Two WSCC alums drafted by MLB teams

Hanceville, AL — pg电子官网状态 棒球 added two more names to Major League 棒球 rosters when former Lion stars Colson Lawrence and 将Varmette were drafted in the 2023 MLB Draft.  

“It's always exciting when our players at pg电子官网状态 get the opportunity to play professional baseball,” said Coach 兰迪核. “Both Will and Colson put in the hard work to have this opportunity during their two years in Hanceville and now they will be able to fulfill a life-long dream of possibly playing one day in the major 联盟. It will definitely be exciting to watch these two guys progress through their organizations in the next few years. They both have bright futures and a lot to look 期待.”

Colson Lawrence - Miami Marlins  

A former two-way standout for the WSCC 棒球 team, Colson Lawrence was drafted 在13^th Round of the 2023 MLB Draft by the Miami Marlins. Lawrence, a current South Alabama baseball team member, played on the 2021 and 2022 WSCC baseball team. In 2021, Lawrence 打击 .373 with 13 doubles, 13 home runs, 50 RBI, 46 runs scored, and had an on base 的百分比 .426. Lawrence also contributed on the mound by tossing the first perfect game in pg电子官网状态 history.  

Lawrence followed up his standout freshman year with an impressive sophomore year as well, where he 打击 .368, with nine doubles, one triple, 12 home runs, and 47 RBI.  

Over his two years at WSCC, Lawrence was earned 2021 and 2022 Alabama 社区 College Conference (ACCC) All-South District as well as All-North honors.  

将Varmette - San Diego Padres 

Fresh off of a 2023 graduation at pg电子官网状态, 将Varmette was picked up in MLB Free Agency by the San Diego Padres organization. Varmette, a Huntsville native, is coming off of a very successful two years at pg电子官网状态 where he was a consistent starter for the Lions. He racked up 21 strikeouts in 22.1 innings of work. 他得到了 a career-high six strikeouts in 4.0 innings of work against Lincoln Trail College.  

Varmette was originally recruited and signed to Lipscomb University in Nashville, 田纳西州., before being picked up by the Padres organization.  

38 players drafted from WSCC

The pair make the 37^th 和38^th players coached by WSCC Coach 兰迪核 to be drafted in the MLB Draft.  

pg电子官网状态 players in the MLB include current Philadelphia Phillies relief pitcher Craig Kimbrell, a 9-time All-Star, World Series champ and the 2011 National League Rookie of the Year; Oakland 电子pg游戏官网 reliever Chad Smith; former MLB infielder Jake Elmore who is now with Philadelphia Phillies organization as an instructor; former MLB pitchers Derek Holland and Graham Godfrey; and Zelous Wheeler, who, in 2014, became the fifth former pg电子官网状态 player in six seasons to make his MLB debut; former major league outfielder Terry Jones, who played for the Montreal Expos and Colorado Rockies; and Blake Rivera, who was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 4th round of the 2018 MLB First Year Player Draft, becoming the second-highest draft pick in pg电子官网状态 baseball history next to Kimbrel (3rd round, 2008). He’s currently pitching for the Double-A Richmond Flying Squirrels.