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Yale Bulldogs & Professional Baseball

To all prospective Yale ballplayers-

Since its first game against Wesleyan College in September of 1865, Yale Baseball has enjoyed an abundance of success both on and off the playing field. Along with providing our ballplayers with a world class education, the success we take the greatest pride in is our ability to help players capture theirsuccess we take the greatest pride in is our ability to help players capture their dreams of playing professional baseball. Since John Stuper took over as Yale’s Head Baseball Coach in 1993, no other Ivy League school has had more players sign professional contracts than Yale University. This document highlights Yale Baseball’s long tradition of sending its players on to the nexthighlights Yale Baseball s long tradition of sending its players on to the next level- a trend we hope future ballplayers strive to maintain.

In our opinion, the best of both worlds exists here at Yale University- an p yeducation second to none, an opportunity to play a hard-nosed brand of baseball within the Ivy League, and a long-standing tradition of players reaching the highest level of baseball. We continue to look forward to identifying the nation’s top student-athletes, and joining them on their baseball y g p j gjourneys at the college level and beyond…

GO BULLDOGS!GO BULLDOGS!

MLB PLAYING CAREER J h St it h d i th j l fJohn Stuper pitched in the major leagues for the St. Louis Cardinals and Cincinnati Reds

from 1982-85, appearing in a total of 111 games.

He posted a 32 28 overall record with a 3 96He posted a 32-28 overall record with a 3.96 earned run average.

His most memorable performance came with the Cardinals in the sixth game of the 1982

World Series. With St. Louis trailing theWorld Series. With St. Louis trailing the Milwaukee Brewers, three games to two in the best-of-seven series, the right-hander

helped the Cardinals even the series with a 13-1 complete-game, four-hit victory. St.

Louis went on to win the Series the following dayday.

Sports Illustrated listed his World Series performance among the 10 best by a rookie

pitcher in the history of postseason play.

35 Yale Baseball Players have signed professional contracts during Stuper’s tenure. Over those 20 years, Yale has had more players drafted than any other Ivy School.

SIX l h b d ft d i th t 10 d f th MLB D ftSIX players have been drafted in the top 10 rounds of the MLB Draft.

Scott Eidle ’93‐ Houston AstrosBill Asermely ‘93‐ Baltimore Oriolesl i d ’ l l d di

Matt McCarthy ‘02: Anaheim AngelsJon Steitz ‘02: Milwaukee Brewers

h ’ lBlair Hodson ’94‐ Cleveland IndiansTom Hutchinson ‘94: Montreal ExposGary Butterworth ‘94: Montreal ExposManny Patel ‘94: Seattle MarinersKeith Pelatowski ’94: Chicago Cubs

Josh Sowers ’05: Toronto Blue JaysJohn Hollis ’06: Texas RangersMarc Sawyer ‘07: Chicago CubsRyan Lavarnway ‘09: Boston Red SoxBrian Irving ‘08: San Francisco Giantsg

Dave Feurstein: ‘95 Colorado RockiesDan Lock ‘95: Houston AstrosDan Thompson ’96: Milwaukee BrewersTommy Kidwell ‘98: St. Louis CardinalsEric Gutshall ‘98: St Louis Cardinals

gSteve Gilman ‘08: Detroit TigersJosh Cox ‘08: New Jersey Jackals (CanAm)Brandon Josselyn ‘09‐ Seattle MarinersTrygg Danforth ‘10: Boston Red SoxBrook Hart ‘11: Colorado RockiesEric Gutshall  98: St. Louis Cardinals

Mike Finnegan ‘99: Montreal ExposTodd Kaspar ‘99: Arizona DiamondbacksTony Coyne ‘00: New York MetsBen Johnstone ‘00: Chicago Cubs

Brook Hart  11: Colorado RockiesGant Elmore ‘11: Milwaukee BrewersVinny Lally ‘11: Schaumberg Boomers (Frontier)Pat Ludwig ‘12: Pittsburgh PiratesCharlie Neil ‘12: Detroit Tigers

Craig Breslow ‘02: Milwaukee Brewers Nolan Becker ‘13: Cincinnati RedsRobby Cerfolio ‘14: LA Dodgers

In pursuit…

Current Minor LeaguersB k H t ’11Brook Hart ’11Pat Ludwig ’12

Nolan Becker ’13Nolan Becker 13

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Living the Dream…Active Alumni to have reached the majorsj

RYAN LAVARNWAY ‘09 BOSTON RED SOX

CRAIG BRESLOW ’02 ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS

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The Impact of an Ivy League EducationWell kno n MLB E ec ti es ith I TiesWell-known MLB Executives with Ivy Ties…

Theo Epstein GM- Chicago Cubs YaleSandy Alderson GM- new york mets dartmouth Jon Daniels GM- Texas Rangers CornellMichael Hill gm- Miami Marlins HarvardJeff Lunhow GM- Houston Astros PennDave Dombrowski GM- Detroit Tigers CornellJimmy Lee Solomon VP Baseball Development- ML B DartmouthRobert Manfred VP Human Rsources- MLB HarvardJonathan Mariner VP Finance- MLB HarvardBob Castellini Owner- Cincinnati Reds PennJeff Loria Owner- Miami Marlins YaleMark Attanasio Owner- Milwaukee Brewers BrownBill DeWitt Owner St Louis Cardinals YaleBill DeWitt Owner- St. Louis Cardinals YaleDave Montgomery Owner- Philadelphia Phillies PennBill Neukom Owner- San Francisco Giants DartmouthGeorge W. Bush Former Owner- Texas Rangers Yale

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