Plenty of NJCAA Representation in 2009 MLB Playoffs
October 9, 2009
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - As baseball fans take in the pageantry of the 2009 MLB Postseason the outcomes of the games they watch will undoubtedly be impacted by several former NJCAA baseball players.
A total of 32 former NJCAA baseball players help make up the eight postseason rosters of the New York Yankees (2), Minnesota Twins (3), Los Angeles Angles of Anaheim (6), and Boston Red Sox (3) in the American League Playoffs and the Philadelphia Phillies (3), St. Louis Cardinals (5), Los Angeles Dodgers (5) and Colorado Rockies (4) in the National League postseason.
New York Yankees - AL East Champions
Andy Pettite - P; San Jacinto College - North (Texas)
Jorge Posada - C; Calhoun Community College (Ala.)
Minnesota Twins - AL Central Champions
Nick Blackburn - P; Seminole State College (Okla.)
Jesse Crain - P; San Jacinto College - North (Texas)
Ron Mahay - P; South Suburban College (Ill.)
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim - AL West Champions
John Lackey - P; Grayson County College (Texas)
Matt Palmer - P; Three Rivers Community College (Mo.)
Jeff Mathis - C; Chipola College (Fla.)
Bobby Wilson - C; St. Petersburg College (Fla.)
Howard Kendrick - INF; St. Johns River Community College (Fla.)
Reggie Willits - OF; Seminole State College (Okla.)
Boston Red Sox - AL Wild Card
Clay Buchholz - P; Angelina College (Texas)
*Nick Green - INF; Georgia Perimeter College
Jason Bay - OF; North Idaho College
*Not active for Divisional Series due to injury
Philadelphia Phillies - NL East Champions
Scott Eyre - P; College of Southern Idaho
Cliff Lee - P; Meridian Community College (Miss.)
Raul Ibanez - OF; Miami-Dade College (Fla.)
St. Louis Cardinals - NL Central Champions
Ryan Franklin - P; Seminole State College (Okla.)
Joel Pineiro - P; Edison Community College (Fla.)
Jason LaRue - C; Northeast Texas Community College
Julio Lugo - INF; Connors State College (Okla.)
David Freese - INF; St. Louis CC - Meramec (Mo.)
Albert Pujols - INF; MCC - Maple Woods (Mo.)
Los Angeles Dodgers - NL West Champions
Russell Martin - C; Chipola College (Fla.)
Orlando Hudson - INF; Spartanburg Methodist College (S.C.)
Jim Thome - INF; Illinois Central College
Andre Ethier - OF; Chandler-Gilbert Community College (Ariz.)
Juan Pierre - OF; Galveston College (Texas)
Colorado Rockies - NL Wild Card
Joe Beimel - P; Allegany College (Md.)
Clint Barmes - INF; Olney Central College (Ill.)
Brad Hawpe - OF; Navarro College (Texas)
Eric Young - OF; Chandler-Gilbert Community College (Ariz.)
