IWU Pitcher Selected in MLB Draft

[WesleyTheWildcat]

Brandon Moore, senior right-hander from Indiana Wesleyan University, who was the MCC Player of the Year as well as the NAIA Region VIII Player of the Year this past season, was selected by the New York Mets organization today as the 434th pick in the MLB amateur draft in the 14th round...

To my knowledge he is the first-ever IWU baseball player taken in the MLB Draft. Congrats to Brandon and the Wildcat Baseball Program!

[Loucks]

Congrats to Brandon. That's really great for him.

Does anyone have a list of what MCC players have been drafted and what round they were drafted in? I know of a few guys affiliated with Bethel that have been drafted; Eric Stults, Justin Masterson, Brad Mumma, Greg Kloosterman but I'm not sure about draft order and what year.

[WesleyTheWildcat]

Here is a link to a few Huntington players that have signed professional baseball contracts...

www.huntington.edu/athletics/baseball/professional_foresters.htm

Whatever happened to Kloosterman? I think he was signed by the Brewers as a pitcher and then went back to hitting with them later on. I don't really remember. What I do remember is he had a sweet, sweet left-handed swing with big-time power. He was a solid pitcher no doubt, but I never understood why he wasn't taken as a hitter, he seemed to have very little holes in his game...

As far as current MCC teams, I would imagine Spring Arbor will have a few players signed over the next few years with the types of teams they are producing. Jesse Bachman, their ace pitcher, comes to mind specifically.

[knaveljm]

Back when I was in college or maybe just a year or two out, Marian had a player drafted -- a catcher I think. That's about the only other one that I know of.

[Kyle Feller]

Brad Mumma was 32nd round
Dave Humen was 9th Round
Dave Kloosterman was 9th Round
Eric Stults was 8th Round
David Haverstick?

[rubalamp]

Didn't haverstick play in the minors then came back and finished his basketball eligibility?

For some reason I feel like Brodie Garber told me that in 99-00 year, when Haverstick was on the Bethel roster.

[knaveljm]

According to Baseball-reference.com, here is the complete list of drafted players from the MCC:

Bethel - Gregory Kloosterman, David Humen, Eric Stults, David Haverstick, Steven Hosinski, James Baker, Webster Muck, John Lyles

Goshen - None

Grace - Doyle Sheets

Huntington - Gregory Slee, James Moody, James Lawson, Tim Dell, Richard Durant, Thomas Wachs, James Oates, Mark Parker, Terry Zorger, Larry Stout

Indiana Wesleyan/Marion - Brandon Moore, Larry Unser, Charles Arrendale

Marian - Michael Hemmerich, Tom Linkmeyer

St. Francis - None

Spring Arbor - John Bauldry, Don Roth (both from before they were in the MCC)

Taylor - Steve Stone

I won't guarantee the accuracy of all of that because there's a couple of names on there that I question, but that's according to that site.

[rubalamp]

I know Greg Slee made it up to Double A for a while. Don't know about anyone else on that list. Huntington fan was my informant on Slee's progress, so he can give more details about that. I think he is now out of it, but I am not sure.

We had two guys that played some minor league or rookie ball in the past couple years, but I don't think they ever caught on. Jerry Kaufman was one of those guys...and I cannot think of the other. A muscle guy, but I think he was a pitcher...hmmmm, certainly someone else on here will know who I am talking about.

[Mark Richard]

Didn't Heath Luther play professional baseball somewhere?

[knaveljm]

I remember Heath Luther. I thought he played professionally some as well but he wasn't listed as a drafted player. Don't really know much on him other than that.

[rubalamp]

He is the one I was thinking of...I think he played in rookie leagues, I am not sure if ever got picked up into a farm system.

[bethel97]

Jun 7, 2008 15:37:37 GMT -5 rubalamp said:

Didn't haverstick play in the minors then came back and finished his basketball eligibility?

For some reason I feel like Brodie Garber told me that in 99-00 year, when Haverstick was on the Bethel roster.

Haverstick, was a 16th-round draft selection by the Arizona Diamondbacks in 1997 and was in the system with the D'backs, Florida Marlins (1999) and Washington Nationals (2005)

[sky]

Heath Luther was tough as nails, all 5'7" of him. He wasn't drafted but was signed by the Angels I believe? Seems like its so hard to be drafted as a position player. Not taking away from the pitchers on this list, but I played with and against some amazing hitters that weren't taken in the draft.

[huntington fan]

Greg Slee was drafted by the Mariners in the 25th round, I think it was, a few years ago (3? 4?). He played in the rookie league and did get called up to the Mariners' AA team in the Texas League for a few days because they needed a backup catcher, but I think he only had 1 AB there. He did play late in the year in an A league in California and got to catch when Troy Glaus was batting during a rehab assignment. He thought that was fun. The next year he had elbow trouble and was left in extended spring training, so he decided to pack it in. He is now married with a child soon to be born and is teaching at Bishop Luers in FW. He did get a nice supply of Mariners' gear while he was in their system, though. Perks...

[bcalum98]

Haverstick was a 16th round pick of the Diamondbacks in 97. In 2005 Haverstick went to spring training with the Nationals but nothing came out of that. He finished up his basketball eligibility (he came back about 40 pounds heavier then his first time on the hardwood) after he hurt his elbow and was forced to "retire" the first time. He is now the pitching coach at Western Carolina University.