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⚾ Draft History
| Season | Team | Pick | # | Perf | Exp | VOP | Grade | Tag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S4 | Dragons | K1 | 1 | 79 | 55 | +24 | A+ | Passed on Matt Mccleary |
IN THE NEWS
14 mentionsInside the BWAL Draft: Titans Load Up, Dragons Bet on Star Power and Cherrypickers Make the Night's Biggest Gamble
The Titans assembled a terrifying core, the 8 Balls reunited a championship-caliber roster, and the Dragons landed perhaps the best hitter in the draft. But major availability questions could completely reshape the BWAL season.
The most important moment of the BWAL draft may have happened before the first selection was officially announced. Multiple league sources said at least two teams contacted the…
THE STANDARD: WHY THE 8 BALLS JUST KEEP WINNING
Three seasons. Three championship appearances. The only BWAL franchise to reach the title game every year.
Three seasons. Three championship appearances. Rosters have changed. Stars have come and gone. The regular seasons have ranged from dominant to disastrous. Yet when the BWAL…
BWAL TOP 15 — NO. 10: WILL BYLER
Will Byler · Dragons
No. 10 is not about one season. It is about an entire body of work. At No. 10 on the BWAL Season 4 Top 15 is Will Byler—the heartbeat of the Dragons, one of the greatest two-way…
BWAL TOP 15 — NO. 13: MICHAEL MYERS
Michael Myers · Titans
Michael Myers has never been the most conventional player in the BWAL. His swing is different, his at-bats rarely look routine and his game does not fit neatly into a traditional…
BWAL TOP 15 — NO. 12: LIAM BESECKER
Liam Besecker · Titans
Some hitters are built to reach base. Others are built to cause damage. Liam Besecker is built to cause damage. At No. 12 on the BWAL Season 4 Top 15 is Liam Besecker—a legitimate…
BWAL TOP 15 — NO. 2: MATT McCLEARY
Matt McCleary · 8 Balls
The player the 8 Balls once had to defeat became the player they never wanted to face again. After losing to the 8 Balls in the championship as a member of the Dragons, Matt…
BWAL TOP 15 — NO. 11: ROSS CONWAY
Ross Conway · Cherrypickers
There may not be a better day to reveal No. 11. On his birthday, Ross Conway checks in at No. 11 on the BWAL Season 4 Top 15—a fitting spotlight for one of the league's most…
No. 4: Ronnie Swantner
Ronnie Swantner · 8 Balls
Ball four. Most players drop the bat and jog to first. Ronnie Swantner runs. It is one of the BWAL's great traditions: the pitch misses, the walk is called and Swantner takes off…