Border Cats’ AJ Schugel isn’t the only MLB-bound player who has spent time paying dues at Port Arthur Stadium.
Border Cats’ AJ Schugel isn’t the only MLB-bound player who has spent time paying dues at Port Arthur Stadium.
The MLB concluded all 50 rounds of the First Year Player Draft, and as a result major-league ball clubs have officially picked up eight former and current Border Cats players.
2009 Border Cats players include:Pitcher Chris Marlowe (Alvin, TX Community College) went to the Toronto Blue Jays in round 21, selected 636th overall.
Pitcher Tyler Powell (Belmont Abbey College) went to the Toronto Blue Jays in round 34, selected 1,026th overall.
Outfielder Ryan Honeycutt (University of New Mexico) went to the San Francisco Giants in round 41, selected 1,248th overall.
2008 Border Cats players picked up in the draft include:
Short stop Josh Ashenbrenner (Lewis-Clark State College) went to the Detroit Tigers in round 18, selected 553rd overall.
Pitcher Austin Evans (University of Tampa) went to the Chicago White Sox in round 23, selected 698th overall.
Pitcher Seth Frankoff (UNC-Wilmington) went to the Oakland Athletics in round 27, selected 815th overall.
Outfielder Mike O'Neill (USC - Southern California) went to the St. Louis Cardinals in round 31, selected 949th overall.
