COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Oct. 6, 2010) - As baseball fans take in the excitement and pageantry of the 2010 Major League Baseball Postseason the outcomes of the games they watch will undoubtedly be impacted by several former NJCAA baseball players.
A total of 30 former NJCAA baseball players help make up the eight active postseason rosters of the Tampa Bay Rays (3), Minnesota Twins (4), Texas Rangers (4) and New York Yankees (4) in the American League Playoffs and the Philadelphia Phillies (2), Cincinnati Reds (2), San Francisco Giants (6) and Atlanta Braves (4) in the National League postseason.
A total of 30 former NJCAA baseball players help make up the eight active postseason rosters of the Tampa Bay Rays (3), Minnesota Twins (4), Texas Rangers (4) and New York Yankees (4) in the American League Playoffs and the Philadelphia Phillies (2), Cincinnati Reds (2), San Francisco Giants (6) and Atlanta Braves (4) in the National League postseason.
NOTE: Players below are listed on the active roster for their respective team according to www.mlb.com as of Oct. 6, 2010. Name, Position, NJCAA College Attended
Tampa Bay Rays - AL East Champions Dan Wheeler - P; Central Arizona College Dan Johnson - IF; Iowa Western Community College Desmond Jennings - OF; Itawamba Community College (Miss.)
Minnesota Twins - AL Central Champions Nick Blackburn - P; Seminole State College (Okla.) Jesse Crain - P; San Jacinto College - North (Texas)Orlando Hudson - 2B; Spartanburg Methodist College (S.C.) Jim Thome - DH; Illinois Central College
Texas Rangers - AL West Champions Cliff Lee - P; Meridian Community College (Miss.)Derek Holland - P; Wallace State Community College (Ala.) Bengie Molina - C; Arizona Western College Ian Kinsler - 2B; Central Arizona College New York Yankees - AL Wild Card Champions Andy Pettite - P; San Jacinto College - North (Texas)Boone Logan - P; Temple College (Texas)Jorge Posada - C; Calhoun Community College (Ala.)Marcus Thames - OF; East Central Community College (Miss.)
Philadelphia Phillies - NL East Champions Roy Oswalt - P; Holmes Community College (Miss.)Raul Ibanez - OF; Miami-Dade College (Fla.)
Cincinnati Reds - NL Central Champions Nick Masset - P; St. Petersburg College (Fla.)Logan Ondrusek - P; McLennan Community College (Texas)San Francisco Giants - NL West ChampionsSergio Romo - P; Arizona Western College Aburey Huff - 1B; Vernon College (Texas)Ryan Rohlinger - 3B; Clarendon College (Texas)Freddy Sanchez - 2B; Glendale Community College (Ariz.)Darren Ford - OF; Chipola College (Fla.)Andres Torres - OF; Miami Dade College (Fla.)
Atlanta Braves - NL Wild CardMichael Dunn - P; College of Southern Nevada Kyle Farnsworth - P; Abraham Baldwin Ag. College (Ga.)Craig Kimbrel - P; Wallace State Community College (Ala.)Johnny Venters - P; Indian River State College (Fla.)Tim Hudson - P; Chattahoochee Valley Community College (Ala.)
ABOUT the NJCAA The National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) is the governing body of two-year college athletics, offering endless athletic and academic opportunities to college students. It is the second largest national intercollegiate athletic organization in the United States with over 500 member schools in 43 states. Each year over 50,000 student-athletes compete in one of 28 different sports and the organization sponsors 48 national championship events and nine football bowl games each year. For more visit www.njcaa.org.
