19 Appy League alumni on MiLB postseason rosters

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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- Nineteen Appalachian League alumni are on Minor League Baseball postseason rosters as the High-A and Single-A playoffs begin tonight. See below for the entire list of alumni in the playoffs;

High-A

Midwest League

West Michigan Whitecaps (Tigers)

  • Woody Hadeen - Princeton ‘22
  • Carlos Lequerica - Pulaski ‘21

Beloit Sky Carp (Marlins)

  • Jacob Jenkins-Cowart - Burlington ‘22
  • Aiden May - Kingsport ‘22

South Atlantic League

Brooklyn Cyclones (Mets)

  • Brett Banks - Johnson City ‘21
  • John Bay - Pulaski ‘21
  • Austin Troesser - Greeneville ‘21

Greensboro Grasshoppers (Pirates)

  • Callan Moss - Johnson City ‘22, Danville ‘23-24
  • Will Taylor - Greeneville ‘22

Bowling Green Hot Rods (Rays)

  • T.J. Fondtain - Pulaski ‘22

Northwest League

Everett AquaSox (Mariners)

  • Jacob Denner - Danville ‘23

Eugene Emeralds (Giants)

  • Maui Ahuna - Burlington ‘21

Single-A

California League

Fresno Grizzlies (Rockies)

  • Alan Espinal - Johnson City ‘21
  • Tyler Hampu - Princeton ‘23

Florida State League

Daytona Tortugas (Reds)

  • Ty Floyd - Bristol ‘21

West Division: Lakeland Flying Tigers (Tigers)

  • Beau Ankeney - Greeneville ‘22
  • Donye Evans - Johnson City ‘21

Clearwater Threshers (Phillies)

  • Brady Day - Princeton ‘21
  • Jonathan Hogart - Greeneville ‘21

Additionally, four former Appalachian League umpires will work MiLB postseason series starting tonight. Conner Crowell (2021) and Tatum Littleton (2021) will work the South Atlantic League Division Series. Dakota Kilgore (2024) and Dylan Toomey (2024) will both work the Carolina League Division Series. Both Littleton and Kilgore will work their respective league championship series as well.

About the Appalachian League

Founded in 1911, the Appalachian League is one of the longest-running baseball leagues in history. The Appy League is the only collegiate summer league under MLB and USA Baseball’s Prospect Development Pipeline (“PDP”) and is an integral part of the identification and development process for the USA Baseball Collegiate National Teams and other future National teams.

For more information about the Appalachian League, visit appyleague.com or follow @appyleague and @appyleaguedata on X, and @appyleague on Instagram.