunderBolts- Pass
  3. Southern Illinois Miners- Nick Duron- RHP
  4. Lake Erie Crushers- Brodie Bryan- OF
  5. Evansville Otters- Pass
  6. River City Rascals- Sam Thoele- RHP
  7. Joliet Slammers- Kevin Mampe- 3B
  8. Southern Illinois Miners- James Simpson C
  9. Lake Erie Crushers- Pass
  10. River City Rascals- Tyler Sharp- RHP
  11. Southern Illinois Miners- Heath Renz- RHP
  12. River City Rasals- Kyle Fimbrez- RHP
  13. River City Rascals- Jake Willsey- SS
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Frontier and Can-Am Leagues Set to Meet in 2019 All-Star Game

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ROCKLAND BOULDERS TO HOST 2019 CAN-AM / FRONTIER ALL-STAR GAME
For Immediate Release – December 18, 2018

Rockland County, N.Y. — The Rockland Boulders will host the 2019 All-Star Game between the Can-Am League and the Frontier League on Wednesday, July 10, at Palisades Credit Union Park, presented by Good Samaritan Hospital. This will mark the first time that these two independent professional leagues will face each other, and only the third time a Can-Am organization has hosted an All-Star game since the league’s re-formation in 2005.

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Festivities will begin with a home run derby on Tuesday, July 9, with the game the following evening. “We consider this a great holiday gift to our fans,” stated Boulders president Shawn Reilly. “It’s a rare opportunity and we’re very appreciative of the Frontier League and Good Samaritan Hospital making it possible. Many of the best independent pro baseball players in the country will be in our park, and we look forward to putting on a first-class event worthy of that talent.”

“Everyone in the Frontier League is excited to play the Can-Am League in the All-Star Game this year,” noted Frontier League commissioner Bill Lee. “We are also excited to come to Rockland and the New York market. We want to thank the Boulders organization for hosting this event. It will be tremendous for the fans to see the best players of two of the oldest and most established independent leagues in the country showcase their talents. We also believe it is great for the entire independent professional baseball industry that leagues can work together.”

The Frontier League consists of 10 teams from cities in Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Missouri. Formed in 1993, the circuit had 23 player contracts purchased by Major League Baseball organizations last season. Its list of players to appear in the majors includes former Boulder Stephen Cardullo, who was with the Florence Freedom in 2012 before spending three seasons in Rockland en route to a stint with the Colorado Rockies.

“The Can-Am League is pleased to take on the Frontier League in the 2019 All Star Game. For 25 years, the Frontier League has consistently been a formidable force on the independent baseball scene,” added Can-Am League Managing Director Kevin Winn. “I want to thank Frontier League commissioner Bill Lee and Rockland Boulders president Shawn Reilly for putting this event together. I can think of no better venue than Palisades Credit Union Ballpark to host this historic event.”

Now entering its 15th season, the Can-Am League features six clubs in the Northeast U.S. and Canada and plays a 95-game regular season between Memorial Day and Labor Day. 17 league alumni have reached the majors, 15 as players and two as umpires.

The Boulders partnered with Skye Design Studios to develop the 2019 All-Star identity. Based in the greater New York City area, SDS is a national leader in sport branding and identity design, with experience at all levels of collegiate, professional, and minor league sectors within the industry.