Jason Smith
High School... At North Canyon High School, Jason Smith loved baseball and was a good enough pitcher to earn a scholarship to Glendale Community College. He passed up the opportunity in order to enlist in the Marines, deciding he wanted to "grow up" before trying for a career in the sport. Jason was killed December 31st, 2004 while on patrol in Anbar province, Iraq. On March 3rd, 2007, DBLL renamed the Majors field at Echo Mountain School to 'Jason Smith Memorial Field'. The sign above the scoreboard serves as a reminder that the kids playing the game today are tomorrow's heroes.
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Brian Buchanan
MLB Umpire, Single A(long)
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Katie Collins
South Mountain Community College (Volleyball)
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Aaron George
Nichols State University (Baseball)
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Matt George
South Mountain Community College (Baseball)
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Ben Harris
Graduated from Eastern Minnesota State (Football)
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Bethany Harris
High School... Player of the year at North Canyon H.S. her Senior year. College... Graduated from Western New Mexico State (Softball)
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Anthony Hatch
College... Nichols State University (Baseball)
Professionals... Drafted in the 13th round (#386) in 2005 by the Toronto Blue Jays.
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Mike Jones
High School... At Thunderbird High School, Mike was drafted #12 in the 1st round by the Milwaukee Brewers.
Professionals... Mike signed with the Brewers in 2001 and received a $2 Million signing bonus, the 2nd highest signing bonus in Breweres team history. In 2006, working back from multiple injuries, he went 0-2 with a 2.61 ERA in 20 appearances, with 14 starts for Class A Brevard County and Double-A Huntsville, and he held opponents to a .218 average.
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Matt Knobbe
Phoenix College (Baseball)
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Brian Lane
University of Utah (Baseball)
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Brian Matusz
High School... At St Mary's High School, Brian was drafted #133 in the 4th round by the California Angels; He chose to attend the University of San Diego instead, because of the academic opportunities as well as the baseball program. His father Michael ran track and field at Purdue University and his brother Chris, another former DBLL player is currently playing baseball at Iowa Wesleyan.
College...In 2006, Brian made 15 appearances with 13 starts at USD, posting a 4-3 record with an ERA of 4.25. Rivals.com named him a second-team Freshman All-American, he was named a Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball, and he was also named to Baseball America's All-Freshman team.
In 2007, he was named to the Wallace Award Watch list for the best collegiate player in the nation, and he was named to the Roger Clemens Award Watch list vying for the nation's best collegiate pitcher. He finished his collegiate career as a two-time finalist for the Golden Spikes Award and the current NCAA leader in strikeouts (141).
Professionals...It was a draft deep in offensive prospects, but that didn't stop the Baltimore Orioles from getting their favorite arm. Baltimore selected southpaw starter Brian Matusz with the fourth overall pick in the 2008 First-Year Player Draft.
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Chris Matusz
High School... Chris attended St Mary's High School, making the all region baseball team. He chose to attend Iowa Wesleyan University on a baseball scholarship.
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Megan McKindles
South Mountain Community College (Volleyball)
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Mitch Rosiewicz
South Mountain Community College (Baseball)
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