Former USSSA Players Fill MLB Draft Boards

Stryker Trahan

It’s an exciting time for baseball in 2012 at both USSSA and for the MLB. In just the top draftee picks there are 25 who have played USSSA Baseball in their career, including several tournament MVP’s! Including two from the Baseball Elite World Series, formerly known as the Elite 16. This premier baseball tournament is held each year at Walt Disney World’s prestigious sporting complex – ESPN’s Wide World of Sports. Only time will tell if these skilled young telents will make it all the way to the Major Leadues, But getting drafted is without a doubt an huge accomplishment.

To have this amount of USSSA players drafted by the MLB goes to show what kind of talent is in the USSSA Program, and goes more to show why USSSA continues to be the pinnacle of youth baseball and sports as whole. Provided is a list of the boys that were recently taken in the MLB Draft that formerly played in USSSA Tournaments and Events:

#2 – Byron Buxton (GA)

#3 – Mike Zunino (FLS)

#5 – Kyle Zimmer (MI, ON)

#6 – Albert Almora (FLS)

#8 – Mark Appel (TX)

#9 – Andrew Heaney (OK)

#10 – David Dahl (AL) 2008 14u Elite WS MVP

#11 – Addison Russell (FLN)

#12 – Gavin Cecchini (LA)

#13 – Courtney Hawkins (TX)

#14 – Nick Travieso (FLS)

#15 – Tyler Naquin (LA)

#16 – Lucas Giolito (CA)

#17 – DJ Davis MS

#18 – Corey Seager (NC)

#19 – Mike Wacha (TX)

#20 – Chris Stratton (MS)

#21 – Lucas Sims (GA)

#24 – Devin Marrero (FLS)

#26 – Stryker Trahan  (LA) 2003 9u Major WS Offensive MVP

#27 – Clint Coulter (TNE)

#29 – Lewis Brinson (FLS)

#30 – Ty Hensley (OK)

#31 – Brian Johnson (FLS)

#49 – Jesse Winker (FLS) 2005 11u Elite WS MVP