With their 5th-round pick (No. 156 overall), the @RedSox select @BaylorBaseball right-handed pitcher Lucas Davenport.
Watch live: https://t.co/h080jbn5Dp
Congratulations to former Buccaneer and 2024 national champion Caden Ferraro, who was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the third round of the MLB Draft on Saturday!
If I were an MLB organization, I’d be drafting Cade Climie without thinking twice.
Not because he’s my best friend.
Because I’ve lived with him, trained with him, and seen everything people don’t.
Here’s why every MLB team should want him. 🧵
Finished up my sophomore season at @BlinnBaseball
Uncommitted LHP
Playing Summer ball with Brazos Valley Bombers (TCL)
SNK: 88-91
CH: 82-84
SL: 80-82
@Chasevandyk@DustyHart
Benjamin Barrera (OF/UTL)
(@BlinnBaseball)
42 G (2026)
.368/.549/.484
2 HR | 42 RBI
36 BB/18 Ks
Barrera had consistent quality-ABs this year against good competition. Advanced plate discipline w high on-base profile.
#JucoSpotlight | @Benji_Barrera10
That dude that just stole home! Armani Guzman...
That's the same kid who hit .053 his freshman year and was a role player. A Swiss Army knife for his club.
He always had the speed tool. Freshman year they used him mainly as a pinch runner. 1 for 19 at the dish. Most guys would have transferred or quit. He went to a summer league, made adjustments, only hit .248, but came back more prepared.
2025, back on the bench again. Hadn't started in 30 days. Coach noticed two pinch-hit singles in a blowout loss and put him back in the lineup.
He didn't try to do too much, he just contributed. Trust was being built.
About a year ago in the regionals, he hit a walk-off sacrifice fly. Then 4-for-5 with the go-ahead RBI in the 8th. The 2025 Regional MVP batted 9th.
His coach said it best.
"His mentality has been so spot on. You want to talk about a confident guy that's not arrogant. He is in such a strong place competing right now that he knows he'll have success." Coach Sabins, 2025
He wasn't confident because things were going well. Things were going well because he stayed confident!
By 2026 he's breaking the all-time stolen base record at WVU, delivering walk-off hits, and helping send West Virginia to Omaha for the first time in program history.
As a former D1 coach and 7th rounder, I love this story because it's real. The work wins. The best players fail the most, they just refuse to let it stop them.
In a world that wants everything now, let's play the long game.
Belief comes before ability. Always has. Let's let the next wave of athletes embrace this mentality, stay consistent, and stay persistent.
I went down a rabbit hole on Guzman because I saw it wasn't always easy and smooth sailing for him, as that's how most athletes on TV appear. Adversity will always show up. It's how we keep that belief and keep improving. Kudos to Guzman and WVU, fun to follow as a baseball fan.
I pulled much of this information from WVU sports, domainpost and 247sports.
@WVUBaseball@mani_ftn
Benjamin Barrera (OF/UTL)
(@BlinnBaseball)
42 G (2026)
.368/.549/.484
2 HR | 42 RBI
36 BB/18 Ks
Barrera had consistent quality-ABs this year against good competition. Advanced plate discipline w high on-base profile.
#JucoSpotlight | @Benji_Barrera10
What a season for @BlinnBaseball! Proud to stand alongside Coach Dusty Hart and this outstanding team after another incredible run to the @JUCOWorldSeries championship game. Congratulations to our players, coaches, staff, and supporters on an outstanding season.