College Players

The following players have had the opportunity to continue their baseball careers at the collegiate level by either signing a Letter of Intent and/or by playing college baseball. Current players that are listed have either issued verbal commitments or have signed a Letter of Intent. This list is a work in progress. If you see any mistakes or omissions, please bring it to our attention. Thank you!

 

2026

Colton Guillot - Duke/Virginia

Jalen Moton - Florida State/Chipola

Parker Granse - (Did not graduate from Catholic) Miami/Auburn

Ben Bates - Pensacola State

 

2025

Gavin Howard - Georgia Tech/Gulf Coast State

Carter McCammon - Pensacola State

Gabe Mercado - John Melvin
 

2024 

Chris Rembert - Auburn (2025 Baseball America Freshman All-American First Team; 2025 SEC Freshman of the Week week of Feb. 24-Mar. 2; 2025 SEC Player of the Week week of Apr. 21; 2025 USA Today Sports Network All-SEC Team; 2025 All-Southeastern Conference 2nd Team; 2025 Southeastern Conference All-Freshman Team; 2025 NCBWA Freshman All-American First Team; 2025 USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Training Camp; 2025 Perfect Game Freshman All-American Second Team; 2025 D1 Baseball Freshman All-American First Team; 2025 USA Baseball Collegiate National Team)

Eli Jones - Florida State/Northwest Florida State

Brock Clayton - Florida/Northwest Florida State

Jackson Kohr - West Alabama/Pensacola State

Carter Kerr - Huntingdon

Jaden Nelson - Lighthouse Christian


2023

Will Barter - Tulane/Pensacola State (2025 All-Panhandle Conference First Team Catcher)/Maine

Zack DeJesus - Santa Fe (2025 Academic All-District Men's College Division At-Large Team; 2025 Kenny Drost Award; 2025 - All-Citrus Conference Second Team Outfielder)/West Florida

Jonah Cook - Spring Hill

Mike Smith, Jr. - Prairie View A&M (2024 Major League Baseball Ken Griffey Swingman HBCU Classic; 2024 HBCU All-Star Game; 2024 HBCU Freshman of the Year; 2024 HBCU First Team Outfielder; 2024 HBCU Player of the Week week of 2/26; 2024 HBCU Player of the Week week of 3/4; 2025 SWAC Preseason All-Conference 2nd Team)/Dayton

Will Krehely - Meridian CC/East Mississippi

 

2022

Carter McCulley - Pensacola State (2023 Panhandle Conference Defensive Player of the Year; 2023 Panhandle Conference 1st Team All-Conference; 2023 - FSSAA Division 1/NJCAA Region 8 Gold Glove Team)/Florida State

Jackson Hiatt - Pensacola State/South Alabama/Toledo

Kaden King - (Did not graduate from Catholic) - Tallahassee CC

Trevor Walker - Wallace CC Selma/Lighthouse Christian/John Melvin Christian College
 

2021

Jordan McCants - Mississippi State

Gage Biles - Bishop State

Ethan Meredith - (Did not graduate from Catholic) - Ave Maria

Zayn Bates - (Did not graduate from Catholic) - Coastal Alabama at Brewton (formerly Jeff Davis)

 

2020

T.J. McCants - Mississippi (2021 - Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Week; 2021 - Ole Miss Student Athlete of the Month; 2021 - Southeastern Conference All-Freshman Team; 2021 D1Baseball Freshman All-American Second Team; 2022 - College World Series champion; 2023 - Pensacola Sports Amateur Athlete of the Year)/Alabama - (2024 Frisco Classic All-Tournament Team; 2024 Longest hitting streak in program history-22 games; 2024 - tied program records for most home runs (3) and total bases (14) in one game)

Court Connally - Pensacola State

Cole Stewart - Alabama A&M

Colin Whibbs - Huntingdon (2021 - USA South Conference Rookie of the Week; 2021 - Huntingdon Male Newcomer of the Year; 2022 - USA South All-Conference Team  First Team West Division; 2023 - Collegiate Conference of the South Player of the Week week of 2/27)

 

2018

Donovan Whibbs - Troy (2023 - Tuscaloosa All-Regional Team)

Tucker Bailey - Snead State

Gabe Faucheaux - Coastal Alabama at Brewton (formerly Jeff Davis)

Cole Moore - Coastal Alabama at Brewton (formerly Jeff Davis)

 

2017

Devin Whitehead - Coastal Alabama at Brewton (formerly Jeff Davis)

Brent NeSmith - Coastal Alabama at Brewton (formerly Jeff Davis)

A.J. Yates - Pensacola State

J.C. Carrell - Embry Riddle (2018- Sunshine State Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll; 2019 -Sunshine State Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll; 2020 - Sunshine State Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll; 2021 - Sunshine State Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll; Eagles of Excellence Award Winner; 2022 - CoSIDA Academic All-District)

Sam Carpenter - Flagler

Matthew Estrada – West Florida (2018 - All Gulf South Conference Second Team; 2018 - Gulf South Conference Freshman of the Year; 2018 - Two time Gulf South Conference Freshman of the Week; 2018 Gulf South Conference Academic Honor Roll; 2019 - All Gulf South Conference First Team; 2019 - Gulf South Conference All-Tournament Team; 2019 - D2CCA All-South Region Second Team; 2019 - NCBWA All-South Region Second Team; 2019 ABCA All-South Region Second Team; 2019 Gulf South Conference All-Academic Team; 2019 Gulf South Conference Academic Honor Roll; 2020 Gulf South Conference Pre-Season All Conference Team; 2020 CoSIDA Academic All-District Team; 2020 Gulf South Conference Academic Honor Roll; 2020 ADA Academic Achievement Award; 2020 Beta Gamma Sigma International Honor Society for Business; 2021 - Gulf South Conference All-Academic Team)

Carl Gindl - Mississippi (2018 Southeastern Conference First Year Academic Honor Roll)

Donovan Benoit – Tennessee/Santa Fe/Tulane (2021 American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll)

 

2016

Thomas Christine – Coastal Alabama at Bay Minette (formerly Faukner State)

Wesley Powell – Huntingdon (2017 - USA South Conference Second Team; 2018 - USA South Conference Second Team; 2019 - ABCA All-South Region Second Team; 2019 - USA South Conference First Team; 2019 - D3baseball.com Team of the Week Shortstop; 2019 - USA South Conference Player of the Week)

Jimmy Richardson – Loyola New Orleans

Evan Floyd – Air Force/Pensacola St./St. Louis/West Florida (2021 - All Gulf South Conference First Team; 2021 - Gulf South Conference Pitcher of the Week; 2021 - Gulf South Conference Tournament MVP; 2021 - Gulf South Conference All-Tournament Team; 2021 - NCBWA All-South Region Second Team; 2021 - D2CCA All-South Region First Team; 2021 - ABCA All-South Region First Team; 2021 - D2CCA All-American Honorable Mention)

 

2015

Zane Gill – Duke

Evans Bozeman – East Carolina

Brandon Lockridge – Troy (2018 - ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove Award; 2018 - Sun Belt Conference All Tournament Team; 2018 - Tied school record for most games played; 2018 - Tied school record for most triples in a season; 2017 - Sun Belt Conference First Team; Holds the school record for most triples in a career)

 

2014

James McGhee – Duke (2018 - Atlantic Coast Conference Academic Honor Roll; 2017 - Atlantic Coast Conference Academic Honor Roll; 2016 - Atlantic Coast Conference Academic Honor Roll; 2015 - Atlantic Coast Conference Academic Honor Roll)

Gavin Wehby – Nicholls State (2016 - All-Southland Conference Honorable Mention; 2016 - Southland Conference Academic Honor Roll; 2015 Southland Conference Academic Honor Roll)/Murray St.

Cody Henry – Alabama (Holds school record for highest career fielding percentage)

 

2013

Greg Ciangiotto – Jeff Davis

Tanner Halstead – Northwest Florida St (2015 - Won the NJCAA Division 1 World Series; 2015 - Panhandle Conference Defensive Player of the Year; 2015 - All-Panhandle Conference First Team; 2015 - FCSAA All-State Tournament First Team; 2014 All-Panhandle Conference First Team) /South Alabama/West Florida

Jon Jon Burkett – Tallahassee CC (2014 - Panhandle Conference All-Tournament Team)/Northwest Florida St./Valdosta St.

Drew LaBounty – South Alabama (2016 - Sun Belt Conference 1st Team; 2016 Perseverance Award; 2016 - Led Sun Belt Conference in walks; 2017 - Sun Belt Conference 1st Team; 2017 - Led Sun Belt Conference in walks per game; 2018 Sun Belt Conference Preaseason Team; 2018 - Eddie Stanky Award; 2018 Pensacola Sports Amateur Athlete of the Year; Second in program history in career walks) 

Avery Geyer – Mississippi St/Northwest Florida St. (2014 - Southeastern Conference First-Year Academic Honor Roll; 2015 -Pitched in the NJCAA Division 1 World Series) /South Alabama/West Florida (2018 - Gulf South Conference All Tournament Team; 2018 - Gulf South Conference Academic Honor Roll)

Clarke Berry – Huntingdon

Cooper Jones – Southern Mississippi (2016 - Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll; 2016 - Athletic Director's Honor Roll; 2014 - Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll; 2013-14 - Athletic Director's Honor Roll)/West Florida

Nick Helton – Jeff Davis

 

2012

Chase Kiefer – West Florida (2015 - Gulf South Conference Second Team; 2015 - Gulf South Conference All Tournament Team; 2015 Gulf South Conference All-Academic Team; 2015 - Gulf South Conference Honor Roll; Holds the school record for career stolen bases)

Preston Szuch – Faulkner

Tyler Henry – Jeff Davis

Joe Klepac – Wallace Hanceville

 

2011

Blake Quillin – Alabama Southern/Florida A&M

Trey Halstead – Spring Hill

Michael Yarborough – Jeff Davis (2012 - ACCC All-Conference Team; Broke the school record for most games started) /Missouri Baptist (2015 - American Midwest All-Conference Honorable Mention; 2014 - American Midwest Conference Newcomer Pitcher of the Year; 2014 - American Midwest All-Conference First Team)

Cody Alling – Florida State/Tallahassee CC/West Florida

 

2010

Austen Smith – Alabama (2011 - SEC Academic Honor Roll; 2013 - Broke the school record for most putouts in a game; 2014 - Tied the school record for most sac flies in a season; 2014 - NCAA All-Tallahassee Regional Tournament Team; Holds the school record for most putouts in a career; Holds the school record for double plays turned)

Clay Benefield (Did not graduate from Catholic) – Wallace Dothan/IU Southeast

Stuart Todd – Jeff Davis

Austin Farrell – Meridian CC

Wes Mugarian – Alabama

Logan Hill (Did not graduate from Catholic) – Northwest Florida St./Jeff Davis/Troy (2015 - Sun Belt Conference Second Team)

Nick Miller – Gulf Coast CC/North Florida

Wade Wass – Meridian CC/Alabama (2013 - SEC Academic Honor Roll; 2014 - SEC All Conference Second Team; 2014 - SEC Academic Honor Roll)

Devin Dukes (Did not graduate from Catholic) - Alcorn St.

 

2009

Alex Bast – Air Force (2013 - Mountain West Conference Player of the Week; 2013 - Mountain West Preseason All-Conference Team; 2012 - Mountain West All-Conference Team; 2011 - Team MVP)

 

2008

Seth Currie – Enterprise/Huntingdon

Thomas Langan – Northwest Florida St.

Steven Groves – Pensacola St. (2010 - All-Panhandle Conference First Team; 2009 - All-Panhandle Conference Honorable Mention) /Valdosta St. (2011-12 - Gulf South Conference Player of the Week three times)

 

2007

Aaron Tilley – Alabama Southern

Kyle Sarra – Emanuel College

R.J. Moye – Pensacola St. (2008 - #1 ranked Region 5 NJCAA Individual Pitching)

 

2006

Clay Bonds (Did not graduate from Catholic) – USC Beaufort/Belhaven

Conald Mansfield – Centenary/USC Beaufort (2012 - All-Sun Conference First Team; All-Sun Conference Regional Tournament First Team; 2011 All-Sun Conference Second Team)

Eugene Smith – Pensacola St.

Jake Williamson – Pensacola St./Alabama Southern

 

2005

Travis Van Dervort (Did not graduate from Catholic) – Bishop St.

Robert Bonifay – Pensacola St.

Joe Nunnari – LB Wallace

 

2004

Tyler Choat – Alabama Southern

Shane Moye – Alabama Southern/West Florida/Auburn Montgomery

John Griffin – West Florida

Harrison Szuch – Jeff Davis/West Florida

Patrick Bryant – Alabama

Clayton Conner – Northwest Florida St./LB Wallace (2006 - All-Conference First Team; 2006 - Rawlings “Big Stick” Award)

 

2003

Brandon Gunter – Pensacola St./South Alabama

Adam Medley – Pensacola St.

Logan Williamson – Pensacola St. (2004 - State Tournament MVP Pitcher; 2004 State Tournament All-Tournament Team; 2005 - Panhandle Conference Pitcher of the Year; 2005 - Panhandle Conference First Team; 2005 - PCCAA First Team All State) /Troy

Chris Good – Jeff Davis/West Florida

 

2002

Nick Rodriguez – Faulkner St.

 

2001

Schuyler Williamson – Army (2004 - Patriot League Player of the Year; 2004 - Patriot League Baseball Scholar Athlete of the Year; 2004 - Patriot League First Team; 2004 - CoSIDA Academic All-American Third Team; 2004 - ABCA All-Region Selection Second Team; 2004 - ECAC All-Star Selection First Team; 2004 - Tied the school record for most home runs in a season; 2004 - Tied the school record for most multiple home run games in a season; 2005 - Preseason All-American Third Team; 2005 - Johnny Bench Award Watch List; 2005 - NCAA All-Tallahassee Regional Tournament Team; 2005 - Patriot League Second Team; Holds the school record for most multiple home run games in a career)

Tony Mandel – Chipola

Guy Skipper - Jeff Davis/South Alabama

 

2000

Tim Land – Pensacola St./South Alabama (2004 - Johnny Bench Award Watch List nominee; 2005 - Johnny Bench Award Watch List nominee)

Billy Sadler – Pensacola St./Louisiana St. (2003 - Pitched in the NCAA College World Series)

Chase Bradshaw – Tallahassee CC

Sam Currie - Pensacola St.

 

1999

Mike Yeager – Tallahassee CC/South Florida

Patrick Donovan - Jeff Davis

 

1998

Justin Walters – Yale

Rick Robinson – Alabama Southern

 

1997

Jason Perry – Alabama Southern

 

1996

Trae Cary – Alabama Southern/Northwest Florida St./Newberry (1999 - South Atlantic All-Conference Team; 1999 - South Atlantic Conference All-Tournament Team) /Brewton-Parker (2000 - Southern States Athletic All-Conference Team; 2000 - Southern States Athletic Conference All-Regional Tournament Team)

Doug Bates – Pensacola St. (2020 Pensacola State College Athletic Hall of Fame;1998 - Lea Plarski Award for National JUCO Athlete of the Year; 1998 - Academic All-American; 1998 Panhandle All-Conference Team; 1997 - Academic All-American/Florida State/Birmingham Southern (2000 - Academic All-American; 2000 - Southern Athletic All-Conference Team; 2000 - NAIA World Series; 2000 - National record for most times hit by a pitch; 2000 - Tied the school record for most times hit by a pitch in a season; 1999 - NAIA World Series)

Jake Adams – Rice/Northwest Florida St./Louisiana Tech (2002 - All Sun Belt Conference; 2001 - ABCA All American 1st Team South Region; 2001 - All Sun Belt Conference)

Sam Caldwell – Tallahassee CC

Tony Williams - Bishop State CC/Alabama State

 

1995

Josh Davis – Florida St/Tallahassee CC/Florida

 

1994

Greg Maples – Faulkner St./Jeff Davis/Auburn Montgomery

Chad Post – Birmingham Southern (1999 - Tied the school records for most games played and most games started; 1999 - Broke the school record for most hits; 1997 - Broke the school record for most runs scored; Broke the school records for career runs, hits, doubles, total bases and sac flies. Tied the school record for most career runs batted in.)

Jeff Farnsworth – Northwest Florida St./West Florida

 

1993

Mike Rawls – Northwest Florida St./Pensacola St./Bethune-Cookman

Tony Post – Berry/Pensacola St.

 

1992

 

1991

Dan Farrell – Coast Guard Academy

 

1990

J.D. Zeiler – Jeff Davis

Michael Smith – Georgia Tech (1992 NCAA All-Regional Team; 1992 - NCAA All-American Honorable Mention; 1993 - Olive Garden Classic All-Tournament Team; 1994 - Played in the College World Series National Championship Game; He was also a running back and punt returner for Georgia Tech. In 1992 he led the team in rushing yards. He is in the school top 45 for rushing yards in a career.)

 

1989

Drew Davis – Army

 

1988

Paul Grover – George Wallace/West Alabama

Steve Bodiford – George Wallace/West Florida

Mike Brown – Northwest Florida St/West Florida

 

1987

Phil Hiatt – Jeff Davis/Louisiana Tech (1990 - All-American South Conference) 

 

1986

Brian English - Montevallo/Pensacola St./West Florida

Todd Pearson – Pensacola St./New Orleans

 

1985

Dejuan Bragg - Huntingdon

 

1983

Bubba Simon - Mississippi 

 

1982

Chuck Stanhope – Troy (2000 Induction - Troy Baseball Hall of Fame; 1985 - All American Third Team; 1985 - All Gulf South Conference; 1985 - Broke the school record for most pitching starts in a season and played in the NCAA Division II World Series)/Pensacola Junior College

Phillip Wilfong - West Florida (1986 - Broke the school record for most pitching appearances in a season)

 

1979

Keith Belich - Huntingdon

Paul Cope - Huntingdon

 

1977

Mike Humphreys - Alabama Southern

Mark Humphreys - Alabama Southern/West Florida