Phillies Day Three Draft Notes; Rounds 11-20

Round 11 - Pick 342 — Titan Hayes, P, Austin Peay State

B/T: R/R

HT: 6’ 2”

WT: 218

Played some summer ball for Williamsport and struggled but came back for his first year of college ball at Austin Peay and did well before a couple nice outings with Chatham this year. Could be a decent guy to develop, he throws hard and that’s something.

Round 12 - Pick 372 —  A.J. Wilson, P, UNC Charlotte

B/T: L/L

HT: 6’ 3”

WT: 225

Struggled across nearly all levels while being a below average reliever for both Eastern Carolina and Charlotte. He struggled mightily for High Point-Thomasville in the Coastal Plain summer league and finished his amateur career with a 6.20 cumulative ERA. He’ll have to really impress to get through FCL play this year.

Round 13 - Pick 402 — Teagan Cain, RHP, Kansas

B/T: L/R

HT: 6’ 0”

WT: 200

Did well at Barton Community College and was called up for Kansas last year. Recorded a 5.94 ERA in 2024 with a 1-2 record and 47 SO. In one season with Kansas (junior) he went 33.1 IP allowing 37 H, 23 R, 22 ER, 18 BB, and 7 HBP with a .298 BA. He’s from Ellis Kansas where he was a standout in HS and both his parents played college baseball/softball. He also played the infield when at CC, it’ll be interesting to see how he fits into the FCL squad.

• Pitched 2.0 shutout innings against Baylor on 4/20/2024.

Round 14 - Pick 432 — Jared Spencer, LHP, Indiana State

B/T: L/L

HT: 6’ 3”

WT: 195

A lankier guy with some frame to him. A junior at Indiana State and originally from Centreville Mich (Centreville HS), Spencer recorded a 4.08 ERA over 53.0 IP for the Sycamores last season. He was 6-0 with two saves and 72 strikeouts. He shined in his sophomore season however with a 3.86 ERA over 37.1 IP. He entered the transfer portal prior to the draft leaving for speculation he may return to college to play elsewhere.

“2024: Seventh in the MVC in wins (6) … Made 18 appearances with nine starts on the mound over the course of the 2024 season … Recorded a 6-0 record with two saves, while posting a 4.08 ERA over 53.0 innings … Allowed 43 hits and 28 runs (24 earned) … Posted a 72:33 strikeout-to-walk ratio … Allowed opponents to hit .216 from the plate … Made his 2024 debut going 1.0 innings with two strikeouts and a save against Louisville on February 16 … Made his 2024 starting debut on April 5 at Murray State going 3.2 innings allowing five hits and two runs (one earned) while striking out four … Went 5.1 innings allowing three hits and a run while striking out seven against Illinois State on April 19 … Went 5.1 innings allowing four hits and a run while striking out 10 at Valparaiso on May 16 … Went 4.1 innings allowing three hits and two runs while striking out eight against Bradley on April 12 … Recorded wins against Michigan State, Southern Miss, Xavier, Purdue, UIC, and Valparaiso … Recorded saves against Louisville and Missouri State … Recorded two scoreless outings … Went at least 2.0 innings in 14 different games … Recorded at least three strikeouts in 13 different games.

2023: MVC All-Conference First Team … Made a team-high 25 appearances on the mound in relief in the 2023 season … Served as Indiana State’s primary closer throughout the 2023 season … Posted a 3-2 record with a 3.86 ERA over 37.1 innings … Recorded a team-high seven saves … Surrendered 27 hits and 16 runs … Posted a 51:20 strikeout-to-walk ratio … Allowed opponents to hit .203 from the plate … Made his 2023 debut out of the bullpen on February 18 against Quinnipiac … Recorded his first win of the season with a 3.0-inning relief stint on March 8 at SEMO … Second win came in relief at Illinois on March 15 after striking out five over 2.2-innings of hitless relief … Third win came over a 2.0-inning scoreless outing against Illinois State on April 8 … First collegiate save came after a perfect 1-2-3 inning against Valparaiso on March 26 … Earned back-to-back saves in the first two games of the NCAA Regional against Wright State and Iowa … Recorded a season-high seven strikeouts on March 19 against Michigan State … Recorded at least three strikeouts in eight different appearances … Went at least 2.0 innings in 10 separate appearances.

2022

• Posted a 2-3 record in his freshman campaign with a 5.63 ERA

• Made 16 appearances on the mound with two starts in the 2022 season

• Recorded 32.0 innings on the mound allowing opponents to hit just .277 against him

• Posted a 26:18 strikeout-to-walk ratio on the year

• Recorded a season-long 3.1 inning outing against Minnesota on February 27

• Posted six scoreless appearances on the year

• Went two or more innings in nine games on the season

• Picked up his first collegiate win in a 2.2-inning relief outing against Valparaiso on April 10

• Added a win in a 1.0-inning relief appearance against Dallas Baptist on May 20

High School

All-League selection ... Also competed in Football at Centreville High School ... All-State selection and Detroit Press All-State Captain ... Academic All-Conference in both baseball and football ... Son of Jeff and Kim Spencer.” - gosycamores.com

Round 15 - Pick 462 — Luke Gabrysh, RHP, St. Joseph’s

B/T: R/R

HT: 6’ 3”

WT: 200

Phillies scooped up a local product here with Gabrysh, the righty went to SJU and is from Wilmington, DE where he attended Concord for High School. He finished the year for SJU with a 6.10 ERA, which was an improvement on his last few years (2022; 14.81, 2023; 9.00). He did spend some time with the Trenton Thunder where he recorded a 1.42 ERA in 12.2 IP through the MLB Draft League. He projects very well for the Phillies and I can definitely see him making waves for the club this year and heading into 2025 throughout the minor leagues.

“2023

• Appeared in 10 games and made two starts

2022

• Appeared in 10 games

• Made collegiate debut against Quinnipiac

• Tossed 10.1 innings, striking out six

High School

• Earned First Team All-State and All-Conference honors as a shortstop while garnering Second Team All-State and First Team All-Conference accolades on the mound

• Also earned All-Conference honors on the basketball court”  - sjuhawks.com

Round 16 - Pick 492 — Eli Trop, RHP, Pennsylvania

B/T: R/R

HT: 6’4 

WT: 225

A big kid from UPenn, that’s back to back local guys the Phillies have brought around. A senior from Seattle Washington (Lakeside School), he recorded a 2.37 ERA last year with a 4-0 record in 2023. He continued to do well in 2024 with Penn, boasting a 3.33 ERA. He made the decision a few weeks ago to transfer to Texas for the 2025 season so it’ll be interesting to see what choice he makes this summer.

“2023: Made 17 relief appearances, pitching to a 2.37 ERA with a 4-0 record and one save … WHIP of 0.95 and team-best opponent batting average of .098 … Struck out 36 batters in just 19.0 innings … Earned the win at Lamar after striking out three in an inning of work (3/4) … Threw 12.1 consecutive scoreless innings over 12 appearances, striking out 23 while walking five and allowing just two hits (3/8-5/19) … Struck out three in a perfect inning in win at Nicholls (3/8) … Earned a pair of wins and struck out three in back-to-back scoreless, hitless innings in Ivy League action against Yale (4/22) and Cornell (4/29) … Struck out five in 1.2 scoreless, hitless innings in Ivy League regular season title-clinching win over Columbia (5/14) … Struck out three, allowing just one hit and one walk in NCAA Regional Final against Southern Miss (6/4).

2022: Made 10 appearances out of the bullpen, pitching to a 3.65 ERA with 14 strikeouts in 12.1 innings … Struck out three across two scoreless, hitless innings of work in first appearances of the season, against Lehigh (March 23) and Delaware State (April 5) … Picked up first collegiate save after striking out three in three perfect innings of work against Yale (April 29) … Struck out two in a scoreless inning against Bucknell (May 18) and two more in another scoreless inning against Columbia in the Ivy League Playoff Series (May 21) … Ended season allowing just one earned run over final 9.1 innings of work, striking out 10 during that span.

High School: Was a four-year letterwinner in both football and baseball ... Served as a team captain for both football and baseball as a senior ... On the gridiron, he was the 2019 League Offensive MVP and he also earned first team honors as a safety. 

Personal: Son of Lisa Campney and Dave Trop ... Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences ... His father, Dave, was a rower at MIT ... his sister, Claire, is a member of the Dartmouth women's soccer team ... his uncle, Byron, swam at the United States Naval Academy”. - pennathletics.com

Round 17 - Pick 522 — Ryan Degges, RHP, UNC Charlotte

B/T: R/R

HT: 6’ 2”

WT: 185

A junior at Charlotte from Knoxville Tennessee, he attended Christian Academy of Knoxville for High School and went to Columbia State before Charlotte. Played a season for West Virginia in the MLBD where he put up a 6.35 ERA before his sole season with the 49ers that saw him boast a 6.33 ERA 42.2 IP and 24 games. Though he did rack up 51 K’s that season for Charlotte.

• Gave up three runs, two earned runs, a walk, and a hit with a strikeout through 2.0 IP against UNC (4/30/24).

• Allowed a run on three hits and two walks with a strikeout through 3.0 IP (4/14/2024).

• Allowed just a hit in 0.1 IP against UNC Wilmington (3/15/2024).

“Prep: Transfer from Columbia State where he was NJCAA First Team All-Academic ... Attended the four-time state champion Christian Academy of Knoxville ... First Team All-State, All-Region, and District Offensive Player of the Year.

Personal: Son of Troy and Alyson Degges ... Has one sibling, Drew ... Majoring in Pre-Business Administration ... Birthday is September 9th.” - charlotte49ers.com

Round 18 - Pick 552 — Kevin Warunek, LHP, Longwood University

B/T: L/L

HT: 6’4

WT: 201

Named big South pitcher of the week for Longwood in late March of this season. Warunek did very well for Longwood in the short time he was active during the 2024 season, recording a 2.08 ERA with a 2-0 record through 12 games. He has a 4.95 ERA across three seasons of amateur ball for Longwood, Fort Royal, and Arroyo Seco.

Round 19 - Pick 582 —  Erik Ritchie, LHP, East Carolina

B/T: L/L

HT: 6’ 1”

WT: 211

Yet another hometown guy, Ritchie, a Telford PA native that was born in Sellersville (June, 22, 2003) and graduate of Souderton Area High School, he’s a sophomore from ECU majoring in accounting. He recorded a combined 5.08 ERA in three seasons of amateur ball for ECU and Bethesda in summer ball. 

“· No. 18 AAC Prospect in 2024 MLB Draft (D1Baseball)

2023: Appeared in 22 games, all out of the bullpen ... Compiled a 2-2 record and 5.01 earned run average with 34 strikeouts and 17 walks in 23.1 innings of work ... Posted a 2.25 ERA over four innings in American Athletic Conference play ... Notched multiple strikeouts in nine contests ... Collected victories over North Carolina (Feb. 26) and South Florida (May 27) ... Turned in the most impressive outing of his career in the AAC Baseball Championship semifinals against South Florida, striking out six batters in a season-best 3.2 scoreless innings to lift East Carolina past the Bulls and into the tournament championship game ... Registered five strikeouts at UNCW (March 14) and South Florida (May 23) ... Tossed one inning in the NCAA Charlottesville opener versus Oklahoma (June 2) as the Pirates knocked off the Sooners 14-5 in the teams’ first-ever meeting on the diamond ... Surrendered just five extra-base hits the entire campaign.

2022: Did not pitch in any contests ... 2022 Summer: Pitched for the Bethesda Big Train of the Cal Ripken League along with ECU teammates Merritt Beeker, Jordan Little and Luke Nowak ... Appeared in eight games, tossing 14.1 innings with a 2-0 record and 1.88 ERA ... Struck out 17 batters against 11 walks ... Also notched a save ... Fanned multiple batters in five games ... Notched a season-high five strikeouts twice in contests against the Gaithersburg Giants (July 19) and the Cropdusters (June 9) ... Was the winning pitcher in both of those games ... Recorded a one-inning save against the Alexandria Aces (June 21).

Souderton Area High School: Three-year letterman under coach Mike Childs … One-time team captain for the Indians … Played on the freshman team in 2018 … First year as a varsity member, helped club to a 24-4 record which included a PIAA state championship … All-league performer that sported an ERA less than one over 37 innings … Following COVID-19 Pandemic season, closed out prep career batting .500 (1-for-2) before season was cut short with an injury … Played travel ball for the Dirtbags … Listed as the second-best left-handed pitcher and 15th overall prospect in North Carolina by Perfect Game … Tabbed a Top 500 prospect and 60th lefty nationally by Perfect Game … Named 2019 Preseason Honorable Mention All-American … Selected as an All-Atlantic (2020) and All-Northeast (2021) First-Team choice by Perfect Game … Played in several showcase events including 2016 PG 13U Super25 Mid-Atlantic Fall Super Qualifier (Vineland, N.J.), 2017 Mid-Atlantic Underclass Showcase (Glassboro, N.J.), 2018 PG Supe25 15U Mid-Atlantic Regional (Vineland, N.J.), 2018 WWBA 2021 Grads/15U National Championship (Cartersville, Ga.), 2018 15U Perfect Game World Series (Cartersville, Ga.), 2018 PGBA 15U Mid-Atlantic World Series (Vineland, N.J.), 2018 Mid-Atlantic Prospect Showcase (Woodbridge, N.J.), 2018 PG Super25 16U Fall Mid-Atlantic Super Qualifier (Vineland, N.J.), 2018 WWBA Sophomore World Championship (Fort Myers, Fla.), 2019 WWBA 2021 Grads/16U National Championship (Cartersville, Ga.), 2019 WWBA Underclass World Championship (Fort Myers, Fla.), 2020 PG 17U National Elite Championship (Hoover, Ala.), 2020 WWBA 2022 Grads/16U National Championship (Marietta, Ga.), 2020 Ultimate Baseball Championship (Hoover, Ala.), 2020 WWBA 2021 Grads/17U National Championship (Marietta, Ga.) and 2020 WWBA World Championship (Fort Myers, Fla.) … Named to five all-tournament teams in Perfect Game events.

Personal: Full name is Erik Christian Ritchie … Born in Sellersville, Pa. … Son of Joan and Chet Ritchie … Has two siblings (Connor and Gretchen) … Earned Pathways Diploma … Intended major is accounting ... Five-time ECU Director of Athletics Honor Roll (Fall 2021-present) member … Two-time American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team selection (2022 and 2023).” - ecupirates.com

“2023: Appeared in 22 games, all out of the bullpen ... Compiled a 2-2 record and 5.01 earned run average with 34 strikeouts and 17 walks in 23.1 innings of work ... Posted a 2.25 ERA over four innings in American Athletic Conference play ... Notched multiple strikeouts in nine contests ... Collected victories over North Carolina (Feb. 26) and South Florida (May 27) ... Turned in the most impressive outing of his career in the AAC Baseball Championship semifinals against South Florida, striking out six batters in a season-best 3.2 scoreless innings to lift East Carolina past the Bulls and into the tournament championship game ... Registered five strikeouts at UNCW (March 14) and South Florida (May 23) ... Tossed one inning in the NCAA Charlottesville opener versus Oklahoma (June 2) as the Pirates knocked off the Sooners 14-5 in the teams’ first-ever meeting on the diamond ... Surrendered just five extra-base hits the entire campaign.

2022: Did not pitch in any contests ... 2022 Summer: Pitched for the Bethesda Big Train of the Cal Ripken League along with ECU teammates Merritt Beeker, Jordan Little and Luke Nowak ... Appeared in eight games, tossing 14.1 innings with a 2-0 record and 1.88 ERA ... Struck out 17 batters against 11 walks ... Also notched a save ... Fanned multiple batters in five games ... Notched a season-high five strikeouts twice in contests against the Gaithersburg Giants (July 19) and the Cropdusters (June 9) ... Was the winning pitcher in both of those games ... Recorded a one-inning save against the Alexandria Aces (June 21).” — 247sports.com

Round 20 - Pick 612 — Kyle Carmack, P, Ole Miss

B/T: R/R

HT: 6’ 2”

WT: 180

A tall lanky guy out of Ole Miss, Carmack pitched sparingly in his sophomore season.

“2024 (Sophomore): Appeared in nine games, making one start ... Worked 1.1 innings, giving up just one hit and striking out two against Iowa (3/3) ... Allowed just one hit and struck out three batters over 2.2 innings against South Carolina (3/17) ... Worked a hitless inning against Memphis (4/2) ... Struck out one and didn't allow a hit over 1.1 innings against Murray State (5/8).

ARKANSAS STATE: One-year letterwinner for the Red Wolves as he redshirted his freshman year … Tabbed Second Team Freshman All-American by D1 Baseball and NCBWA for his redshirt freshman season performance … Team leader in ERA with a 3.23, ranking second in the Sun Belt Conference … Owned a 5-3 record in 16 appearances with 12 starts … Struck out a team-high 60 batters in 69 2/3 innings, allowing a .242 batting average … Lowered that mark to 3.02 in conference play, going 4-3 with 42 strikeouts in 53 2/3 innings and holding opposing batters to a .247 clip … Two-way player who hit .250 at the plate with three doubles, three runs and a pair of RBI … Coached by Tommy Raffo.

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner at Cabot High School, where he competed both on the diamond and as a wide receiver and safety in football … Earned all-state and all-conference honors in both sports … Was also an All-Preps performer in baseball as a pitcher and center fielder … Posted 79 receptions for 1,392 yards and 16 touchdowns in football his senior year … Coached by Ronnie Goodwin.

PERSONAL: Full name is Kyler Anthony Carmack … Son of Shea Treece and Tony Carmack … Born on January 6, 2003 … Majoring in multidisciplinary studies.” — olemisssports.com

2023 D1 Baseball Freshman All-American (Second Team)

2023 NCBWA Freshman All-American (Second Team)

2023 | REDSHIRT FRESHMAN

Tabbed Second Team Freshman All-American by D1 Baseball and NCBWA … Team leader in ERA (3.23), ranking second in the Sun Belt Conference and owned a 5-3 record in 16 appearances (12 starts) … Struck out a team-high 60 batters in 69 2/3 innings, allowing a .242 batting average … Lowered that mark to 3.02 in conference play, going 4-3 with 42 strikeouts in 53 2/3 innings and holding opposing batters to a .247 clip … Two-way player who hit .250 at the plate with three doubles, three runs and a pair of RBIs … Recorded his first collegiate hit on Feb. 19 versus Arkansas-Pine Bluff, a pinch-hit double … Struck out all three batters he faced at fourth-ranked Ole Miss (Feb. 21) … Went 3-for-4 with two doubles, a run scored and an RBI against Illinois State (Feb. 25), starting in the outfield … Drew his first career start in Game 1 of a doubleheader against Mississippi Valley State (Feb. 28), striking out six and allowing one hit in 4 shutout innings, earning the win … Allowed just one run in 4 1/3 innings against Missouri State (March 5) … Did not allow an earned run in 5 innings at Louisiana (March 19) – his first career Sun Belt start … Began a run of three straight quality starts, starting with one earned run in 6 innings pitched versus James Madison (March 26) … Fanned five in 6 1/3 innings at Texas State (April 1), earning the win … Followed it with five strikeouts in 6 1/3 against Troy (April 8), allowing just one earned run … Picked up a hard-earned win at Georgia State (April 15), allowing one run in 5 innings … Worked 6 innings against ULM (April 22), striking out four and allowing just one run … Punched out a season-best seven batters in 5 innings against Old Dominion (May 6) … Ended the season with the win over South Alabama (May 19), allowing just one run on seven hits in 5 innings.

2022 | FRESHMAN

Redshirted.

HIGH SCHOOL

Prepped at Cabot High School, where he was a standout both on the diamond and as a wide receiver and safety in football … Earned all-state and all-conference honors in both sports … Was also an All-Preps performer in baseball as a pitcher and center fielder.

PERSONAL

Son of Shea Treece and Tony Carmack … My Birthday is January 6 … I Intend to major in business administration.” — astateredwolves.com