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CHATHAM ANGLERS PLAYERS 2024

WILL GASPARINO - OF, TEXAS
FRESHMAN, 6-FOOT-6, 210 LBS.

Will was MLB.com’s No. 75 overall prospect in the 2023 MLB Draft, though he ultimately followed through with his commitment
to play for the Longhorns. The outfielder has been a starting outfielder for the Longhorns all season and as of May 1, Gasparino
is batting .253, has hit 11 home runs and is slugging .506. The Los Angeles native also has the fourth-most RBIs for the ‘Horns
with 38. Gasparino’s father, Billy, played baseball at Oklahoma State and in the Colorado Rockies organization.

DRAKE GEORGE - RHP, LEWIS-CLARK STATE COLLEGE
JUNIOR, 6-FOOT-1, 173 LBS.

Drake has grown into a consistent member of the Warriors’ rotation in his third season with the program. The Riddle, Oregon,
native has posted a 4.36 ERA through his first 12 starts of the 2024 season, in which he’s thrown 64 innings and generated a 6-1
record. This followed a 2023 season where George made 10 starts compiling a 4.62 ERA. In 2022, Drake played for Chemeketa
Community College in Salem, Oregon, where he was a first-team all-league honoree.

GRIFFIN HERRING - LHP, LSU
SOPHOMORE, 6-FOOT-2, 196 LBS.

Herring has enjoyed a breakout sophomore season in a long-reliever role for the Tigers. He’s posted a 2.23 ERA in his first 14
appearances, in which he totaled 36.1 innings and 50 strikeouts. Herring’s ERA ranks first among all pitchers on LSU, holding
opponents to zero runs in nine of his fourteen relief outings. Griffin came to LSU after being ranked as Perfect Game’s No. 3
left-handed pitcher in the state of Texas’s 2022 class. In his freshman year, Herring went 5-2, had a 3.93 ERA and earned a win
in relief in the College World Series.

IKE IRISH - C, AUBURN
SOPHOMORE, 6-FOOT-2, 203 LBS.

Ike was the No. 1 catcher and No. 2 high school prospect in Michigan’s 2022 class. Ike attended Orchard Lake St. Mary’s Prep and
led the team to a 44-0 record in 2022. In his freshman year at Auburn, Irish earned All-SEC Freshman Team honors and was a
three-time Freshman of the Week. He tallied a .361 batting average, 86 hits and 24 doubles — leading Auburn in all categories.
His success continues in 2024, he’s laced 12 home runs with 50 RBI’s — both team-bests — to establish himself as one of the
SEC’s top catchers.

CAMERON JOHNSON - LHP, LSU
FRESHMAN, 6-FOOT-5, 245 LBS.

Cameron has made 13 relief appearances for the Tigers as of May 1. Johnson, from Upper Marlboro, Maryland, attended IMG
Academy in his senior season before coming to the Tigers. According to Perfect Game, Johnson was the No. 2 rated left-handed
pitcher and No. 11 overall prospect in the nation in the 2023 high school class. He was also ranked the No. 1 left-handed pitcher
in Florida, and was the No. 42 ranked prospect in the 2023 MLB Draft, per MLB Pipeline.

KYLE JOHNSON - LHP, DUKE
FRESHMAN, 6-FOOT-1, 205 LBS.

Johnson was a highly-touted two-way high school prospect coming out of Leesburg, Virginia, where he was the No. 3 outfielder
recruit in the state’s 2023 class. He committed to Duke after a prolific high school career where he earned three preseason
Perfect Game All-American selections. At Duke Johnson has shined as a freshman both on the mound and at the plate. Kyle has
compiled a .348 batting average in his first 27 games and has also made eight mound starts, and twelve total pitching outings,
accumulating a 3.29 ERA.

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