Active Minor League Alumni
The Coastal Plain League features the best baseball action summer has to offer. With college players from all over the country, the Coastal Plain League strives to provide each player with the preparation for what it takes to be a professional. Through the use of wooden bats (like those used in professional baseball) as opposed to aluminum, college players are able to adjust their games accordingly to hitting with or playing against what will be used at the next level. Coastal Plain League games, as well as the CPL All-Star Game and Championship Tournament provide a great opportunity for Major League Baseball scouts to evaluate players in the CPL.
Teams in the Coastal Plain League play in former minor league ballparks, including two of the top-three summer collegiate ballparks in the nation voted upon by Baseball America, making for an even more authentic professional touch. And with a large fan base in every community, players in the Coastal Plain League quickly get to experience the atmosphere that will come with being a professional player.
Now heading into its eleventh season, the Coastal Plain League has become a premier league, helping to aid players from all over the country in making their dreams realized by becoming professionals. Below is a list of Coastal Plain League alums that are currently playing professional baseball in the Minor Leagues:
| PLAYER |
MLB ORGANIZATION |
TEAM |
LEVEL |
CPL TEAMS(S) |
| Justin Brashear |
Arizona Diamondbacks |
South Bend Silver Hawks |
Low A |
Petersburg ('05) |
| Eric Butler |
Arizona Diamondbacks |
Yakima Bears |
Short A |
Edenton ('05) |
| Jason Neighborgall |
Arizona Diamondbacks |
South Bend Silverhawks |
Low A |
Fayetteville ('04) |
| Cesar Nicolas |
Arizona Diamondbacks |
Mobile Baybears |
AA |
Florence ('01) |
| Chris Rahl |
Arizona Diamondbacks |
Mobile Baybears |
AA |
Peninsula ('03-'04) |
| Mark Reynolds |
Arizona Diamondbacks |
Mobile Baybears |
AA |
Fayetteville ('03) |
| Ryan Basner |
Atlanta Braves |
Mississippi Braves |
AA |
Florence ('01) |
| Quentin Davis |
Atlanta Braves |
Myrtle Beach Pelicans |
High A |
Gastonia ('04) |
| Buddy Hernandez |
Atlanta Braves |
Richmond Braves |
AAA |
Wilmington ('99-'00) |
| Jonathan Schuerholz |
Atlanta Braves |
Mississippi Braves |
AA |
Florence ('00) |
| David Cash |
Baltimore Orioles |
Delmarva Shorebirds |
Low A |
Florence ('04) |
| Todd Davison |
Baltimore Orioles |
Aberdeen Ironbirds |
Short A |
Outer Banks ('03-'04) |
| Peter Maestrales |
Baltimore Orioles |
Bowie Baysox |
AA |
Florence ('00) |
| Anthony Martinez |
Baltimore Orioles |
Aberdeen Ironbirds |
Short A |
Peninsula ('05) |
| Jeff Moore |
Baltimore Orioles |
Delmarva Shorebirds |
Low A |
Wilmington ('03-'04) |
| Mike Chambers |
Boston Red Sox |
Greenville Drive |
Low A |
Petersburg ('05) |
| Chuck Jeroloman |
Boston Red Sox |
Lancaster Jethawks |
High A |
Peninsula ('02) |
| Ryan Khoury |
Boston Red Sox |
Lancaster Jethawks |
High A |
Edenton ('04-'05) |
| Blake Maxwell |
Boston Red Sox |
Lancaster Jethawks |
High A |
Fayetteville ('04-'05) |
| Paul Smyth |
Boston Red Sox |
Lowell Spinners |
Short A |
Petersburg ('05) |
| Tyler Colvin |
Chicago Cubs |
Daytona Cubs |
High A |
Florence ('04) |
| Davy Gregg |
Chicago Cubs |
Peoria Chiefs |
Low A |
Florence ('02, '04) / Fayetteville ('03) |
| Matt Matulia |
Chicago Cubs |
Daytona Cubs |
High A |
Peninsula ('04-'05) |
| Chris Shaver |
Chicago Cubs |
Tennessee Smokies |
AA |
Peninsula ('02-'03) |
| Chris Walker |
Chicago Cubs |
Tennessee Smokies |
AA |
Asheboro ('01) |
| David Cook |
Chicago White Sox |
Winston-Salem Warthogs |
High A |
Durham ('00) |
| Mike Grace |
Chicago White Sox |
Kannapolis Intimidators |
Low A |
Outer Banks ('04-'05) |
| Justin Newman |
Cincinnati Reds |
Gulf Coast Reds |
Rookie |
Wilson ('03) / Edenton ('04) |
| Lee Tabor |
Cincinnati Reds |
Dayton Dragons |
Low A |
Fayetteville ('04) |
| David Wilson |
Cincinnati Reds |
Billings Mustangs |
Rookie |
Spartanburg ('03) |
| Bubbie Buzachero |
Cleveland Indians |
Akron Aeros |
AA |
Petersburg ('00) |
| Stephen Douglas |
Cleveland Indians |
Mahoning Valley Scrappers |
Short A |
Wilmington ('06) |
| David Wallace |
Cleveland Indians |
Buffalo Bisons |
AAA |
Durham ('00) |
| Jay Cox |
Colorado Rockies |
Asheville Tourists |
Low A |
Fayetteville ('04-'05) |
| Brandon Durden |
Colorado Rockies |
Modesto Nuts |
High A |
Gastonia ('02) |
| Joe Gaetti |
Colorado Rockies |
Tulsa Drillers |
AA |
Wilson ('01) |
| Michael McKenry |
Colorado Rockies |
Asheville Tourists |
Low A |
Fayetteville ('05) |
| Matt Repec |
Colorado Rockies |
Tri-City Dust Devils |
Short A |
Wilson ('03) |
| Josh Sullivan |
Colorado Rockies |
Asheville Tourists |
Low A |
Peninsula ('04) |
| Jeff Kunkel |
Detroit Tigers |
West Michigan Whitecaps |
Low A |
Edenton ('05) |
| Chris Maples |
Detroit Tigers |
Toledo Mud Hens |
AAA |
Durham ('99-'01) |
| Jake Blackwood |
Florida Marlins |
Greensboro Grasshoppers |
Low A |
Fayetteville ('05) |
| Brett Carroll |
Florida Marlins |
Carolina Mudcats |
AA |
Florence ('03) |
| Don Czyz |
Florida Marlins |
Greensboro Grasshoppers |
Low A |
Fayetteville ('05) |
| Jeff Gogal |
Florida Marlins |
Jupiter Hammerheads |
High A |
Petersburg ('02) |
| Matt Goyen |
Florida Marlins |
Greensboro Grasshoppers |
Low A |
Wilmington ('02) |
| Chris Hatcher |
Florida Marlins |
Greensboro Grasshoppers |
Low A |
Wilson ('04) / Wilmington ('05) |
| Jason Jarrett |
Florida Marlins |
Jupiter Hammerheads |
High A |
Peninsula ('04) |
| Blake Jones |
Florida Marlins |
Greensboro Grasshoppers |
Low A |
Fayetteville ('03-'04) |
| Chris Mobley |
Florida Marlins |
Jupiter Hammerheads |
High A |
Florence ('03) |
| Brad Stone |
Florida Marlins |
Greensboro Grasshoppers |
Low A |
Edenton ('05-'06) |
| Justin Webb |
Florida Marlins |
Greensboro Grasshoppers |
Low A |
Wilmington ('02-'04) |
| Evan Englebrook |
Houston Astros |
Corpus Christi Hooks |
AA |
Edenton ('03) |
| Mark McLemore |
Houston Astros |
Round Rock Express |
AAA |
Florence ('00) |
| Dave Qualben |
Houston Astros |
Lexington Legends |
Low A |
Wilson ('05) |
| Lou Santangelo |
Houston Astros |
Corpus Christi Hooks |
AA |
Petersburg ('02) |
| Neil Sellers |
Houston Astros |
Corpus Christi Hooks |
AA |
Petersburg ('03) |
| Josh Cribb |
Kansas City Royals |
Burlington Bees |
Low A |
Florence ('02-'03) |
| Jason Godin |
Kansas City Royals |
Idaho Falls Chukars |
Rookie |
Spartanburg ('04-'05) |
| Rowdy Hardy |
Kansas City Royals |
Wilmington Blue Rocks |
High A |
Martinsville ('05) |
| Brad Coon |
LA Angels of Anaheim |
Rancho Cucamonga Quakes |
High A |
Edenton ('04) |
| Bill Edwards |
LA Angels of Anaheim |
Arkansas Travelers |
AA |
Florence ('01) |
| Josh LeBlanc |
LA Angels of Anaheim |
Rancho Cucamonga Quakes |
High A |
Gastonia ('03) |
| Flint Wipke |
LA Angels of Anaheim |
Rancho Cucamonga Quakes |
High A |
Spartanburg ('04) |
| Adam Godwin |
Los Angeles Dodgers |
Inland Empire 66ers |
High A |
Gastonia ('04) |
| Bridger Hunt |
Los Angeles Dodgers |
Great Lakes Loons |
Low A |
Fayetteville ('06) |
| Mike Goetz |
Milwaukee Brewers |
Arizona League Brewers |
Rookie |
Martinsville ('05) |
| Danny Powers |
Minnesota Twins |
New Britain Rockcats |
AA |
Edenton ('04) |
| Steve Singleton |
Minnesota Twins |
Elizabethton Twins |
Rookie |
Thomasville ('04) |
| Steven Tolleson |
Minnesota Twins |
Ft. Myers Miracle |
High A |
Spartanburg ('03) |
| Eric Brown |
New York Mets |
St. Lucie Mets |
High A |
Fayetteville ('04) |
| Jason Jacobs |
New York Mets |
Brooklyn Cyclones |
Short A |
Florence ('03) |
| David Koons |
New York Mets |
Brooklyn Cyclones |
Short A |
Petersburg ('05) |
| Bobby Parnell |
New York Mets |
St. Lucie Mets |
High A |
Thomasville ('03) |
| Edgar Ramirez |
New York Mets |
Kingsport Mets |
Rookie |
Edenton ('04) / Martinsville ('05) |
| Ben Blumenthal |
New York Yankees |
Staten Island Yankees |
Short A |
Petersburg ('04) |
| Jared Greenwood |
New York Yankees |
Tampa Yankees |
High A |
Wilmington ('02) / Peninsula ('04) |
| Nicholas Peterson |
New York Yankees |
Charleston Riverdogs |
Low A |
Martinsville ('05) |
| Steven Bondurant |
Oakland Athletics |
Stockton Ports |
High A |
Edenton ('01) |
| Greg Dowling |
Oakland Athletics |
Kane County Cougars |
Low A |
Outer Banks ('04) |
| Scot Drucker |
Oakland Athletics |
Stockton Ports |
High A |
Gastonia ('02) |
| Earl Oakes |
Oakland Athletics |
Vancouver Canadians |
Short A |
Petersburg ('04-'05) |
| Landon Powell |
Oakland Athletics |
Midland Rockhounds |
AA |
Wilmington ('01) |
| Jake Smith |
Oakland Athletics |
Kane County Cougars |
Low A |
Thomasville ('03) |
| Andrew Cruse |
Philadelphia Phillies |
Lakewood Blueclaws |
Low A |
New Bern ('05) |
| Joey Hammond |
Philadelphia Phillies |
Reading Phillies |
AA |
Wilson ('97) |
| Brett Harker |
Philadelphia Phillies |
Clearwater Threshers |
High A |
Peninsula ('03) |
| Ronald Hill |
Philadelphia Phillies |
Lakewood Blueclaws |
Low A |
Wilson ('02) / Wilmington ('03) |
| Alan Robbins |
Philadelphia Phillies |
Gulf Coast League Phillies |
Rookie |
Spartanburg ('03) |
| Kip Bouknight |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
Altoona Curve |
AA |
Wilson ('99) |
| Tony Mansolino |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
Lynchburg Hillcats |
High A |
Outer Banks ('02) |
| Brandon Williams |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
State College Spikes |
Short A |
Gastonia ('05) |
| Bobby Basham |
San Diego Padres |
San Antonio Missions |
AA |
Durham ('99) |
| Jon Ellis |
San Diego Padres |
San Antonio Missions |
AA |
Thomasville ('02-'03) |
| Mike Epping |
San Diego Padres |
Eugene Emeralds |
Short A |
Petersburg ('05) |
| John Bowker |
San Francisco Giants |
Connecticut Defenders |
AA |
Peninsula ('02) |
| Steve Calicutt |
San Francisco Giants |
Augusta Greenjackets |
Low A |
Spartanburg ('03) |
| Barry Gunther |
San Francisco Giants |
San Jose Giants |
High A |
Thomasville ('02) |
| Adam Paul |
San Francisco Giants |
Arizona League Giants |
Rookie |
Wilmington ('04) |
| Kevin Pucetas |
San Francisco Giants |
Salem-Keizer Volcanoes |
Short A |
Wilson ('05) |
| Gavin Dickey |
Seattle Mariners |
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers |
Low A |
Petersburg ('04) |
| Drew Fiorenza |
Seattle Mariners |
Everett Aqua Sox |
Short A |
Wilmington ('05) |
| Marshall Hubbard |
Seattle Mariners |
West Tennessee Diamond Jaxx |
AA |
Outer Banks ('02-'03) |
| Craig Hurba |
Seattle Mariners |
Everett Aqua Sox |
Short A |
Fayetteville ('03) |
| Kevin Reynolds |
Seattle Mariners |
Everett Aqua Sox |
Short A |
Edenton ('05) |
| Tagg Bozied |
St. Louis Cardinals |
Memphis Redbirds |
AAA |
Wilmington ('98) |
| Michael Gross |
St. Louis Cardinals |
Swing of the Quad Cities |
Low A |
Edenton ('01) |
| Jaime Landin |
St. Louis Cardinals |
Batavia Muckdogs |
Short A |
Edenton ('04) |
| Donnie Smith |
St. Louis Cardinals |
Palm Beach Cardinals |
High A |
Peninsula ('02) |
| Matt Trent |
St. Louis Cardinals |
Swing of the Quad Cities |
Low A |
Asheboro ('05) |
| Chris Mason |
Tampa Bay Devil Rays |
Montgomery Biscuits |
AA |
Gastonia ('05) |
| Heath Rollins |
Tampa Bay Devil Rays |
Columbus Catfish |
Low A |
Florence ('04) |
| Wade Townsend |
Tampa Bay Devil Rays |
Columbus Catfish |
Low A |
Thomasville ('02) |
| Mike Bumstead |
Texas Rangers |
Frisco Roughriders |
AA |
Outer Banks ('97) |
| Jay Heafner |
Texas Rangers |
Spokane Indians |
Short A |
Gastonia ('04-'05) |
| Jon Hollis |
Texas Rangers |
Clinton Lumberkings |
Low A |
New Bern ('05) |
| Tug Hulett |
Texas Rangers |
Oklahoma RedHawks |
AAA |
Peninsula ('02) |
| Brian Valichka |
Texas Rangers |
Bakersfield Blaze |
High A |
Wilson ('04) |
| Chip Cannon |
Toronto Blue Jays |
New Hampshire Fisher Cats |
AA |
Thomasville ('02-'03) |
| Kelly Sweppenhiser |
Toronto Blue Jays |
Auburn Doubledays |
Short A |
Peninsula ('04) |
| Zach Baldwin |
Washington Nationals |
Gulf Coast Nationals |
Rookie |
Wilson ('04) |
| Larry Broadway |
Washington Nationals |
Columbus Clippers |
AAA |
Outer Banks ('00) |
| Greg Bunn |
Washington Nationals |
Hagerstown Suns |
Low A |
Wilson ('02) |
| Ricky Caputo |
Washington Nationals |
Vermont Lake Monsters |
Short A |
Peninsula ('04) |
| Mike Daniel |
Washington Nationals |
Hagerstown Suns |
Low A |
Peninsula ('04) |
| Jeremy Plexico |
Washington Nationals |
Harrisburg Senators |
AA |
Wilson ('00-'01) |
| Brandon Powell |
Washington Nationals |
Potomac Nationals |
High A |
Outer Banks ('00) |
| Josh Wilkie |
Washington Nationals |
Hagerstown Suns |
Low A |
Outer Banks ('04) |
| Gene Yost |
Washington Nationals |
Vermont Lake Monsters |
Short A |
Petersburg ('02) / Fayetteville ('03) |