On June 15-26, eight teams will compete at the 2023 Men’s College World Series (MCWS) in Omaha, Nebraska, and more than 100 former Little League Baseball® players will be there.
Below are the names of the players who kicked off their baseball careers on a Little League® field, and are now competing in this year’s MCWS:
University of Florida
- Dale Thomas – Northwest Volusia LL (Pierson, Fla.)
- Cade Kurland – Bayshore LL (Tampa, Fla.)
- Tyler Nesbitt – LaBelle (Fla.) LL
- Michael Robertson – Venice (Fla.) LL
- Jac Caglianone – Tampa Bay (Fla.) LL*
- Jake Clemente – North Springs LL (Coral Springs, Fla.)
- Brandon Neely – Northwest Volusia LL (Pierson, Fla.)
- Fisher Jameson – West Boynton Beach LL (Lake Worth, Fla.)
- Matt Prevesk – Apopka (Fla.) LL
- Carsten Finnvold – Boca Raton (Fla.) LL
- Anthony Ursitti – South Fort Myers (Fla.) LL
Wake Forest University
- Lucas Costello – Kendall LL (Miami, Fla.)
- Jackson Kraemer – Solebury (Pa.) LL
- Justin Johnson – North Hunterdon (N.J.) American LL
- Marek Houston – London Area (U.K.) Youth LL
- Andrew Noland – East Greenwich (R.I.) LL
- Ben Shenosky – Manheim Township LL (Lancaster, Pa.)
- Carson Cotugno – Amsterdam (N.Y.) Youth Baseball LL
- Camden Minacci – New Tampa (Fla.) LL
- Gio Cueto – Kendall LL (Miami, Fla.)
- Zach Johnston – Cumberland/ North Yarmouth (Maine) LL
- Crawford Wade – Myers Park Trinity LL (Charlotte, N.C.)
- Derek Crum – Citrus Park LL (Tampa, Fla.)
- Jack Winnay – Newton (Mass.) Southeast LL
- Teddy McGraw – Oneonta (N.Y.) LL
- Josh Hartle – King (N.C.) LL
- Brock Wilken – Coulwood Oakdale LL (Charlotte, N.C.)
- Seth Keener – East Surry LL (Pilot Mountain, N.C.)
- Bennett Lee – Bayshore LL (Tampa, Fla.)
- Will Andrews – Winston-Salem (N.C.) National LL
- Evan Maloney – North Kingstown/Wickford (R.I.) LL
- Reed Mascolo – Fairfield (Conn.) National LL
- Joe Ariola – Malverne (N.Y.) JR LL
- Sean Sullivan – Andover (Mass.) National LL
University of Virginia
- Ethan O’Donnell – Gull Lake LL (Richland, Mich.)
- Griff O’Ferrall – Richmond (Va.) LL
- Henry Godbout – Downtown Manhattan (N.Y.) LL/Greenwich Village (N.Y.) LL
- Casey Saucke – Greece (N.Y.) LL
- Travis Reifsnider – Tuckahoe LL (Henrico, Va.)
- Justin Rubin – Lower Merion (Pa.) LL
- Evan Blanco – Woburn (Mass.) National LL
- Anthony Stephan – Ridgewood (N.J.) LL
- Jacob Hodorovich – Lakeland LL (Scott Township, Pa.)
- Juan De la Cruz – Washington Park LL (Jersey City, N.J.)
- Alex Greene – South Maryland LL (Davidsonville, Md.)
- Connelly Early – Huguenot LL (Midlothian, Va.)
- Colin Tuft – Vienna National (Va.) LL
- Jake Gelof – Cape Henlopen LL (Lewsew, Del.)
- Matthew Buchanan – Lebanon (Va.) LL
- Kevin Jaxel – Congers (N.Y.) VMA LL
- Angelo Tonas – San Monteo (Calif.) American LL
- Jake Berry – Great Falls (Va.) LL
- Brian Edgington – Horsham (Pa.) LL
- Dean Kampschror – Mason District LL (Annandale, Va.)
- Chase Hungate – Abingdon (Va.) LL
- Evan Dobias – Tamarac (Fla.) LL
- Luke Schauer – Northwest Washington (D.C.) LL
Louisiana State University
- Gavin Guidry – South Lake Charles (La.) LL
- Dylan Crews – Lake Mary (Fla.) LL*
- Jordan Thompson – Sweetwater Valley (Calif.) LL
- Ty Floyd – Rockmart (Ga.) LL
- Nic Bronzini – Bollinger Canyon (Calif.) LL
- Brady Neal – Chaires-Capitola LL (Tallahassee, Fla.)
- Paul Skenes – Lake Forest (Calif.) LL*
- Josh Stevenson – Lafayette (La.) LL
- Hayden Travinski – Bossier (La.) LL
- Jaden Noot – American Indian LL (Palmdale, Calif.)
- Chase Shores – Northern LL (Midland, Texas)
- Blake Money – Nolensville (Tenn.) LL – 2014 LLBWS
- Kaleb Applebey – Wabash County Youth Baseball LL (Mount Carmel, Ill.)
- Will Hellmers – Eastbank (La.) LL
Oral Roberts University
- Holden Breeze – Gilbert (Ariz.) American LL
- Matt Hogan – Half Hollow Hills (Dix Hills, N.Y.)
- Justin Quinn – Chandler (Ariz.) National LL
- Jacob Godman – Mountain Ridge LL (Las Vegas, N.V.)
- Jacob Widener – Twin Rivers (N.C.) LL
- Ryan Tressler – Goodlettsville (Tenn.) Baseball LL
- Joshua Caravalho – Santa Clara Homestead (Calif.) LL/Half Moon Bay (Calif.) LL
Texas Christian University
- Caedmon Parker – Orwall LL (Spring, Texas)
- Anthony Silva – Northside Suburban LL (San Antonio, Texas)
- Austin Davis – Metro West (Fla.) LL
- Mason Speaker – West Side LL (Ft. Worth, Texas)
- Kole Klecker – Chandler (Ariz.) National LL
- Garrett Wright – College Station (Texas) LL
- Jax Traeger – Orwall (Texas) American LL
- Cohen Feser – McCallister Park LL (San Antonio, Texas)
- Cole Fontenelle – Sammamish (Wash.) LL
- Murphy Brooks – East County LL (Washougal, Wash.)
- Braeden Sloan – Woodcreek LL (Roseville, Calif.)
- Owen Blackledge – North Canton (Ohio) LL
- Chase Hoover – Goleta Valley South LL (Santa Barbara, Calif.)
- Ryan Vanderhei – Goodyear (Ariz.) LL
Stanford University
- Trevor Haskins – Evergreen LL (San Jose, Calif.)
- Malcolm Moore – Land Park Pacific LL (Sacramento, Calif.)
- Tommy Troy – Los Gatos (Calif.) LL
- Ethan Hott – North Scottsdale (Ariz.) LL
- Cort MacDonald – North Arlington (Texas) LL
- Henry Gargus – East Valley LL (Yakima, Wash.)
- Nathan Fleischli – Hillsborough (Calif.) LL
- Temo Becerra – Medera (Calif.) National LL
- Matt Scott – Jesse P Sanford Boys and Girls Club LL (Redding, Conn.)
- Ryan Bruno – Wellington (Fla.) Recreation LL
- Tommy O’Rourke – Morristown Area (N.J.) American LL
- Nicolas Lopez – Santa Teresa LL (San Jose, Calif.)
- Matt Swartz – Costa Mesa (Calif.) LL
- Jaden Bruno – Wellington (Fla.) Recreation LL
- Drew Dowd – Belmont-Redwood Shores LL (Belmont, Calif.)
University of Tennessee
- Austen Jaslove – Temecula Valley (Calif.) National LL
- Kyle Booker – Downingtown (Pa.) West LL
- Christian Scott – Saint Bethlehem LL (Clarksville, Tenn.)
- Hunter Ensley – Huntingdon (Tenn.) LL
- Reese Chapman – Cherry Creek LL (Aurora, Colo.)
- Charlie Taylor – Murphey Candler LL (Brookhaven. Ga.)
- Bryce Jenkins – West Knox County LL (Knoxville, Tenn.)
- Jacob Bimbi – Crystal Lake (Ill.) National LL
- Austin Hunley – Mount Juliet (Tenn.) National LL
- Hollis Fanning – Tullahoma (Tenn.) LL
- Andrew Behnke – Donelson American LL (Hermitage, Tenn.)
- Colby Backus – Johnson City (Tenn.) National-Major LL
- Jake Fitzgibbons – Mount Juliet (Tenn.) National LL
- JJ Garcia – Weddington (N.C.) LL
- Zane Denton – Nolensville (Tenn.) LL
- Tommy Wilcox – Newport Beach (Calif.) LL
*All three finalists for the 2023 Golden Spikes Award by USA Baseball are Little League graduates: Jac Caglianone (Florida), Dylan Crews (LSU), and Paul Skenes (LSU). It Is the 45th edition of the Golden Spikes Award, which honors the top amateur baseball player who exhibits both on-field ability and exemplary sportsmanship.
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NOTE: If you know of a notable Little League graduate that should be added to this list, please fill out our Little League Alumni Submission Form.
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