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
- Gateway Grizzlies- Reign Letkeman- RHP
- Florence Freedom- Ed Voyles- RHP
- Gateway Grizzlies- Gunnar Buhner- 2B
- Schaumburg Boomers- Joe Dougherty- RHP
- Southern Illinois Miners- Cody Thompson- RHP
- Florence Freedom- Carson Lee- 2B
- Schaumburg Boomers- CJ Lee- RHP
- Evansville Otters- Anthony Maselli- SS
- Gateway Grizzlies-Fernando Villegas- C
- Joliet Slammers- Noah Sadler- LHP
- Washington Wild Things- Joe Jones- RHP
Round 2
- Windy City ThunderBolts- Brynn Martinez- SS
- Windy City ThunderBolts- Tanner Bos- 1B
- Schaumburg Boomers-Pass
- Southern Illinois Miners-Jonah Deon-Hargraves- C
- Florence Freedom- Pass
- Lake Erie Crushers- Luke Laurita- LHP
- Evansville Otters- Tanner Pruett- LHP
- Joliet Slammers- Justin Curry- RHP
- Washington Wild Things- Joba Ferrell- OF
Round 3
- Gateway Grizzlies- Pass
- Windy City ThunderBolts- Pass
- Southern Illinois Miners- Nick Duron- RHP
- Lake Erie Crushers- Brodie Bryan- OF
- Evansville Otters- Pass
- River City Rascals- Sam Thoele- RHP
- Joliet Slammers- Kevin Mampe- 3B
- Southern Illinois Miners- James Simpson C
- Lake Erie Crushers- Pass
- River City Rascals- Tyler Sharp- RHP
- Southern Illinois Miners- Heath Renz- RHP
- River City Rasals- Kyle Fimbrez- RHP
- River City Rascals- Jake Willsey- SS
