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PATRIOTS IN THE PROS
24 PATRIOTS IN THE PROS IN 2020
1st
Round Pick
Player
Chance Adams
Bryce Ball
Luke Bandy
Jarod Bayless Sean Boyle
Burl Carraway Camden Duzenack Seth Elledge
Kody Funderburk Jimmy Glowenke Ryan Goins Devlin Granberg Darick Hall Jameson Hannah Herbert Iser
MD Johnson Nash Knight Jason Krizan Austin Listi Jordan Martinson Colin Poche Joseph Shaw Drew Smith
The DBU Baseball program has established itself as one of the top programs in the nation at developing talent for the professional
level. Dating back to 2004, 72 players have signed professional contracts.
Since 2004, 24 Patriots have been selected in the top 10 rounds
of the Major League Draft, including Vic Black (pictured above), who became the highest draft pick in school history when he was taken in the first round in 2009.
Pos. Yrs. at DBU
RHP 2015
1B 2019
OF 2017-2019 RHP 2018-2019 RHP 2017-2018 LHP 2017-2019 INF 2014-2017 RHP 2015-2017 LHP 2018
INF 2017-2019 INF 2007-2009 1B 2017-2018 1B 2016
OF 2016-2018 C 2019
RHP 2016-2019 INF 2012-2015 OF 2008-2011 1B 2013-2017 LHP 2016-2019 LHP 2015-2016 RHP 2013-2015 RHP 2013-2015 RHP 2012-2014
Level (Org.)
MLB (KC)
Class (ATL)
A Short (BOS) A Short (SEA) A Short (NYY) R (CHC)
AA (ARI) MLB (STL)
A (MIN)
R (SF)
MLB (CWS) A Adv (BOS) AA (PHI)
A Adv (CIN) A Short (PHI) A Short (MIA) AA (TOR) AAA (SF) AAA (PHI)
A (LAD)
MLB (TB)
AA (NYM) MLB (NYM) MLB (HOU)
Ben Zobrist won back-to-back World Series titles in 2015 & 2016 (MVP in 2016)
Cy Sneed
Bold indicates current Major Leaguer
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DBU tied a school record with seven draft picks in the 2018 MLB Draft
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The Patriots have seen 11 players drafted in the Top 5 rounds of the MLB Draft since 2009.
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DBU has produced the 8th most draft picks in college baseball since 2015.
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19 Patriots have reached the Major Leagues since 1987.
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DBU’s 15 draft picks since 2018 are the second- most among the 22 NCAA Division I programs from Texas.
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Players from DBU who have won World Series rings: Ben Zobrist — 2016 Chicago Cubs & 2015 Royals and Freddy Sanchez — 2010 San Francisco Giants
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