38 Former Vols Making Their Mark at the 4-Year Level

March 8, 2023

Carterville - 38 former Logan Baseball players are currently playing at 4-year institutions. 33 of this group of former Vols are currently playing for NCAA D1 programs. Below is a small write up on the active players throughout college baseball, who once called John A. Logan College home:

Cam Langston – Senior – INF – Kentucky Wesleyan

Played and started in all 11 games
Currently hitting .282 with a double, triple, home run, seven runs and seven RBIs

Zach Parks – Senior – OF – Quincy University

Played and started in 9 games
Currently hitting .308 with a double and six RBIs for the 8-3 Hawks

Cody Jansen – Senior – C – St. Louis University

Started 4 games so far behind the plate after starting 34 games with six home runs last year

Zak Hartleb – Senior – INF – University of Illinois

Has played in four games so far making his season debut at Youngstown State

Hunter Ralls – Senior – RHP – Southeast Missouri State

Has a team leading five appearances out of the bullpen for SEMO
Has a team leading ERA of 3.18

Cam Robinson – Senior – RHP – University of Louisville

Made his 2023 season debut against Bowling Green in a hitless inning with two strikeouts
Coming off a 2022 season in which he made 12 appearances out of the bullpen

Hale Sims – Senior – RHP – UNC Charlotte

Currently has made five appearances out of the bullpen with 7.1 innings, 5 hits and 9 strikeouts
Made 18 appearances including 10 starts in 2022

Alex Scherer – Redshirt Junior – RHP – Southern Illinois Edwardsville

Made his 2023 debut against Illinois State
Made eight appearances in 2022 with four strikeouts

Drew Winters – Redshirt Junior – OF – Campbell University

Currently hitting .346 with three doubles and a home run in eight games played for the #24 ranked Camels

Jason Hodges – Junior – OF – Bethune Cookman

Made his DI debut against Lehigh, has played in eight games for the Wildcats

Michael Carey – Junior – INF – Missouri Valley

Currently hitting .333 in eight games with a triple and 11 RBIs for the Vikings

Jack Ellis – Junior – INF – University of Southern Indiana

Made his 2023 season debut against Western Illinois and recorded his first hit against Lipscomb. Has played in 7 games for the Screaming Eagles

Joe Schmidt – Junior – C – Missouri Baptist University

Currently hitting .346 with 2 doubles and a home run in 9 games for the 14-2 Spartans.

Robby Taul – Redshirt Junior – INF – Eastern Illinois

Has played five games for the 6-4 Panthers including a win over #9 Arkansas

Dawson Taylor – Senior – RHP – Butler University

Has made four appearances in 2023 striking out five and walking one
Made 15 appearances in 2022 for the Bulldogs

Tommy Ray – Junior – RHP – Louisiana Lafayette University

Has made three appearances including two starts for the Ragin Cajuns with eight strikeouts and an ERA of 2.79
Made 15 appearances including five starts in the 2022 season

Anthony Herron Jr – Senior – INF – New Orleans

Has started 11 games for the Privateers with three doubles and an OBP% of .429
Started 53 games, hitting 7 home runs in the 2022 season

Tyler Heckert – Junior – INF – University of Memphis

Made his DI debut against Samford
Currently hitting .304 with three home runs, a double, a triple, 13 RBIs including a walk off single against Youngstown State

Cole Christman – Junior – C – Southern Illinois

Made his DI debut against Wofford hitting a homerun in his first at-bat at the DI level
Currently hitting .289 with three home runs in ten starts for the Salukis

Tommy Woods – Senior – INF – Norfolk State

Has started 4 games in 2023 making his season debut against Morehead State
Hit .260 with 5 doubles and 3 homeruns last in 40 games for the Spartans last season

Peyton Henry – Junior – OF – Radford University

Has started all 13 games for Radford in the 2023 season
Currently hitting .250 with three doubles and eight RBIs

Brant Voth – Junior – C – New Mexico State

Made his 2023 season debut as a pinch hitter against Northwestern State

Cam McMillan – Senior – OF – Lipscomb

Made his 2023 season debut against University of Southern Indiana in a 6-4 victory
Played in 19 games of the 2022 season

Bryson Arnette – Junior – INF – Western Kentucky

Redshirting this year at WKU

Jackson Holcombe – Junior – C – Union University

Has played in 7 games behind the plate for the 13-4 Bulldogs

Ben Thompson – Junior – RHP – Troy University

Made his DI debut against Evansville
Has made four appearances including three starts for the Trojans. Has a team leading 25 strikeouts in 11.1 innings pitched

Nate Thomas – Junior – RHP – USC Upstate

Has a team leading five appearances for the Spartans, made his DI debut against Towson

Tommy Henninger – Junior – RHP – Ole Miss

Made his DI debut against Delaware
Has made two appearances for the NCAA DI Defending National Champions and has held opponents to a .143 batting average against

Mitchel Hemmen – Junior – RHP – Ohio University

Made his DI debut against Navy
Has made three appearances striking out three and only allowing one earned run for an ERA of 2.25

Ryan Tressler – Junior – RHP – Oral Roberts University

Made his debut against Stephen F. Austin

Matt Moore – Senior – RHP – University of Southern Indiana

Has made four appearances with five strikeouts and a 1.93 ERA

Hunter Hoopes – Senior – RHP – University of Alabama

Recovering from injury
Made 15 appearances throwing 20 innings while striking out 23 with an ERA of 2.25 for the Crimson Tide in 2022

Kristian Asbury – Junior – RHP – Troy University

Made his DI debut against Evansville
Has made five appearances with 12 strikeouts and 3 walks in 7 innings for the 11-1 Trojans

AJ Hacker – Redshirt Sophomore – RHP – USC Upstate

Has made two appearances for the Spartans in 2023 striking out four

Nate Chester – Sophomore – INF – Mississippi State

Has played in 6 games for the Bulldogs, currently hitting .667 and an OBP of .833

Khyle Radcliffe – Junior – OF – Southern University

Has started 8 games, currently hitting .400 with 2 doubles and 9 RBIs

Jacob Schroeder – Junior – C – University of Illinois

Has started 5 games, currently hitting .375 with two homeruns, a double and an OBP of .474

Terry Busse – Junior – RHP – Georgia Tech

Has made 5 appearances out of the pen throwing 8 innings while striking out 16 and walking only 1 and allowing 3 hits
Leads the country with 5 saves for the 11-2 Yellow Jackets