UW-Oshkosh In The Major League Baseball Draft
The UW-Oshkosh baseball program has long been a producer of professional talent. In fact, 52 former UW-Oshkosh players have gone on to sign professional contracts, including 16 since 1995.
Major League Baseball began its draft of amateur players in 1956. Since then, 35 UW-Oshkosh players have been selected, including six in the second round. In 1999, UW-Oshkosh became the first NCAA Division III school to have five players drafted from the same school in the same year.
Titans Selected In The Major League Baseball Amateur Draft |
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Year | Name | Pos. | Round | Organization |
2015 | Luke Westphal | P | Free Agent | Minnesota Twins |
2007 | Cal Stanke | P | 15th | Los Angeles Dodgers |
2005 | Jeremy Jirschele | 2B | 30th | Kansas City Royals |
2005 | Ned Yost | 1B | Free Agent | Milwaukee Brewers |
2004 | Jordan Timm | P | 14th/417 | Toronto Blue Jays |
2004 | Korey Feiner | C | Free Agent | Minnesota Twins |
1999 | Jack Taschner | P | 2nd/75 | San Francisco Giants |
1999 | Sean Parnell | OF | 16th | Seattle Mariners |
1999 | Kevin Grater | P | 20th | Milwaukee Brewers |
1999 | Casey Kopitzke | C | 27th | Chicago Cubs |
1999 | Craig Glysch | P | 35th | Anaheim Angels |
1997 | Andy Kimball | P | 5th | Oakland Athletics |
1995 | Tom Petri | P | Free Agent | Anaheim Angels |
1995 | Tim Jorgensen | SS | 8th | Cleveland Indians |
1995 | Kevin Mlodik | P | 14th | Oakland Athletics |
1995 | Jarrod Washburn | P | 2nd/31 | Anaheim Angels |
1993 | Chad Kopitzke | P | 17th | Milwaukee Brewers |
1991 | Jeff Bigler | 1B | Free Agent | Philadelphia Phillies |
1991 | Don Garvey | 2B | 20th | Pittsburgh Pirates |
1991 | Dean Haase | C | 32nd | Chicago White Sox |
1990 | Kurt Peltzer | P | 11th | San Francisco Giants |
1990 | Cory Schaefer | OF | 26th | Pittsburgh Pirates |
1990 | Chris DeLarwelle | 3B | Free Agent | Minnesota Twins |
1989 | Bruce Schreiber | SS | Free Agent | Pittsburgh Pirates |
1987 | Terry Jorgensen | OF | 2nd/29 | Minnesota Twins |
1987 | Kevin Reichardt | 2B | 22nd | Seattle Mariners |
1987 | Kevin Murdock | C | 32nd | Chicago White Sox |
1986 | Rusty Kryzanowski | 3B | 9th | Houston Astros |
1985 | Bob Stocker | P | 22nd | Oakland Athletics |
1984 | Tom Jaremko | OF | Free Agent | Minnesota Twins |
1984 | Ike Bradley | C | 5th* | New York Yankees |
1982 | Gary Varsho | 2B | 5th | Chicago Cubs |
1981 | Steve Erickson | C | Free Agent | Toronto Blue Jays |
1981 | Lee Purchatzke | P | 17th | San Diego Padres |
1981 | Jeff Carl | SS | 2nd/29 | Montreal Expos |
1981 | Craig Henderson | P | 2nd/51 | Minnesota Twins |
1980 | Ron Seymour | P | Free Agent | Seattle Mariners |
1979 | Lee Wetenkamp | 3B | 20th | Toronto Blue Jays |
1976 | Dorian Boyland | OF | 2nd/45 | Pittsburgh Pirates |
1976 | Andy Pascarella | 2B | 6th | Milwaukee Brewers |
1974 | Jim Gantner | SS | 12th | Milwaukee Brewers |
1972 | John Stoffel | P | 14th | Anaheim Angels |
1972 | Brian Felda | OF | 30th | Los Angeles Dodgers |
1971 | Jack Friess | OF | 23rd | Chicago White Sox |
1970 | Rich Schroeder | 2B | 23rd | San Francisco Giants |
1970 | Dave Melum | 1B | Free Agent | Chicago White Sox |
1969 | Larry Held | OF | Free Agent | Chicago White Sox |
1968 | Dan Neumeier | P | 3rd* | Chicago White Sox |
1966 | Jim Magnuson | OF | 3rd | Chicago White Sox |
1964 | Gary Schlieve | P | Free Agent | Philadelphia Phillies |
1963 | Jim DeWaal | P | Free Agent | Minnesota Twins |
1960 | Wayne Kroll | P | Free Agent | Cleveland Indians |
* - Selected In Secondary Phase | ||||
Titans Who Have Played In A Major League Baseball Regular Season Game | ||||
Name | Year | Team |
Games | |
Dorian Boyland | 1978-79, 1981 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 21 | |
Jim Gantner | 1976-92 | Milwaukee Brewers | 1,801 | |
Terry Jorgensen | 1989, 1992-93 | Minnesota Twins | 91 | |
Jim Magnuson | 1970-71 | Chicago White Sox | 28 | |
1973 | New York Yankees | 8 | ||
Dan Neumeier | 1972 | Chicago White Sox | 3 | |
Jack Taschner | 2005-08 | San Francisco Giants | 178 | |
2009 | Philadelphia Phillies | 24 | ||
2010 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 17 | ||
2010 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 3 | ||
Gary Varsho | 1988-90 | Chicago Cubs | 153 | |
1991-92, 1994 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 269 | ||
1993 | Cincinnati Reds | 77 | ||
1995 | Philadelphia Phillies | 72 | ||
Jarrod Washburn | 1998-2005 | Anaheim Angels | 193 | |
2006-09 | Seattle Mariners | 111 | ||
2009 | Detroit Tigers | 8 |