Southwest Florida's All-Time MLB Draft picks from Collier and Lee County, FGCU and FSW
Locals Selected in Major League Baseball Draft All-Time
SWFL High School MLB Draft Picks
1967: Larry Phillippe, Fort Myers, 64, Cincinnati
1968: Carlos Alfonso, Naples, 10, Houston; Larry Phillippe, Fort Myers/Edison CC, 12, Cleveland
1971: Gary Conley, Fort Myers/Miami-Dade North Junior College, January draft, Chicago White Sox; John Chapman, Fort Myers, 40, San Francisco; Edmond Peres, Fort Myers, 37, Philadelphia; Steve Strickland, Fort Myers, 10, Texas
1974: Pat Putnam, Fort Myers/Miami-Dade North, 12, N.Y. Mets
1975: Pat Putnam, Fort Myers/South Alabama, Secondary phase, Texas
1978: Duane Dewey, Fort Myers/Miami-Dade North, Secondary phase, Chicago White Sox
2024 MLB Draft: Johnny King could become first Collier product picked out of high school since 2015
1979: Duane Dewey, Fort Myers/LSU, Secondary phase, Kansas City; Herb Bennett, Riverdale, 5, Philadelphia
1980: Bert Johnson, Cypress Lake, 9, Kansas City; Billy Donathan, Fort Myers/Edison CC, 13, California
1982: Mike Greenwell, North Fort Myers, 3, Boston; Billy Donathan, Fort Myers/LSU, 15, St. Louis
1984: Carm LoSauro, Bishop Verot/Miami-Dade North, 4, Texas; Ken DeGroot, Bishop Verot/Miami-Dade North, 16, Minnesota; Billy Wolf, Barron Collier, 36, N.Y. Yankees
1985: Greg David, C, Barron Collier, 1, Toronto; Deion Sanders, North Fort Myers, 6, Kansas City
1987: Chip Duncan, Fort Myers/Columbus (Ga.) College, 12, Pittsburgh
1988: Herb Erhardt, Cape Coral/Pan-American Univ., 16, N.Y. Yankees; Deion Sanders, North Fort Myers/Florida State, 30, N.Y. Yankees
1989: Ted Corbin, SS, Barron Collier, 26, Philadelphia
1990: Miguel Nolasco, SS, Lely, 38, Seattle; Jeff Cindrich, Mariner/Edison CC, 54, N.Y. Yankees
1991: Jay Noel, North Fort Myers/Edison CC, 18, Atlanta; Mike Halperin, P, Barron Collier, 34, Los Angeles Angels
1992: Rich Lawrence, SS, Barron Collier, 8, San Diego; Ted Corbin, SS, Barron Collier/Clemson, 22, Minnesota; Kris Foster, Riverdale, 39, Montreal; Chad Epperson, Bishop Verot/Seminole CC, 40 ,N.Y. Mets
1993: Nole Elizer, Cape Coral, 40, Montreal
1994: Adam Piatt, Bishop Verot, 10, N.Y. Mets; Mike Halperin, P, Barron Collier/UCF, 10, Toronto; Martin Robinson, Cape Coral, 12, N.Y. Yankees; Jason Welch, Bishop Verot, 21, Montreal; Greg Beck, Bishop Verot/West Florida, 34, Milwaukee; Jason Middleton, Fort Myers, 75, Houston
1995: Jeff Smith, C, Naples/Stetson, 20, Minnesota; Aaron Underwood, Lehigh, 36, Montreal; Chad Roney, Bishop Verot/Jacksonville, 39, Los Angeles
1996: David Kenna, North Fort Myers, 3, San Francisco; Jeremy Rockow, North Fort Myers, 12, Pittsburgh; Michael Rahilly, North Fort Myers, 28, Montreal; Adam Johnson, OF, Barron Collier/Central Florida, 55, Atlanta; Jerrod Harris, LaBelle, 96, Tampa Bay
1997: Adam Piatt, Bishop Verot/Mississippi State, 8, Oakland; Brian Ferreira, OF, Barron Collier, 36, Seattle; Kevin Brown, North Fort Myers, 41, Pittsburgh; Shannon Royal, Mariner, 55, Atlanta
1998: Erik Johnson, C, Barron Collier/UCF, 21, Colorado Rockies; Mike Myers, Bishop Verot, 22, Seattle; Mike Bragg, Bishop Verot, 34, Florida; Mike Christensen, Fort Myers/Florida Southern, 36, Anaheim; Tommy Watkins, Riverdale, 38, Minnesota; Earnest Graham, Mariner, 43, Philadelphia; Brian Ferreira, OF, Barron Collier/State College of Florida, 48, Los Angeles Angels
1999: Tommy Winrow, Bishop Verot, 2, N.Y. Yankees; Travis Santini, OF, Lely, 19th (Cleveland Indians); Johnny Gordon, OF, Lely/Warner, 27th (Detroit Tigers); Brandon Bahr, P, Gulf Coast, 39th (Oakland Athletics); Nicholas Loughren, Bishop Verot, 44, Colorado
2000: Jon Huber, North Fort Myers, 5, San Diego; Carmen Cali, P, Naples/FAU, 10, St. Louis Cardinals; Brad Murray, LaBelle/Embry-Riddle College, 27, Chicago White Sox; Mike Stelle, Estero/Georgia, 28, Arizona; Luke Martin, Estero/Embry-Riddle, 34, Minnesota; Kevin Brown, North Fort Myers/Miami, 44, Boston
2001: Chris Resop, P/OF, Barron Collier, 4, Florida Marlins; Justin Turner, Mariner/Warner Southern, 8, Anaheim; Ryan Carter, Riverdale, 14, Los Angeles; Eric Miller, P, Gulf Coast, 15, Tampa Bay; Elliot Singletary, North Fort Myers, 27, San Diego; Brendan Katin, Fort Myers, 29, San Diego; Darin Blackburn, Fort Myers, 30, Cincinnati; Clay Timpner, LaBelle, 41, Texas
2002: Matt Howerton, Riverdale,15, Baltimore; Jason Fletcher, Cape Coral/Indian River, 23, Philadelphia; Brendan Katin, Fort Myers/Okaloosa-Walton, 38, San Diego; Dirk Kleinmann, Evangelical Christian/King College, 42, Toronto
2003: Jake Stevens, Cape Coral, 3, Atlanta; Andy D’Alessio, 1B, Barron Collier, 10, Cincinnati Reds; Tavaris Gary, North Fort Myers/Cumberland, 25, St. Louis; Chris Johnson, Bishop Verot, 37, Boston; Victor Rodriguez, Cape Coral, 46, Boston
2004: James Miller, North Fort Myers/Louisiana-Monroe, 8, Colorado; Clay Timpner, LaBelle/Central Florida, 8, San Francisco; Josh Rose, Mariner, 18, Minnesota
2005: Brendan Katin, Fort Myers/Miami, 23, Milwaukee; Casey Coleman, Mariner, 49, Tampa Bay
2006: Adam Davis, Fort Myers/Florida, 3, Cleveland; Chris Johnson, Bishop Verot/Stetson, 4, Houston; Andy D’Alessio, 1B, Barron Collier/Clemson, 10, Los Angeles Dodgers; Todd Waller, Cape Coral, 39, Cincinnati
???????2007: John Tolisano, Estero, 2, Toronto; Bo Greenwell, Riverdale, 6, Cleveland; Andy D’Alessio, 1B, Barron Collier/Clemson, 19, San Francisco; Josh Lopez, Lehigh, 31, San Francisco; Jeff Schaus, OF, Barron Collier, 35, Texas
2008: Casey Coleman, Mariner/FGCU,15, Chicago Cubs; Adam Younger, Fort Myers, 18, Anaheim; Jordan Roberts, LaBelle, 28, Los Angeles Dodgers; Justin Leith, P, Barron Collier, 31, St. Louis Cardinals; Thomas DiBenedetto, Canterbury, 37, Boston
2009: Bobby Borchering, Bishop Verot, 1 (16th), Arizona; Mike Zunino, Mariner, 29, Oakland; Tyler Bighames, Estero, 31, St. Louis; Ryan Sadler, P, Naples, 39, Minnesota; Alberto Cardenas, P, Palmetto Ridge, 50, Minnesota
2010: Kyle Waldrop, Riverdale, 12, Cincinnati; Jeff Schaus, OF, Barron Collier/Clemson, 27, Cleveland Indians; Sergio Perez, SS, Palmetto Ridge, 30, Minnesota; Ian Parry, P, Barron Collier/Furman, 39, St. Louis; Tyler Ross, C, Barron Collier, 46, Philadelphia; Audry Santana, Mariner, 48, Chicago White Sox
2011: Hudson Boyd, Bishop Verot, Rd 1 Supplemental (55), Minnesota; Daniel Vogelbach, Bishop Verot, 2 (68), Chicago Cubs; Alex Santana, Mariner, 2 (73), Los Angeles Dodgers; Jeff Schaus, OF, Barron Collier/Clemson, 16, Los Angeles Dodgers; Michael Johnson, SS, Gulf Coast/Samford, 31, Chicago White Sox
2012: Mike Zunino, Mariner, 1 (3), Seattle; Miguel Rodriguez, Cape Coral, 36, Boston
2013: Sean Brady, Ida Baker, 5, Cleveland; Tyler Ross, C, Barron Collier/LSU, 12, San Francisco; Audry Santana, Mariner/Eckerd, 38, Chicago Cubs
2014: Zach Tillery, P/3B, Barron Collier/FGCU, 13, Minnesota; Matt Pearce, Estero/Polk State, 13, St. Louis Cardinals; Dominic Blanco, C, Gulf Coast, 28, Seattle
2015: Brendon Sanger, Fort Myers/FAU, 4, Los Angeles Angels; Michael Zimmerman, P, Gulf Coast, 11, Colorado; Garrett Zech, OF, Naples, 15, Los Angeles Dodgers; Kyle Miller, Estero/FAU, 19, Chicago Cubs; Shane McClanahan, Cape Coral, 26, N.Y. Mets; Nick Rivera, 1B, Cape Coral/FGCU, 38, Houston; Mike Rojas, C, Gulf Coast, 40, Seattle
2016: Josh Winckowski, Estero, 15, Toronto; Anthony Churlin, Island Coast, 16, Oakland
2017: Sam Keating, Canterbury, 4, San Diego; Jeffrey Passantino, Bishop Verot/Lipscomb, 40, Chicago Cubs
2018 MLB draft: Former Sharks Mario Leon, Niels Stone taken; FGCU's Dye also picked
2018: Shane McClanahan, Cape Coral/USF, Rd 1 compensatory (31), Tampa Rays; Thad Ward, Bishop Verot/UCF, 5, Boston; Levi Kelly, Bishop Verot/IMG, 8, Arizona; Blaze Alexander, Bishop Verot/IMG, 11, Arizona; C.J. Alexander, Bishop Verot/State College of Florida, 20, Atlanta; Mario Leon, P, Gulf Coast/FGCU, 23, Arizona; Niels Stone, Gulf Coast/Indian River, 27, Chicago Cubs; Giovanni DiGiacomo, Canterbury, 29, Pittsburgh; Ben Specht, Evangelical Christian, 40, LA Dodgers
2018 Draft: Boston Red Sox select Bishop Verot grad, UCF pitcher Thad Ward in 5th round of MLB draft
2019: Tyler Nesbitt, LaBelle, 32, Colorado
2022: Carson Palmquist, Riverdale/Miami, 3, Colorado; Alex Freeland, Mariner/UCF, 3, Los Angeles Dodgers; Shane Marshall, Gulf Coast/Georgia, 14, Chicago Cubs; Thomas Balboni, Barron Collier/Northeastern, 15, San Diego
2023: Jay Beshears, CSN/Duke, 6, San Diego
2024: Johnny King, Naples, 3, Toronto; Peyton Carr, 3B, Fort Myers/High Point, 10, Minnesota
FGCU MLB Draft Picks
(name, position, round and team)
2006 — Justin Stiver, P, 17 (Houston); Jason Louwsma, 3B, 29 (Cincinnati)
2007 — Luis Pardo, P, 9 (Houston); Jason Kiley, P, 25 (New York Yankees)
2008 — Richard Bleier, P, 6 (Texas); Casey Coleman, P, 15 (Chicago Cubs); Jason Peacock, 1B, 26 (Florida)
2010 — Chris Sale, P, 1 (Chicago White Sox)
2011 — Jacob Barnes, P, 14 (Milwaukee); Jack Wagoner, P, 33 (Cleveland); Stephen Wickens, SS, 33rd (Minnesota)
2012 — Jason Forjet, P, 31 (San Francisco)
2013 — Harrison Cooney, P, 6, (Los Angeles Angels); Brandon Bednar, U, 7 (San Francisco); Ricky Knapp, P, 8 (New York Mets); Brandon Bixler, P, 16 (Minnesota); Mike Reeves, C, 21, (Toronto); Kyle Buchanan, OF, 40 (New York Yankees)
2014 — Michael Suchy, OF, 5 (Pittsburgh); Zach Tillery, P/3B, Barron Collier/FGCU, 13 (Minnesota); Ryan Atwood, P, 30 (San Diego)
2015 — Mike Murray, P, 32 (Oakland); Jordan Desguin, P, 36 (Milwaukee); Nick Rivera, 1B, 38 (Houston)
2016 — Jake Noll, 2B, 7 (Washington)
2017 — Kutter Crawford, P, 16 (Boston); Julio Gonzalez, SS, 17th (Kansas City); Garrett Anderson, P, 35 (Tampa)
2018 — Josh Dye, P, 23 (Kansas City); Mario Leon, P, Gulf Coast, 23 (Arizona)
2019 — Evan Lumbert, P, 24 (San Francisco); Keegan Collett, P, 35 (San Diego)
2023 — Jason Woodward, P, 4 (Milwaukee); Mason Miller, P, 14 (Kansas City); Edrick Feliz, 2B, 14 (Chicago White Sox)
2024 — Davian Garcia, P, 6 (Washington); Ian Farrow, OF, 14 (Pittsburgh)
Florida SouthWestern MLB Draft Picks
2016 — Willie Rios, P, 16 (Baltimore)
2017 — Brandon Presley, P, 22 (Milwaukee)
2019 — Ryan Gusto, P, 11 (Houston); Marc Davis, P, 38 (Chicago Cubs)
2021 — Carlos Rodriguez, P, 6 (Milwaukee); Alex Ayala, P, 9 (Tampa Bay); Marc Davis, P, 11 (Washington); Antonio Knowles, P, 13 (Los Angeles Dodgers)
2022 — Magnus Ellerts, P, 11 (Cleveland Guardians); Jose Izarra, SS, 14, (Los Angeles Dodgers); Satchel Norman, C, 15 (Milwaukee)
2023 — Marty Gair, P, 13 (Philadelphia); AJ Shaver, OF, 17 (Philadelphia); Tyler Kennedy, P, 19 (Pittsburgh)
2024 — Victor Figueroa, 1B, 18 (San Diego); Former Bucs: Brian Holiday, P, FSW/Oklahoma State (St. Louis); Carter Cunningham, INF, 10, FSW/East Carolina (Toronto); Frank Elissalt, P, FSW/Nova Southeastern, 19 (NY Mets)
This article originally appeared on Fort Myers News-Press: All-Time MLB Draft picks from Collier and Lee County, FGCU and FSW
