Nash County's best baseball players - updated

 

(Editor's Note - Many of you have responded to my plea for help and I have added as many as 50 players to my original lists - thanks to you! Keep them coming! Were there any players who went to Red Oak, Benvenue, Coopers, Spring Hope, Bailey, Nash Central, Swift Creek or Nashville High Schools that belong on these lists?)

NASH COUNTY'S COLLEGE BASEBALL PLAYERS

Jack Allsbrook, Rocky Mount - Class of 1947 - to Atlantic Christian (Barton)
Dudley Whitley, Rocky Mount - Class of 1952 - to N.C. State
Harold Gilbert, Rocky Mount - Class of 1956 - to N.C. State
Bobby Ellis, Rocky Mount - Class of 1961 - to Frederick College

Danny Talbott, Rocky Mount - Class of 1963 - to UNC

Mike Tyson, Northern Nash - Class of 1970 - to Indian River C.C.

Gary Ange, Rocky Mount - Class of 1971 - to NC Wesleyan

Howard McCullough, Rocky Mount, Class of 1972 - to Louisburg, East Carolina
Terry Leonard, Rocky Mount - Class of 1972 - to Chowan 

Randy Warrick, Rocky Mount - Class of 1973 - to Louisburg, UNC

Marvin "Sonny " Wooten, Rocky Mount - Class of 1973 - to Louisburg, East Carolina
Larry Daughtridge, Rocky Mount - Class of 1973 - to Louisburg
Danny Weaver, Northern Nash - Class of 1973 - to Atlantic Christian (Barton)
Tommy Warrick, Rocky Mount - Class of 1974 - to Louisburg, East Carolina
Doug Henley, Rocky Mount - Class of 1975 - to Wake Forest, Georgia
Tommy Crocker, Rocky Mount - Class of 1975 - to N.C. State
Greg Proctor, Rocky Mount - Class of 1975 - to Louisburg CC

Steve Partin, Rocky Mount - Class of 1976 - to Louisburg CC
Buddy Luper, Rocky Mount - Class of 1976 - to Louisburg CC
Mike Leonard, Northern Nash - Class of 1977 - to Pembroke State (UNC-Pembroke)
Greg Clark, Rocky Mount - Class of 1978 - to NC Wesleyan

Kevin Bunn, Rocky Mount - Class of 1980 - to Wake Forest

David Downs, Rocky Mount - Class of 1980 - Wake Forest

Bill Merrifield, Rocky Mount - Class of 1980 - to Wake Forest

Jeff Newsome, Rocky Mount - Class of 1980 - to UNC-Wilmington

Bill Wilkes, Rocky Mount - Class of 1981 - to Campbell

Paul Bauer, Rocky Mount - Class of 1981 - to Lenoir CC
Chuck Davis, Rocky Mount - Class of 1981 - to Lenoir CC
Billy Godwin, Northern Nash - Class of 1982 - to Atlantic Christian (Barton)
Carl Payne, Northern Nash - Class of 1982 - to NC Wesleyan

David Ellis, Rocky Mount - Class of 1983 - to NC Wesleyan

Neil Avent, Rocky Mount - Class of 1985 - to Wake Forest
Charlie Long, Northern Nash - Class of 1985 - to Mount Olive

Donnie Bobbitt, Rocky Mount - Class of 1986 - to Wake Forest
Shelton Grant, Rocky Mount - Class of 1986 - Western Carolina
John Adams, Northern Nash - Class of 1986 - to East Carolina

Phil Bryant, Southern Nash - Class of 1986 - to NC Wesleyan

Lee Boone, Northern Nash - Class of 1988 - to US Coast Guard Academy

Mark Worsley, Rocky Mount - Class of 1988 - to Lenoir CC, N.C. State

Ernie Jones, Southern Nash - Class of 1989 - to Lenoir CC, NC Wesleyan

Greg Bobbitt, Northern Nash - Class of 1989 - to St. Augustine's
Ralph Mihlfeld, Rocky Mount - Class of 1989 - to Lenoir CC
Scott Lewis, Rocky Mount - Class of 1989 - to Lenor CC

John Bonner, Northern Nash - Class of 1990 - to Appalachian State

Eric Gazaway, Northern Nash - Class of 1990 - to NC Wesleyan

Rocky Seagroves, Rocky Mount - Class of 1991 - to Lenoir CC, NC Wesleyan

David Joyner, Northern Nash - Class of 1991 - to Lenoir CC

Kelvin Whitaker, Rocky Mount - Class of 1991 - to St. Augustine's

Marcus Mitchell, Rocky Mount - Class of 1992 - to Pfeiffer

Byron Evans, Northern Nash - Class of 1992 - to NC Wesleyan

Chris Bryant, Southern Nash - Class of 1992 - to NC Wesleyan

Fred Boone, Northern Nash - Class of 1992 - to US Coast Guard Academy

Marcus Battle, Rocky Mount - Class of 1994 - to UNC-G

Scott Gibson, Rocky Mount - Class of 1994 - to UNC-Pembroke

Jeremy Stewart, Northern Nash - Class of 1995 - to NC Wesleyan
Travis Matthews - Rocky Mount - Class of 1995 - Brevard JC, Barton

Andy Jones, Southern Nash - Class of 1995 - to NC Wesleyan

Jeremy Ward, Rocky Mount - Class of 1996 - to Wake Forest, Long Beach State

Kenny Wilson, Rocky Mount - Class of 1996 - to Louisburg, UNC-Wilmington
Chris Tyndall , Rocky Mount - Class of 1996 - East Carolina
Jeremiah Parvin, Rocky Mount - Class of 1997 - to Davidson

David Ange, Rocky Mount - Class of 1998 - to UNC-Wilmington

Barrett Bodiford, Rocky Mount - Class of 1998 - to Appalachian State
Jason Battle, Rocky Mount - Class of 1998 - to N.C. A&T

Paul Jenkins, Rocky Mount - Class of 2001 - to UNC

Carter Harrell, Rocky Mount - Class of 2001 - to UNC, Louisburg, East Carolina

Chad Alligood, Northern Nash - Class of 2001 - to Greensboro College

Brian Massey, Southern Nash - Class of 2001 - to Mount Olive
Will Tyson, Southern Nash - Class of 2001 - to Barton
Adam Weaver, Rocky Mount - Class of 2002 - to UNC, Elon
Ricky Howard, Southern Nash - Class of 2002 - to Louisburg, Campbell
Luke Murray, Southern Nash - Class of 2002 - to NC Wesleyan

Tyler Petty, Northern Nash - Class of 2002 - to Barton

Kai Mullen, Rocky Mount - Class of 2002 - to Elon

Josh Richardson, Faith Christian - Class of 2002 - to NC Wesleyan

Michael Parker, Rocky Mount - Class of 2003 - to Barton

O.J. Jenkins, Rocky Mount - Class of 2004 - to N.C. Central

Mark Wooten, Northern Nash - Class of 2004 - to NC Wesleyan

Ted Williams, Northern Nash - Class of 2004 - to NC Wesleyan
Thomas Evans, Southern Nash - Class of 2004 - to Barton
Jason Webb, Southern Nash - Class of 2004 - to Barton

Will Johnson, Rocky Mount - Class of 2005 - to Barton

Bryan Braswell, Northern Nash - Class of 2006 - to Campbell

Jonathan Lucas, Northern Nash - Class of 2006 - to NC Wesleyan
Joseph Keel, Southern Nash - Class of 2006 - to Mars Hill

Chad Womble, Rocky Mount - Class of 2007 - to Flor./Darlington C.C., NC Wesleyan

Jason Gay, Northern Nash - Class of 2007 - to NC Wesleyan

Thomas Sykes, Northern Nash - Class of 2007 - to NC Wesleyan

Andrew Webb, Northern Nash - Class of 2007 - to NC Wesleyan

Brian Allen, Southern Nash - Class of 2007 - to Pitt C.C., NC Wesleyan
Adam Hodges, RM Academy - Class of 2007 - to Hamden-Sydney

Ryan Waldrep, Rocky Mount/S. Brunswick, Class of 2008 - to Appalachian State

Zach Woodley, Northern Nash - Class of 2008 - to Pitt C.C.

Daniel Moore, Northern Nash - Class of 2008 - NC Wesleyan

Jim Leggett, Rocky Mount - Class of 2008 - to Belmont Abbey, Pitt C.C.

Alex Pearce, Nash Central - Class of 2008 - to UNC-Pembroke
Xavier Macklin, Nash Central - Class of 2008 - to N.C. A&T

Edmund Gravely, RM Academy - Class of 2008 - to Newberry

Brian Goodwin, Rocky Mount - Class of 2009 - to UNC, Miami Dade C.C.
Ben Fish, Rocky Mount - Class of 2009 - to Campbell

Tyler Joyner, Northern Nash - Class of 2009 - to East Carolina

Tyler Clark, Northern Nash - Class of 2009 - to NC Wesleyan

Cameron Ramsey, Rocky Mount - Class of 2009 - to Wake C.C.

Gabe Brown, Rocky Mount - Class of 2009 - to Lenoir C.C.

Mike Williams, Northern Nash - Class of 2009 - to Pitt C.C.

Eric Mull, Faith Christian - Class of 2009 - to NC Wesleyan

Hobbs Johnson, Rocky Mount - Class of 2010 - to UNC

Collins Cuthrell, Rocky Mount - Class of 2010 - to Barton

T.J. Taylor, Nash Central - Class of 2010 - to Wake C.C.

Brett Allen, Southern Nash/Wilson Fike - Class of 2010 - to NC Wesleyan
Thomas Berry, Rocky Mount - Class of 2011 - to Lander U.

Benton Moss, Rocky Mount - Class of 2011 - to UNC

Matthew Berry, Rocky Mount - Class of 2011 - to Barton

Jeremy Lucas, Northern Nash - Class of 2011 - to Barton 

PRO SIGNINGS/DRAFTED

Dudley Whitley, Rocky Mount - Class of 1952 - N.C. State - signed by Corpus Christi Clippers

Danny Talbott, Rocky Mount - Class of 1963 - UNC - drafted by Detroit Tigers (2nd round - No. 22)

Mike Tyson, Northern Nash - Class of 1970 - Indian River State College (Fl.) - signed by St. Louis Cardinals (3rd round - No. 60)
Marvin "Sonny" Wooten, Rocky Mount - Class of 1973 - drafted by Chicago Cubs (29th round - No. 641)

Doug Henley, Rocky Mount - Class of 1975 - Wake Forest, Georgia - signed with New York Mets (free agent)
Greg Clark, Rocky Mount - Class of 1978 - NC Wesleyan - signed by Los Angeles Dodgers (18th round - No. 462)

Bill Merrifield, Rocky Mount - Class of 1980 - Wake Forest - signed by California Angels (2nd round - No. 53)

Greg Bobbitt, Northern Nash - Class of 1989 - St. Augustine's - signed by Chicago Cubs (free agent)
Duane Thomas, Rocky Mount - Class of 1991 - signed with Baltimore Orioles (free agent)
Carl Payne, Northern Nash - Class of 1982 - signed with Kansas City Royals (free agent)
Chris Bryant, Southern Nash - Class of 1992 - NC Wesleyan - signed by Baltimore Orioles (14th round - No. 388)

Jeremy Ward, Rocky Mount - Class of 1996 - Wake Forest/Long Beach State - signed by Arizona Diamondbacks - (2nd round - No. 71)

Maurice Cobb, Rocky Mount - Class of 2002 - signed by Montreal Expos - (27th round - No. 767)
Tyler Joyner, Northern Nash - Class of 2009 - East Carolina - drafted by Cleveland Indians (50th round - No. 1505)
Brian Goodwin, Rocky Mount - Class of 2009 - UNC/Miami Dade CC - signed by Washington Nationals (Compensation round - No. 34)

Xavier Macklin, Nash Central - Class of 2008 - signed by Oakland A's - (12th round - No. 376)