{"id":45,"date":"2014-07-21T07:20:45","date_gmt":"2014-07-21T07:20:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/saddlebackschoolofbaseball.com\/site\/?page_id=45"},"modified":"2026-03-30T22:55:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T05:55:15","slug":"alumni","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/saddlebackschoolofbaseball.com\/site\/alumni\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumni"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Over 350 students of Saddleback School of Baseball have gone on to play college and professional baseball.\u00a0 Our students have been drafted or signed by the following MLB teams: Angels, Marlins, Brewers, Dodgers, Yankees, Devil Rays, Cardinals, Giants, Padres, Rangers, Mariners, Tigers, Royals, Pirates, Indians, Astros and the Reds!<\/p>\n<h3>Alumni Spotlight<\/h3>\n<p>[ezcol_1third]<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-128 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/saddlebackschoolofbaseball.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/656992.jpg\" alt=\"Connor Spencer alumni Saddleback School of Baseball\" width=\"180\" height=\"270\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Connor Spencer<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\n<li>Home: <strong>Trabuco Canyon, CA<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Bats: <strong>L<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Throws: <strong>R<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>1st Base<\/li>\n<li>Draft: <strong>Round 8 (2014, NYY)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>School: <strong>UC Irvine<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 8<sup>th<\/sup> round of the 2014 draft. \u2026 Played for the University of California, Irvine.<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.milb.com\/player\/index.jsp?sid=milb&amp;player_id=656992#\/career\/R\/hitting\/2014\/ALL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">See more player stats here<\/a><\/div>\n<p>[\/ezcol_1third][ezcol_1third]<\/p>\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-125 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/saddlebackschoolofbaseball.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/543141.jpg\" alt=\"Bryan Evans Alumni Saddleback School of Baseball\" width=\"180\" height=\"270\" \/>Bryan Evans<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\n<li>Home: <strong>Mission Viejo, CA<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Bats: <strong>R<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Throws: <strong>R<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Pitcher<\/li>\n<li>Draft: <strong>Round 14 (2008, FLA)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>School: <strong>UC Davis<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Selected by the Florida Marlins in the 14th round of the 2008 First-Year Player Draft out of the University of California-Davis.<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.milb.com\/player\/index.jsp?sid=milb&amp;player_id=543141#\/career\/R\/pitching\/2014\/ALL\">See more player stats here<\/a><\/div>\n<p>[\/ezcol_1third][ezcol_1third_end]<\/p>\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-130 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/saddlebackschoolofbaseball.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/572202.jpg\" alt=\"Chad Thomas Alumni Saddleback School of Baseball\" width=\"180\" height=\"270\" \/>Chad Thompson<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\n<li>Home: <strong>Lake Forest, CA<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Bats: <strong>R<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Throws: <strong>R<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Pitcher<\/li>\n<li>Draft: <strong>Round 27 (2011, MIL)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>School: <strong>Orange Coast College<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Selected by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 27th round of the 2011 First-Year Player Draft out of Orange Coast (Calif.) College. &#8230;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.milb.com\/player\/index.jsp?sid=milb&amp;player_id=572202#\/career\/R\/pitching\/2014\/ALL\">See more player stats here<\/a><\/div>\n<p>[\/ezcol_1third_end]<\/p>\n<p>[ezcol_1fifth]<\/p>\n<h4>Jeremy Burchett<\/h4>\n<p>Cincinnati Reds[\/ezcol_1fifth]<\/p>\n<p>[ezcol_1fifth]<\/p>\n<h4>John Hudgins<\/h4>\n<p>Texas Rangers[\/ezcol_1fifth]<\/p>\n<p>[ezcol_1fifth]<\/p>\n<h4>Michael Thompson<\/h4>\n<p>Houston Astros, Kansas City Royals[\/ezcol_1fifth]<\/p>\n<p>[ezcol_1fifth]<\/p>\n<h4>Matt Wilkerson<\/h4>\n<p>St. Louis Cardinals[\/ezcol_1fifth]<\/p>\n<p>[ezcol_1fifth_end]<\/p>\n<h4>Tim Robertson<\/h4>\n<p>Detroit Tigers[\/ezcol_1fifth_end]<\/p>\n<p>[ezcol_1fifth]<\/p>\n<h5>Sean Boatwright<\/h5>\n<p>Florida Marlins[\/ezcol_1fifth]<\/p>\n<p>[ezcol_1fifth]<\/p>\n<h4>Brian Anderson<\/h4>\n<p>San Francisco Giants[\/ezcol_1fifth]<\/p>\n<p>[ezcol_1fifth]<\/p>\n<h4>Paul Koss<\/h4>\n<p>Los Angeles Dodgers[\/ezcol_1fifth]<\/p>\n<p>[ezcol_1fifth]<\/p>\n<h4>Brandon Lodge<\/h4>\n<p>California Angels[\/ezcol_1fifth]<\/p>\n<p>[ezcol_1fifth_end]<\/p>\n<h4>PJ Sandoval<\/h4>\n<p>Texas Rangers[\/ezcol_1fifth_end]<br \/>\n[ezcol_1fifth]<\/p>\n<h4>Steve Thobe<\/h4>\n<p>Pittsburgh Pirates[\/ezcol_1fifth]<\/p>\n<p>[ezcol_1fifth]<\/p>\n<h4>Gerald Cawhorn<\/h4>\n<p>Cleavland Indians[\/ezcol_1fifth]<\/p>\n<p>[ezcol_1fifth]<\/p>\n<h4>Todd Belitz<\/h4>\n<p>Kansas City Royals, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Colorado Rockies, Oakland A&#8217;s[\/ezcol_1fifth]<\/p>\n<p>[ezcol_1fifth]<\/p>\n<h4>Nick Orlando<\/h4>\n<p>New York Yankees, Seattle Mariners[\/ezcol_1fifth]<\/p>\n<p>[ezcol_1fifth_end]<\/p>\n<h4>Aaron Wirsh<\/h4>\n<p>Baltimore Orioles[\/ezcol_1fifth_end]<\/p>\n<p>[ezcol_1fifth]<\/p>\n<h4>Jake Pintar<\/h4>\n<p>Baltimore orioles[\/ezcol_1fifth]<\/p>\n<p>[ezcol_1fifth]<\/p>\n<h4>Lee Casas<\/h4>\n<p>New York Yankees[\/ezcol_1fifth]<\/p>\n<p>[ezcol_1fifth]<\/p>\n<h4>Bryan Evans<\/h4>\n<p>Florida Marlins[\/ezcol_1fifth]<\/p>\n<p>[ezcol_1fifth]<\/p>\n<h4>John Lolley<\/h4>\n<p>Boston Red Sox[\/ezcol_1fifth]<\/p>\n<p>[ezcol_1fifth_end]<\/p>\n<h4>Mike Ferraro<\/h4>\n<p>New York Yankees[\/ezcol_1fifth_end]<\/p>\n<p>[ezcol_1fifth]<\/p>\n<h4>Steve Schroer<\/h4>\n<p>New York Yankees[\/ezcol_1fifth]<\/p>\n<p>[ezcol_1fifth]<\/p>\n<h4>Danny Bibona<\/h4>\n<p>St. Louis Cardinals[\/ezcol_1fifth]<\/p>\n<p>[ezcol_1fifth]<\/p>\n<h4>Ryan Cheo<\/h4>\n<p>San Francisco Giants[\/ezcol_1fifth]<\/p>\n<p>[ezcol_1fifth]<\/p>\n<h4>Blake Taylor<\/h4>\n<p>Pittsburgh Pirates[\/ezcol_1fifth]<\/p>\n<p>[ezcol_1fifth_end]<\/p>\n<h4>Michael Wood<\/h4>\n<p>Los Angeles Dodgers[\/ezcol_1fifth_end]<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over 350 students of Saddleback School of Baseball have gone on to play college and professional baseball.\u00a0 Our students have been drafted or signed by the following MLB teams: Angels, Marlins, Brewers, Dodgers, Yankees, Devil Rays, Cardinals, Giants, Padres, Rangers, Mariners, Tigers, Royals, Pirates, Indians, Astros and the Reds! 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