Former ORU Players in Professional Baseball

[Bogus Smith]

For those of you wondering where our boys are playing after ORU, below is a list and their teams:

Former ORU Players Active in Professional Baseball 

Major Leagues

Steve Holm – San Francisco Giants

Triple-A

Doug Bernier – Scranton-Wilkes Barre Yankees (New York Yankees)

Marco Gonzalez - Memphis Redbirds (St. Louis Cardinals)

Double-A

Mike Hollimon – Erie SeaWolves (Detroit Tigers)

Tim Torres – Jacksonville Suns (Florida Marlins)

Single-A

Chance Chapman – Clearwater Threshers (Philadelphia Philles)

Erik Crichton – West Michigan Whitecaps (Detroit Tigers)

Brendan Duffy – South Bend Silverhawks (Arizona Diamondbacks)

Jeremy Hefner – Lake Elsinore Storm (San Diego Padres)

Michael Jarman – Bowling Green Hot Rods (Tampa Bay Rays)

Sean Jarrett – Modesto Nuts (Colorado Rockies)

Jake Kahaulelio – Sarasota Reds (Cincinnati Reds)

Brian Van Kirk – Lansing Lugnuts (Toronto Blue Jays)

Adam Younger – Cedar Rapids Kernels (Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim)

Extended Spring Training

David Genao – Tampa Bay Rays

Ryan Groth – Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

Carlos Luna – Colorado Rockies

[tmh8286]

One name notably absent from that list - Ben Petralli.  I did a Google search of his name and didn't find him listed on any current rosters.  It's a shame that a player of his ability would choose not to finish his college eligibility, but not be playing professionally either.

But how about Genao, Groth and Luna?  Congrats to them for seeing that level of success after college. 

[bballmangc]

Chad Rothford?

[Bogus Smith]

I don't think Chad made it through the first short season after he signed.  Chad was a great player for us, but his pro capabilities were pretty limited.  I hope that he has found something that he likes doing after baseball.  As the NCAA commercial goes, 98% of those competing will turn pro in something other than their sport (paraphrase).