Baseball Players In The Pros
Over the years, Lamar Community College’s baseball players have moved on to success at progressive levels. Included is a partial list of players drafted in the past and those who have found success in professional baseball.
Former Lopes in Big Leagues (Debut Year)
- Gary Krug ’81 — Chicago Cubs
- Nick Capra ’82 — Texas Rangers
- Doug Brocail ’92 — Houston Astros
- Brandon McCarthy ’05 — Chicago White Sox
Recently Drafted Players
- 2024 — Cameron Sisneros – Chicago Cubs* (at East Tenneessee University)
- 2022 — Liam Doolan – Los Angeles Dodgers* (at Tenneessee Weslyn University)
- 2017 — Joe Rosenstein – Minnesota Twins* (free agent at Washington State University)
- 2016 — Austin Moore — Colorado Rockies (at West Texas A&M University)
- 2013 — Sam Wilson — Chicago Cubs*
- 2013 — Orrin Sears — Atlanta Braves (at Arizona Christian University)*
- 2011 — Arturo Maltos-Garcia — Chicago Cubs*
- 2011 — Tim Zufall — Florida Marlins
- 2010 — Willy Kesler — Seattle Mariners (at University of New Mexico)*
- 2008 — Jesse Shriner — San Francisco Giants (free agent Utah)*
- 2007 – Colin Allen – Baltimore Orioles*
- 2007 – Sean Gleason – Baltimore Orioles (at St. Mary’s U./2006 Boston Red Sox at LCC)*
- 2005 – Chad Steiner – San Diego Padres*
- 2005 – Seth Loman – Los Angeles Angels*
- 2005 – Levi Tapia – Boston Red Sox*
- 2004 – Don Clement – Seattle Mariners (at CSU Pueblo)*
- 2004 – Ian Thurman-Kelley – New York Mets (at Eastern New Mexico)*
- 2003 – Jason Crosland — Philadelphia Phillies (9th round)*
- 2003 – Adam Frank — Anaheim Angels (30 round)
- 2002 – Josh Cooper — Seattle Mariners (40th round)
- 2002 – Greg Atencio — Kansas City Royals (10th round)*
- 2002 – Brandon McCarthy — Chicago White Sox (17th round)*
- 2002 – Jason Cox — Anaheim Angels (41st) — 2003*
- 2002 – Ian Bladergroen — New York Mets (44th) — 2003*
- 2002 – Andy Scholl — Kansas City Royals (45th)
- 2002 – Dan Wells — Florida Marlins (free agent at OK City U)*
- 2001 – Ryan Meaux — San Francisco Giants*
- 2001 – Kent Myers — Cleveland Indians (at Mesa State)*
- 2000 – Curt Young — Chicago White Sox*
- 2000 – Danny Trumble — San Francisco Giants (at U. of San Francisco)*
- 1999 – Scott Buffington — Arizona Diamondbacks
- 1999 – Shawn Brooks — Seattle Mariners
- 1999 – Clint Barr — New York Yankees (free agent at McNeese State)*
* Indicates signed professionally