Congratulations to Ryan Dietrich and Brian Eggleston Who Were Named to the CRCL All Star Team
Ryan Dietrich (UPenn) and Brian Eggleston (Stetson) were named to the Cal Ripken Collegiate League for the All-Star Team and will play in the July 11 Mid-Atlantic Classic vs. the Valley League. Congratulations, Ryan and Brian!

GOLF Classic - July 11th
Our 6th Annual Braves Golf Classic will be held on Wednesday, July 11th. Tee-off will be at 9 am at Virginia Oaks Golf Course. The cost is just $125. For more info, click here.

Chris Taylor (Braves '09) Hits Game Winning Homer for UVA
Chris Taylor who played for the Herndon Braves in 2009 gets the game-winning hit in the bottom of the ninth inning to send UVa to Omaha. Chris is also a member of the Cal Ripken League All Time Roster.

Former Braves in the Draft
Jake Lowery (Braves '09) went in the 4th round (128th overall pick) to the Cleveland Indians. Lowery attends JMU.

Photo by Mike Gabbay

Beau Taylor (Braves '09) UCF stand-out catcher, was selected in the fifth round (166th overall pick) of the 2011 MLB First-Year Player Draft by the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday.

Scott Woodward (Braves '07) went as the 13th pick of the seventh round (224th overall pick) to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Woodward, who returned for his senior season this year at Coastal Carolina, improved his draft stock as he was a 15th-round selection by the Oakland Athletics in 2010.

Jake Lowery (Braves '09) Semi-Finalist for Howser Trophy
James Madison's Jake Lowery (Herndon Braves '09) has been named a semifinalist for the 2011 Dick Howser Trophy, presented annually to the nation's top collegiate player by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.

Lowery has been at the top or near the top of the country in home runs all season. He finished the 2011 regular season with 22 home runs, and hit a whopping .348/.441/.805 with 81 runs batted in and 72 scored (by far the most on the team in both categories). He also posted team-highs in doubles (19) and triples (8), and stole nine of 12 bases. Lowery and the Dukes (37-17, 21-9) face Georgia State in the opening round of the Colonial Athletic Association Conference Tournament on Thursday.

Click here for the full NCBWA Dick Howser Trophy release

Joe Grimberg Returns to the Broadcast Staff for 2011
Joe Grimberg will be returning for another season with the Braves. He is excited about the upcoming Braves season and is looking forward to bringing his experience and passion for America's past time to the broadcast booth. Joe will be graduating from George Mason in December with a bachelors degree in Communications. After graduating, he hopes to work in the sports media field at some capacity as a writer or broadcaster.

Braves Welcome Olivia Petty to the Marketing Staff
Olivia Petty, just completed her freshman year at High Point University and was a member of the Sports Marketing team. She is studying sports management and is from Herndon, Virginia. She has been watching baseball from a young age and her goal is to one day operate a baseball stadium.

Braves Welcome Ryan Brumley to the Broadcast Staff
Ryan Brumley, is a Junior at LSU where he is the assistant sports director for the radio station 91.1 KLSU. He also works as a sports anchor at a campus tv station. He grew up in Lafayette, Louisiana and spent a year in Washington DC broadcasting basketball games. He has long been a fan of college baseball after watching LSU win national titles in 2000 and 2009. Ryan will join Joey Truncale, who attends Virginia Tech in the Broadcasting booth this summer.

Five Former Braves Drafted
The Braves are proud to announce that 5 former Herndon Braves players were selected in this week’s MLB draft.
• Jarrett Parker, an outfielder from the University of Virginia, played for the Braves in 2007 and was selected in round 2, 74th overall by the San Francisco Giants
• Blake Hassebrock, a pitcher from the University of North Carolina-Greensboro, played for the Braves in 2008 and was selected in round 8 by the Oakland Athletics
• Scott Woodward, an infielder from Coastal Carolina, played for the Braves in 2007, was selected in round 15 by the Oakland Athletics
• Conor Mullee, an infielder from St. Peter’s College University, played for the Braves in 2008 and 2009 and was selected in round 25 by the New York Yankees
• Keith Hessler, a pitcher from Coastal Carolina, played for the Braves in 2008 and was selected in round 28 by the Arizona Diamondbacks

2008 Braves Member, Mycal Jones DRAFTED by Atlanta Braves
Mycal Jones, a member of the 2008 Braves team, was drafted in the 4th round by the Atlanta Braves. Braves website states, "Ranked as the 143rd best player available, and the 10th-best shortstop, and described as one of the first JuCo players who should be taken -- that fits right up the Braves alley, as they love the JuCo guys. His greatest asset may be his speed, but he'll have to refine his swing to utilize it more on the basepaths, as he has shown good power with an uppercut swing in college. Comparisons to him are that of a Chone Figgins-type middle infielder. It looks like the Braves got good value with this pick, and they added to areas of need in the middle infield and speed categories." Way to go, Mycal!!

2006 Braves Members, Ryan Woolley DRAFTED by Atlanta Braves and Jordan Flasher DRAFTED by Boston Red Sox
Ryan Woolley, a member of the 2006 Braves team, was drafted in the 6th round by the Atlanta Braves. Woolley is currently playing at UAB.

Jordan Flasher, also a member of the 2006 Braves team, was drafted in the 22nd round by the Boston Red Sox. Woolley is a member of the GMU Patriots.

2004 Braves Member, Jon Link, Drafted by White Sox
Link, 25, was selected in the 26th round of the 2005 draft. He has a 3.87 ERA and 1.33 WHIP in 293 minor league innings and posted a 3.99 ERA and 66/27 K/BB at the Triple-A level in 2009. Dodgers acquired RHP Jon Link and RHP John Ely from the White Sox for outfielder Juan Pierre. Link was called up to the Dodgers in April 2010 for several games.

Former Braves Get Drafted! We are proud and excited to announce that six alumni members of the Braves were drafted into the Major League during the 2007 draft.  Kellen Kulbacki (2005,)  Brandon Guyer (2004,) Davis Stoneburner (2005,) Scott Maine (2005,) Zack Pitts (2005) and Drew Anderson (2006) were all drafted.  >>Read more...