June 5-6, 2008

Carlos Gutierrez (Big Train 2005) became the highest Cal Ripken, Sr. League alumni ever drafted when he was selected by the Minnesota Twins in the first round (27th overall) of the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft on June 5. Then, fellow Big Train alum Evan Frederickson (Big Train 2006-2007) quickly became the second-highest Ripken, Sr. League alum ever drafted when he was taken by the Milwaukee Brewers in the first supplemental round (35th overall). Overall, six Ripken, Sr. League alumni were selected on the first day of the 2008 MLB Draft. The second day of the draft is in progress. Continue to check in to see where other Ripken, Sr. League alumni are selected!

Carlos Gutierrez │ RHP │ Miami Univ. │ Big Train 2005
Drafted: Round 1, Overall Pick #27 (Minnesota Twins)

Evan Frederickson │ LHP │ Univ. of San Francisco │ Big Train 2006-2007
Drafted: Round Comp A, Overall Pick #35 (Milwaukee Brewers)

Derrik Gibson │ SS │ Seaford (DE) HS │ Youse's Orioles 2007-2008
Drafted: Round 2, Overall Pick #77 (Boston Red Sox)

LJ Hoes │ 2B │ St. John's (DC) CHS │ Youse's Orioles 2007-2008
Drafted: Round 3, Overall Pick #81 (Baltimore Orioles)

Michael Sheridan │ 1B │ William & Mary │ Thunderbolts 2006
Drafted: Round 5, Overall Pick #143 (Tampa Bay Rays)

Alex Buchholz │ SS │ Univ. of Delaware │ Youse's Orioles 2007
Drafted: Round 6, Overall Pick #179 (Cincinnati Reds)

Jason Esposito* │ 3B │ Amity Regional (CT) HS │ Youse's Orioles 2008
Drafted: Round 7, Overall Pick #205 (Kansas City Royals)

Paul Clemens* │ RHP │ Louisburg College │ Youse's Orioles 2008
Drafted: Round 7, Overall Pick #220 (Atlanta Braves)

Jeremy Farrell │ 3B │ Univ. of Virginia │ Youse's Orioles 2005
Drafted: Round 8, Overall Pick #234 (Pittsburgh Pirates)

Marcus Jones │ OF │ NC State Univ. │ Bethesda Big Train 2005
Drafted: Round 11, Overall Pick #331 (Washington Nationals)

Mitch Harris │ RHP │ Navy │ Youse's Orioles 2006
Drafted: Round 13, Overall Pick #395 (St. Louis Cardinals)

Tyler Massey* │ 1B │ The Baylor Schools (TN) HS │ Youse's Orioles 2008
Drafted: Round 14, Overall Pick #437 (Colorado Rockies)

Travis Babin │ RHP │ Sonoma State │ Express 2007
Drafted: Round 16, Overall Pick #494 (New York Mets)

Mitch Herold │ LHP │ Univ. of Central Florida │ Big Train 2007
Drafted: Round 16, Overall Pick #502 (Boston Red Sox)

Brian Conley │ OF │ Towson Univ. │ Youse's Orioles 2006
Drafted: Round 17, Overall Pick #506 (Baltimore Orioles)

Taylor Lewis* │ RHP │ Yavapai (AZ) JC │ Aces 2008
Drafted: Round 19, Overall Pick #582 (Seattle Mariners)

Ben Orloff │ 2B │ UC-Irvine │ Express 2006
Drafted: Round 19, Overall Pick #587 (Colorado Rockies)

Beau Brooks │ C │ Troy Univ. │ Express 2007
Drafted: Round 20, Overall Pick #619 (Los Angeles Angels)

Jared Yecker │ RHP │ St. John's Univ.  │ Thunderbolts 2006
Drafted: Round 22, Overall Pick #658 (Florida Marlins)

Matt Long │ OF │ Santa Clara Univ.  │ Big Train 2006
Drafted: Round 23, Overall Pick #708 (Arizona Diamondbacks)

Zach Moore │ C │ Dundalk (MD) CC.  │ Youse's Orioles 2008
Drafted: Round 24, Overall Pick #718 (Florida Marlins)

Jeff Nutt │ C │ Univ. of Arkansas  │ Youse's Orioles 2005
Drafted: Round 25, Overall Pick #770 (New York Yankees)

Garrison Lassiter* │ SS │ West Forsyth (NC) HS  │ Youse's Orioles 2008
Drafted: Round 27, Overall Pick #830 (New York Yankees)

Brandon Short* │ OF │ St. John's River (FL) CC  │ Bombers 2008
Drafted: Round 28, Overall Pick #840 (Chicago White Sox)

Quentin Cate │ C │ Cuesta College  │ Express 2006
Drafted: Round 28, Overall Pick #850 (Atlanta Braves)

Mike Zuanich │ OF │ UC-Santa Barbara  │ Express 2007
Drafted: Round 28, Overall Pick #857 (Colorado Rockies)

Chris Jackson │ SS │ Virgina Commonwealth Univ.  │ Youse's Orioles 2007
Drafted: Round 29, Overall Pick #872 (Houston Astros)

John Hicks* │ C │ Goochland (VA) HS │ Youse's Orioles 2008
Drafted: Round 31, Overall Pick #949 (Los Angeles Angels)

Justin McClanahan │ 2B │ Univ. of Louisville  │ Thunderbolts 2005, Youse's Orioles 2006
Drafted: Round 33, Overall Pick #999 (Toronto Blue Jays)

Kyle Brown │ LHP │ UC-Santa Barbara  │ Express 2006
Drafted: Round 33, Overall Pick #1002 (Seattle Mariners)

Chris Notti │ RHP │ Moorpark College │ Express 2007
Drafted: Round 36, Overall Pick #1085 (St. Louis Cardinals)

TJ Hose │ RHP │ East Carolina Univ. │ Youse's Orioles 2005
Drafted: Round 36, Overall Pick #1098 (Arizona Diamondbacks)

Chad Durakis │ C │ Univ. of Maryland │ Youse's Orioles 2005
Drafted: Round 37, Overall Pick #1106 (Baltimore Orioles)

Steve Domecus │ C │ Moorpark College │ Express 2007
Drafted: Round 38, Overall Pick #1140 (Chicago White Sox)

Oliver Drake* │ RHP │ Navy │ Youse's Orioles 2008
Drafted: Round 43, Overall Pick #1286 (Baltimore Orioles)

Kevin Brady* │ RHP │ Gaithersburg (MD) HS │ Youse's Orioles 2008
Drafted: Round 44, Overall Pick #1316 (Baltimore Orioles)

Alex Pepe │ LHP │ Florida Atlantic Univ. │ Big Train 2007
Drafted: Round 44, Overall Pick #1323 (Texas Rangers)

Chris Taylor │ C │ Charlotte │ Big Train 2006
Drafted: Round 45, Overall Pick #1354 (St. Louis Cardinals)

Dean Laganosky │ OF │ Haverford College │ Bombers 2007
Drafted: Round 45, Overall Pick #1368 (Cleveland Indians)

Eric Roof │ C │ Michigan State Univ. │ Big Train 2007
Drafted: Round 46, Overall Pick #1388 (Detroit Tigers)

* Scheduled to play in the CRSCBL in 2008