Friday, June 8, 2012

Celt Tracks: Baseball Alumni


This weekend will feature a couple Celts helping their respective teams reach the College World Series. Kevin Williams ’10 of UCLA is at home this Friday night at 6 P.M. on ESPN. Ryon Healy ’10 and Scott Heineman ’11 of Oregon are at home this Saturday night at 8 P.M. on ESPNU. Tyler Johnson ’08, Josh Mason ’10 and Mike Hubbard ’10 of Stoney Brook began play at LSU in an early game on Friday morning. Currently, the game is into extra innings with a 4-4 tie and play has been suspended due to the weather.

Johnson is about to join a long list of Celts play in the professional ball as well. He was just drafted to the Oakland A’s organization. Jeff Suppan ’93 is a free agent and Trevor Plouffe ’04 is doing well with the Twins in a new role. Double A features Ollie Linton ’04 and Sean Gilmartin ’08, while Mike Gilmartin ’05 and Jeremy Rodriguez ’08 are both playing Single A. There are twenty players playing in College and the professional ranks from Crespi Carmelite. Listed below are the other Celts playing college baseball. Celt Pride!

Carlos Lopez ’08: Cal-State Fullerton
Travis Forbes ’08: Gonzaga
Zack Wiley ’09: LeMoyne
Ryan Brockett ’10: St. Mary’s
Ryan Hawthorne ’08: LMU
Sean McIntyre ’09: LMU
Sean Fisher ’09: Fontbonne
Aaron Ammann ’09: Centre College