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NEWCOMERS
Dylan Schlaegel OF 5-10 181 Fr. Mansfield, TX Mansfield Legacy HS
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MLB DRAFT
17th Round - Boston Red Sox (2023)
HIGH SCHOOL
Three-year letterman at Mansfield Legacy High School ... Played for head coach Chris McMullen ... Named a Class 6A First Team All-State selection and also earned District Offensive Player of the Year honors as a senior ... Led Mansfield Legacy to the Class 5A state semifinals and garnered First Team All-State honors in 2022 after leading the state in stolen bases (45) as a junior ... Also tabbed a First Team All-Area following his junior season ... Recognized as the District’s Newcomer of the Year as a sophomore ... Was also a two-time First Team All-District selection and honored twice as an Academic All-State selection during his prep career ... Rated the No. 29 outfielder
in the state of Texas by Perfect Game ... Selected by the Boston Red Sox in the 17th round of the 2023 MLB Draft ... Competed in the summers for the Stix.
PERSONAL
Born on September 17, 2004 ... Parents are Todd and Kala Schlaegel ... Major is undecided ... Favorite Bible verse is Psalm 23.
Nick Wilson RHP 6-2 200 Sr. Carrollton, TX Southern University
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CAREER HONORS
2023:
Two-time SWAC Pitcher of the Week
Minority Baseball Prospects HBCU All-Star Game HBCU Swingman Classic
2023 (JUNIOR – SOUTHERN)
Made 15 appearances, including 13 starts ... Posted a 6-2 record with a 3.22 ERA
... Ranked in the top 10 in the SWAC in six categories including second in ERA (3.22), third in both strikeouts (101) and opposing batting average (.222), sixth in fewest walks allowed (23), seventh in wins (6), and eighth in innings pitched (86.2) ... Earned his first win of the year at Texas Southern (3/26) after allowing two runs over 5.2 innings ... Held Alcorn (4/2) to one run in 7.0 innings of work to notch his second win ... Racked up 13 strikeouts and allowed just one run over 7.0 innings versus Grambling (4/21) ... Threw a complete game shutout and struck out a career-high 14 at Arkansas Pine Bluff (4/28) ... Struck out 13 and surrendered just two runs over 8.0 innings to record the win versus Prairie View A&M (5/5) ... Tossed 8.0 shutout innings and struck out 11 while not allowing a walk at Alcorn (5/13) ... Went a stretch of four starts from April 21 - May 13 in which he went 3-0 with a 1.12 ERA and struck out 51 batters while surrendering just three walks ... Earned the win in the first game of the SWAC Tournament versus Bethune Cookman (5/24) after allowing two runs over 7.0 innings and striking out nine ... Was selected to play in both the Minority Baseball Prospects HBCU All-Star Game and the Inaugural HBCU Swingman Classic founded by Ken Griffey Jr. at season’s end.
2022 (SOPHOMORE – SOUTHERN)
Made 19 relief appearances ... Recorded a pair of saves and struck out 28 batters over 33.2 innings of work ... Registered his first career save after tossing 2.0 shutout innings in his debut against Jackson State (2/19) ... Struck out two in 1.0 inning out
of the pen at Mississippi State (3/23) ... Held Tulane (4/6) scoreless and fanned two batters in 1.0 inning of work ... Threw a scoreless inning and struck out two at Alcorn (4/10) ... Worked a season-high 5.0 shutout innings and also set a single-season high for strikeouts with seven at Prairie View A&M (4/16) ... Blanked Arkansas Pine Bluff (5/8) in 2.0 innings of relief ... Earned his second save of the year after striking out two in 1.0 scoreless inning of work versus Prairie View A&M (5/15).
2021 (FRESHMAN – VERNON COLLEGE)
Made 15 relief appearances ... Posted a 1-2 record with one save ... Totaled 23 strikeouts in 22.0 innings of work ... Named to the NJCAA Region V All-Academic Team.
2020 (FRESHMAN – VERNON COLLEGE)
Made three relief appearances before the season was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
COLLEGIATE SUMMER LEAGUE
Pitched for the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team last summer ... Spent the summer of 2022 with the Walla Walla Sweets and was named to the West Coast League All-Star Team.
HIGH SCHOOL
Lettered his senior season at Hebron High School ... Played for head coach Steve Stone ... Named to the Class 6A Academic All-State Team ... Competed in the summers for the Dallas Tigers.
PERSONAL
Born on July 9, 2001 ... Parents are Ira and Angela Wilson ... Majoring in Criminal Justice and Interdisciplinary in Communications ... Favorite Bible verse is 2 Timothy 1:7.
Zach Todd RHP 6-3 237 R-Fr. Manteca, CA Manteca HS
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2023 (FRESHMAN)
Took a redshirt season in his first year at DBU.
HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year letterman at Manteca High School ... Played for head coach Mark Ruiz ... Was a two-time District Pitcher of the Year during his prep career ... Rated the No. 63 right-hander pitcher from the state of California by Perfect Game ... Competed in the summers for Norcal U.
PERSONAL
Born on March 26, 2004 ... Parents are Anthony and Tara Todd ... Majoring in Business Management ... Favorite Bible verse is Psalm 73:26.
Ben Tryon INF 6-0 218 Fr. Southlake, TX Carroll HS
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HIGH SCHOOL
Three-year letterman at Carroll High School ... Played for head coach Larry Vucan ... Named to the Class 6A Super Elite Team by the Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association as a senior ... Also tabbed a First Team All-District selection in 2023 ... Led Carroll to a Class 6A state championship his junior season and was selected to the All-Tournament Team ... Was named to the Connie Mack World Series All-Tournament Team in 2022 ... Rated the No. 15 third baseman in the state of Texas and a top 200 prospect in the Lone Star state by Perfect Game ... Competed in the summers for United Baseball.
PERSONAL
Born on September 28, 2004 ... Parents are Don and Elizabeth Tryon ... Majoring in Business ... Favorite Bible verse is 2 Timothy 1:7.
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