Raiders in the Pros

Steeped in a rich history, the Wright State baseball program continues to produce championship teams and professional players. Starting with Bob Grote in 1976, the Raiders have sent numerous players to professional baseball at all levels. Sean Murphy and Jesse Scholtens, both drafted in 2016, are the Raiders current two Major League players. Peyton Burdick, drafted by the Miami Marlins in 2019, made his MLB debut with the organization in 2022, and Tyler Black made his MLB debut with the Milwaukee Brewers in 2024 after being drafted by the organization in 2021. The first Raider to get the call to the Major Leagues was Keith Gordon, who made his MLB debut with the Cincinnati Reds in 1992. Brian Anderson was the highest to go in the draft when he was chosen third overall by the California Angels in 1993. He was also the quickest to rise to the Major League Club as he pitched for the Angels that same season. Joe Smith spent 15 years (2007-2022) in the big leagues as a reliever with eight different clubs and sits Top 40 all-time with 866 career pitching appearances. Who will be next?

Major League Draft By The Numbers
Total Number of Players Drafted: 43
Total Number of Professional Players: 77
Number of Position Players Drafted: 21
Number of Pitchers Drafted: 22
Highest Draft Pick: Brian Anderson, 1993; Third Pick Overall
Highest Pitcher Drafted: Brian Anderson, 1993; Third Pick Overall
Highest Position Player Drafted: Tyler Black, 2021, 33rd Pick Overall
Most Players Picked in a Year: Five, 2016 (Murphy, Scholtens, Roman, Sexton and Fucci)
Team Most Often Drafted by: Pittsburgh Pirates, Six (Felton, 1987; Woods, 1989; Morrow, 2018; Bellomy, 2019; Patrick, 2024; Shirk, 2024)
Cincinnati Reds, Four (Lockner,1980; Gordon, 1990; Ashton, 1992; Powers, 2001)

Year	Name	Team	Round	Overall
1976	Bob Grote	New York Mets	12	277
1977	Mark Lucas	Atlanta Braves
1977	Dave Newnam	New York Yankees
1977	Mark South	Montreal Expos
1980	Dave Lockner	Cincinnati Reds	14	357
1981	Tim Henry	Texas Rangers
1982	Mike Fisher	Montreal Expos
1982	Dave Peck	Milwaukee Brewers
1983	Fred Blair	Montreal Expos	19	483
1986	Alfredo Batista	Boise
1987	Fred Felton	Pittsburgh Pirates
1988	Greg Karklins	Kansas City Royals	46	1104
1988	Rick Albers	Milwaukee Brewers
1988	Denny Bleh	Milwaukee Brewers
1989	Kelly Woods	Pittsburgh Pirates
1990	Keith Gordon*	Cincinnati Reds	2	47
1990	Mike Mathile	Montreal Expos	3	84
1990	Leonard Griffen	Cincinnati Reds
1990	Brian Spears	Milwaukee Brewers
1991	Pat Garrigan	Seattle Mariners
1991	Bob Jesperson	Cincinnati Reds
1992	Jeff Ashton	Cincinnati Reds	16	437
1993	Brian Anderson*	California Angels	1	3
1993	Jon Sbrocco	San Francisco Giants	49	1346
1993	Jayson Smith	Chilocothe
1994	Scott Huntsman	Milwaukee Brewers	21	571
1994	Aaron Hampton	Richmond
1995	Sean Gill	New York Mets	45	1251
1996	Matt Miller	St. Louis Cardinals
1997	Chris Wallace	New York Yankees	14	439
1999	Dusty Beam	Detroit Tigers	20	597
2001	Joe Powers	Cincinnati Reds	23	696
2002	Nathan Kopp	New York Yankees	28	846
2002	Nick Shields	Texas Rangers	29	862
2003	Casey Abrams	Seattle Mariners	5	146
2003	Chris Tuttle	St. Louis Cardinals
2005	Bryan Vickers	Joliet
2006	Robert Barrett	Sioux Falls
2006	Joe Smith*	New York Mets	3	94
2007	Jason Bennion	Florence
2007	Kyle Kearcher	Kalamazoo
2007	Ross Oeder	St. Louis Cardinals	28	862
2008	Jeremy Hamilton	Philadelphia Phillies	5	166
2008	Justin Parker	Arizona Diamondbacks	6	198
2008	Ross Vegedas#	Chicago Cubs	35	1061
2008	Garrett Holleran	Gary
2009	Kory Tweede	Gauting
2010	Greg Robinson	Arizona Diamondbacks	32	961
2010	Aaron Fields	Cleveland Indians	42	1260
2010	Gerald Ogrinc	Milwaukee Brewers
2010	Alex Kaminsky	Cleveland Indians
2010	Jon Durket	Lake Erie
2010	Travis LaMar	Lake Erie
2010	Casey McGrew	Lake Erie
2015	Andrew Elliott	Baltimore Orioles	30	913
2016	Sean Murphy *	Oakland A's	3	83
2016	Jesse Scholtens*	San Diego Padres	9	264
2016	Mitch Roman	Chicago White Sox	12	356
2016	Robby Sexton	Boston Red Sox	14	418
2016	Ryan Fucci	Seattle Mariners	25	747
2017	Danny Sexton	San Diego Padres
2018	Ryan Weiss	Arizona Diamondbacks	4	129
2018	Caleb Sampen	Los Angeles Dodgers	20	614
2018	Gabe Snyder	Minnesota Twins	21	634
2018	Matt Morrow	Pittsburgh Pirates
2019	Peyton Burdick*	Miami Marlins	3	82
2019	Seth Gray	Minnesota Twins	4	119
2019	JD Orr	Miami Marlins	10	291
2019	Bear Bellomy	Pittsburgh Pirates	28	844
2019	Tyer Luneke	Sussex County Miners
2021	Tyler Black *	Milwaukee Brewers	Comp A	33
2021	Quincy Hamilton	Houston Astros	5	148
2021	Jake Schrand	Miami Marlins	9	269
2021	Damon Dues	San Francisco Giants
2021	Konner Piotto	Texas Rangers
2022	Alec Sayre	Minnesota Twins	17	504
2023	Justin Riemer	Boston Red Sox	4	133
2023	Luke Stofel	Detroit Tigers
2024	Andrew Patrick	Pittsburgh Pirates	17	504
2024	Jake Shirk	Pittsburgh Pirates	18	534
2025	Sammy Sass	Chicago Cubs
2025	Mychal Grogan	Joliet Slammers
2025	Garret Simpson	Evansville Otters
2025	Max Whitesell	Florence Y'alls
2025	Boston Smith	Washington Nationals	6	171

Keith Gordon	Brian Anderson
Sean Murphy	Peyton Burdick
Tyler Black	Jesse Scholtens

* - Player that reached the Major League Level
# - Player was Drafted but didn't sign
If no round is indicated, player was a free agent signing

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