2023 Tusculum Baseball Roster

B/T Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/High School
No.: 1 Tyler Ranel full bio Tyler Ranel Pos.: OF B/T: L/L Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 155 Cl.: Sr. Hometown/High School: Lawrenceville, Ga. / ETSU / Archer HS
No.: 2 Rudy Fernandez full bio Rudy Fernandez Pos.: IF B/T: R/R Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 180 Cl.: Sr. Hometown/High School: Russellville, Ala. / Calhoun CC / Russellville HS
No.: 3 Kohen Ponder full bio Kohen Ponder Pos.: P B/T: R/R Ht.: 6-1 Wt.: 170 Cl.: Fr. Hometown/High School: Statesville, N.C. / North Iredell HS
No.: 4 Murphy Flood full bio Murphy Flood Pos.: IF B/T: R/R Ht.: 6-2 Wt.: 190 Cl.: Sr. Hometown/High School: Dalton, Ga. / Southeast Whitfield County HS
No.: 5 Patrick Usher full bio Patrick Usher Pos.: C B/T: R/R Ht.: 5-11 Wt.: 190 Cl.: Jr. Hometown/High School: Starmount, N.C. / Caldwell Tech / Starmount HS
No.: 6 Connor Jurek full bio Connor Jurek Pos.: OF B/T: Ht.: 5-10 Wt.: 170 Cl.: So. Hometown/High School: Knoxville, Tenn. / USC Upstate / CAK
No.: 7 Will Samuelson full bio Will Samuelson Pos.: C B/T: L/R Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 215 Cl.: Jr. Hometown/High School: Charlotte, N.C. / Catawba Valley CC / Charlotte Catholic HS
No.: 8 Wes Reynolds full bio Wes Reynolds Pos.: OF B/T: R/R Ht.: 5-11 Wt.: 175 Cl.: Sr. Hometown/High School: Cherryville, N.C. / East Rutherford HS
No.: 10 Blaze McCauley full bio Blaze McCauley Pos.: C B/T: R/R Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 190 Cl.: Sr. Hometown/High School: Dacula, Ga. / Mill Creek HS
No.: 11 Seth Willis full bio Seth Willis Pos.: P B/T: R/R Ht.: 6-3 Wt.: 200 Cl.: Jr. Hometown/High School: Vale, N.C. / Caldwell Tech / West Lincoln HS
No.: 12 Brady Salyards full bio Brady Salyards Pos.: P B/T: R/R Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 195 Cl.: Jr. Hometown/High School: Bakersfield, Calif. / New Mexico Highlands / Stockdale HS
No.: 13 Kayl Ratliff full bio Kayl Ratliff Pos.: IF B/T: R/R Ht.: 5-11 Wt.: 185 Cl.: Jr. Hometown/High School: Lubbock, Texas / Caldwell Tech / Coronado HS
No.: 14 Corey Binion full bio Corey Binion Pos.: P B/T: L/R Ht.: 6-2 Wt.: 190 Cl.: Sr. Hometown/High School: Morehead, Ky. / Rowan County Senior HS
No.: 15 Ben Scartz full bio Ben Scartz Pos.: IF B/T: R/R Ht.: 6-1 Wt.: 210 Cl.: Jr. Hometown/High School: Tarpon Springs, Fla. / Clark State CC / Tarpon Springs HS
No.: 16 Tyler White full bio Tyler White Pos.: IF B/T: S/R Ht.: 6-3 Wt.: 210 Cl.: Sr. Hometown/High School: Huntersville, N.C. / Hopewell HS
No.: 17 Drew Sliwinski full bio Drew Sliwinski Pos.: P B/T: R/R Ht.: 6-4 Wt.: 215 Cl.: So. Hometown/High School: Knoxville, Tenn. / Bearden HS
No.: 18 Zach Brunet full bio Zach Brunet Pos.: IF B/T: R/R Ht.: 6-2 Wt.: 195 Cl.: Sr. Hometown/High School: Commerce Township, Mich. / Kellogg CC / Walled Lake Northern HS
No.: 19 Cameron Hailey full bio Cameron Hailey Pos.: P B/T: Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 220 Cl.: So. Hometown/High School: Memphis, Tenn. / Millington Central HS
No.: 20 Billy Quinn full bio Billy Quinn Pos.: P B/T: R/R Ht.: 6-2 Wt.: 190 Cl.: So. Hometown/High School: Elma, N.Y. / Monroe CC / Iroquiois HS
No.: 21 Sam Bonilla full bio Sam Bonilla Pos.: P B/T: R/R Ht.: 6-2 Wt.: 190 Cl.: So. Hometown/High School: Richland, Wash. / Cornell / Southridge HS
No.: 22 Zane Keener full bio Zane Keener Pos.: OF B/T: L/L Ht.: 5-10 Wt.: 195 Cl.: Sr. Hometown/High School: Knoxville, Tenn. / Tennessee / CAK
No.: 23 Darien Farley full bio Darien Farley Pos.: IF B/T: R/R Ht.: 5-9 Wt.: 195 Cl.: Jr. Hometown/High School: Denver, N.C. / Caldwell Tech / Southlake Christian Acad.
No.: 24 Brice Anders full bio Brice Anders Pos.: P B/T: Ht.: 6-2 Wt.: 195 Cl.: So. Hometown/High School: Brevard, N.C. / TC Roberson HS
No.: 25 Noah Garrah full bio Noah Garrah Pos.: P B/T: R/R Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 200 Cl.: Fr. Hometown/High School: London, Ontario, Canada / Mother Teresa Catholic Secondary School
No.: 26 Alex Crosby full bio Alex Crosby Pos.: P B/T: L/L Ht.: 5-10 Wt.: 170 Cl.: Sr. Hometown/High School: Wilson, N.C. / N.C. Wesleyan / Faith Christian HS
No.: 27 Britten Robinson full bio Britten Robinson Pos.: IF/P B/T: R/R Ht.: 5-8 Wt.: 170 Cl.: So. Hometown/High School: Berea, Ky. / ETSU / Madison Southern HS
No.: 28 Dylan Symonds full bio Dylan Symonds Pos.: C B/T: R/R Ht.: 5-9 Wt.: 195 Cl.: Jr. Hometown/High School: Wellington, Fla. / Messiah College / Oxbridge Academy
No.: 30 Luke Holland full bio Luke Holland Pos.: C B/T: Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 200 Cl.: Sr. Hometown/High School: Tampa, Fla. / Univ. of Tampa / Brandon HS
No.: 31 Seth Sherman full bio Seth Sherman Pos.: OF B/T: R/R Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 170 Cl.: So. Hometown/High School: Orlando, Fla. / Freedom HS
No.: 32 Caleb Mulcahy full bio Caleb Mulcahy Pos.: OF B/T: R/R Ht.: 5-9 Wt.: 180 Cl.: So. Hometown/High School: Dover, Tenn. / Stewart County HS
No.: 33 Justin Montenegro full bio Justin Montenegro Pos.: IF B/T: R/R Ht.: 5-9 Wt.: 165 Cl.: So. Hometown/High School: Sugar Hill, Ga. / North Gwinnett HS
No.: 34 Luke Absher full bio Luke Absher Pos.: P B/T: R/R Ht.: 6-6 Wt.: 220 Cl.: Jr. Hometown/High School: Lenoir, N.C. / Wake Tech CC / Hibriten HS
No.: 35 Max Schmarder full bio Max Schmarder Pos.: C B/T: R/R Ht.: 5-11 Wt.: 210 Cl.: Jr. Hometown/High School: Buffalo, N.Y. / Monroe CC / Olmstead HS
No.: 36 Scout Martin full bio Scout Martin Pos.: P B/T: L/L Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 185 Cl.: Fr. Hometown/High School: Murfreesboro, Tenn. / Blackmon HS
No.: 37 PJ Maldonado full bio PJ Maldonado Pos.: P B/T: Ht.: 6-2 Wt.: 200 Cl.: Sr. Hometown/High School: Isabela, P.R. / Point Park University / Colegio San Antonio
No.: 38 Grant Van Rossum full bio Grant Van Rossum Pos.: IF B/T: Ht.: 6-3 Wt.: 195 Cl.: So. Hometown/High School: Atlanta, Ga. / Riverwood HS
No.: 39 Luis Reyes full bio Luis Reyes Pos.: IF B/T: R/R Ht.: 5-8 Wt.: 150 Cl.: Jr. Hometown/High School: Queens, N.Y. / Mohawk Valley CC / Newton HS
No.: 40 Luke Chausse full bio Luke Chausse Pos.: OF B/T: R/R Ht.: 6-2 Wt.: 210 Cl.: So. Hometown/High School: Roan Mountain, Tenn. / Johnson Univ. / Happy Valley HS
No.: 41 Jacob Willett full bio Jacob Willett Pos.: P B/T: R/R Ht.: 6-2 Wt.: 195 Cl.: Gr. Hometown/High School: Greeneville, Tenn. / Chuckey-Doak HS
No.: 42 Christian Ortega full bio Christian Ortega Pos.: IF B/T: R/R Ht.: 6-4 Wt.: 200 Cl.: Sr. Hometown/High School: Miami, Fla. / Davis & Elkins / Miami Palmetto HS
No.: 43 Cole Peaslee full bio Cole Peaslee Pos.: P B/T: R/R Ht.: 6-4 Wt.: 165 Cl.: Fr. Hometown/High School: Warrenville, Ill. / Wheaton Warrenville South HS
No.: 44 Trejen Fox-Birdwell full bio Trejen Fox-Birdwell Pos.: P B/T: R/R Ht.: 6-2 Wt.: 230 Cl.: Jr. Hometown/High School: Rockledge, Fla. / Brescia University / Rockledge HS
No.: 45 Jonathan Nelson full bio Jonathan Nelson Pos.: P B/T: R/R Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 175 Cl.: Jr. Hometown/High School: Knoxville, Tenn. / Karns HS
No.: 46 Justin Millsaps full bio Justin Millsaps Pos.: IF B/T: Ht.: 5-9 Wt.: 185 Cl.: Fr. Hometown/High School: Maryville, Tenn. / Maryville HS
No.: 47 Kaden Swaim full bio Kaden Swaim Pos.: C B/T: R/R Ht.: 6-1 Wt.: 200 Cl.: So. Hometown/High School: Winston-Salem, N.C. / Oak Grove HS
No.: 48 Kenny Kinzler full bio Kenny Kinzler Pos.: P B/T: L/L Ht.: 6-4 Wt.: 205 Cl.: So. Hometown/High School: Hayward, Calif. / Santa Barbara City College / Moreau Catholic HS
No.: Joey Chirafisi full bio Joey Chirafisi Pos.: P B/T: Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 165 Cl.: So. Hometown/High School: Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. / Westminster Academy
No.: Jack Gagen full bio Jack Gagen Pos.: C B/T: Ht.: 6-1 Wt.: 195 Cl.: Fr. Hometown/High School: Ashburn, Va. / Independence HS
No.: Jacob Kent full bio Jacob Kent Pos.: IF B/T: Ht.: 5-11 Wt.: 215 Cl.: So. Hometown/High School: Atlanta, Ga. / Benedict / Chamblee Charter HS
No.: Tyler Tamargo full bio Tyler Tamargo Pos.: OF B/T: Ht.: 5-10 Wt.: 170 Cl.: Fr. Hometown/High School: Miami, Fla. / Miami Killian Senior HS
No.: Jaylen Willett full bio Jaylen Willett Pos.: C B/T: Ht.: 5-8 Wt.: 160 Cl.: Fr. Hometown/High School: Greeneville, Tenn. / Chuckey-Doak HS
No.: Zach Wilson full bio Zach Wilson Pos.: UT B/T: Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 160 Cl.: Jr. Hometown/High School: Lawndale, N.C. / Cleveland CC / Burns HS

Head Coach: Brandon Steele (Tusculum, 2011) 5th season
Associate Head Coach: Todd Ireland (Tusculum, 1998)
Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator: Caleb Narron (N.C. Wesleyan, 2018)
Graduate Assistant Coach: Collin Buete (UNC Wilmington, 2019)
Assistant Athletic Trainer: Kaitlyn Diddle, ATC/L (Union, Tenn., 2016)