Last night we put the ribbon on what was the 2021 College Baseball Season with Mississippi State winning their first National Title Ever.
With that as many know they had multiple Junior College Players that made impacts.
But what about the other levels of College Baseball? Division 2? Division 3? NAIA? Did those teams have any guys that made impacts on their teams winning the 2021 National Title for their respected Division?
NAIA
Georgia Gwinnett
Gavin Heltemes – Coffeyville (RHP)
Austin Bates – Eastern Florida State (C)
- Charles Berry Hustle Award Winner
Tate Kight – Abraham Baldwin (INF)
Dylan Smith – Saddleback (C)
Hunter Moody – Georgia Highlands (RHP)
Jaelin Sewell – Chattahoochee Valley (LHP)
Livingston Morris – St. Johns River (OF)
- 2nd Team All-American
- All-National Tournament Team
J.D. Stubbs – Eastern Florida State (INF)
Klay Allen – Abraham Baldwin (RHP)
Alex Friesen- Enterprise State (RHP)
Kevin Kyle – San Joaquin Delta (RHP)
Taylor Clifton – Kalamazoo Valley (LHP)
Division 3
Salisbury
Clayton Dwyer – Montgomery (RHP)
- 2nd Team All-American (d3baseball.com)
- 2nd Team All-American (ABCA)
Branson Bonesteel – Ulster County (INF)
Jimmy Adkins – Harford (INF)
Christian Murphy – Chesapeake (OF)
Division 2
Wingate
Clayton Nestor – Patrick Henry (INF)
Chris Macca – Seminole State (FL) (RHP)
Division 1
Mississippi State
Chase Patrick – Chattahoochee Valley (RHP)
Carlisle Koestler – Hinds (RHP)
Tanner Leggett – Northwest Mississippi (INF)
- Walk Off Hit to Clinch their spot in the World Series Finals
Parker Stinnett – Northwest Mississippi (RHP)
Preston Johnson – Hinds (RHP)
- Closed out Game 2 of the World Series
Brayland Skinner – Northwest Mississippi (OF)
Kace Garner – Meridian (C)
Spencer Price – Meridian (RHP)
Cam Tullar – Wabash Valley (LHP)
Drew Talley – Wallace – Hanceville (RHP)
Houston Harding – Itawamba (LHP)
- World Series Game 2 Winning Pitcher
Brandon Pimentel – Howard (INF/OF)
We’ve said this the past few times we have put stuff out but the question will still always be asked. The Juco Route will get you where you need to be. Where you can play. And where you can make an impact. Every level of College baseball had a Juco Bandit on their roster. And they all made an impact in one way or another.