Pro Bulls

Former Bulls now playing Pro Baseball. Follow them as they continue to follow their baseball dreams. For a complete draft list see below.

Landon Powell (1997-1998)

Landon was selected in 1st round with the 24th overall pick by Oakland in 2004. Landon is the 1st Bulls alumni to make an MLB roster and is currently playing with the Oakland Athletics

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Scouting report: Large frame. Strong, physically mature. Resembles Greg Myers. Switch-hitter, plus raw power both sides. More confident Left Handed Hitter, shorter & quicker to ball. Solid arm. Sound transfer, throws accurate. Feet & agility to handle defense. Premier position. Raw power, arm strength.

After a season-ending ACL tear in 2005, Landon reported to Stockton, CA in 2006, where he hit .264 with 15 home runs and 47 RBIs in 326 at-bats for Class A Advanced Stockton. Landon hit home runs in four of five games from June 14 to June 20, going 8-for-22 with nine RBIs over that span. Powell was promoted for the last month of the season and hit .268 with one home run and four RBIs in 41 at-bats for Double-A Midland. He was named to the mid-season and post-season CAL All-star teams.
Landon was assigned to the Midland Rockhounds out of Major League Spring Training for 2007, where he hit .292 with 11 home runs and 39 RBIs in 219 at-bats and was selected for the mid-season TEX All-star team. Powell was named Topps TEX player of the month after hitting 9 homers during a 20-game (34 of 35) hitting streak in June. Landon was promoted to AAA Sacramento June 28, where he remained hot, homering in each of his first 3 games. Powell suffered a second ACL injury in his 4th game in Sacramento.

After a strong Spring training in 2009, Landon made the opening day roster for the Oakland A's.

 

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Mickey Hall (1999-2001)

Mickey was the 1st Bull ever selected in the MLB draft in the 2nd round, 2003 by the Boston Red Sox. Mickey was traded in January 2009 to the Cleveland Indians, to complete the Paul Byrd trade in 2008. Mickey was promoted May 21, 2009 to the Columbus Clippers (Class AAA) of the International League

Scouting Report: Strong and athletic lefty bat, originally recruited by GA Tech to replace Matt Murton.  Gap hitter with good motivation and great tools.  Only HS player taken by the Red Sox in the first 16 rounds of the 2003 Draft. Tremendous power potential

Mickey Hall is in his 6th season with the Boston Red Sox. In 2006, Hall opened up the season on fire with the Wilmington Blue Rocks, hitting in five straight from April 17-23 and was named Carolina Player of the Week. Hall had seven triples for Wilmington, 2nd most in the league despite being called up to Single-A Greenville on July 12, 2006. Mickey was promoted to Lancaster JetHawks (Class A Advanced) of the California League in May 2007, where he batted .301, with 11 HRs and 43 RBI.

 

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Matt Mangini (2001-2002)

Matt was selected by the Seattle Mariners with the 52nd overall pick in the 2007 draft. Currently playing with the West Tenn Diamond Jaxx (Double-A) (Class A Advanced) of the Southern League

Scouting Report: Has both a strong arm and solid bat....a big strong kid with power at a premium position

Began pro career with Everett...hit .438 (14-for-32) with nine runs scored, three extra-base hits and nine RBI during season-high nine-game hitting streak, July 1-8...recorded first career home run, going 2-for-3 with two runs scored and three RBI, July 2 at Boise...transferred to Peoria on July 26, appearing in two games...promoted to High Desert on Aug. 13...recorded season-high four RBI, Aug. 23 vs. Inland Empire...participated in the Mariners 2007 Arizona Instructional League.

Split season between High Desert and West Tennessee...recorded a season-high 5 hits, going 5x5 with 2 runs scored, a home run and 2 RBI on May 11 vs. Rancho Cucamonga...scored a run in 11 consecutive games (13 runs), May 16-30...promoted to West Tennessee on June 2...hit home runs in back-to-back games of a doubleheader, Aug. 16 vs. Carolina...participated in the Mariners Advance Development League in Peoria

 

 

 

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Tim Federowicz (2002)

Tim Federowicz (UNC-Chapel Hill) was drafted in the 7th round of the 2008 MLB Draft by the Boston Red Sox. Currently playing with the Greenville Drive (Class A) of the South Atlantic League

Scouting Report: Well-built catcher's frame with a strong core. Line drive hitter with decent power potential. Makes good contact, mediocre plate discipline. Behind the plate, Federowicz presently is above average defensively, and has the tools to develop into a very good major league defensive catcher. Extremely strong and accurate arm with a quick release. Calls a good game and handles the pitching staff well. Glovework can use a little bit of improvement. Average speed (pretty good speed for a catcher).

Tim played for the Lowell Spinners, Boston Red Sox Class A Short-Season in the New York-Penn League, where he batted .244 with 6 doubles and 1 homerun.

 

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Cory Harrilchak (2003-2004)

Cory Harrilchak (Elon) was drafted in the 2009 MLB Draft. Cory was drafted in the 14th round by the Atlanta Braves. Currently playing with the Danville Braves (Class A) of the Rookie Appalachian League

Scouting Report: He's a 5-foot-11 speedy center fielder with good power, and is considered a "grinder" as opposed to a tools guy. He was ranked as the 22nd best prospect in North Carolina, and was expected to be drafted in the top-15 rounds. A Southern Conference coaches poll listed Harrilchak as the most underrated pitcher, one of the three best pure hitters, the hitter you least want to face, and the best base-runner...

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Andrew Wilson (2003)

Andrew Wilson (Liberty) was drafted in the 2009 MLB Draft. Andrew was drafted in the 36th round by the Atlanta Braves. Currently playing with the Gulf Coast League Braves (Class A) of the Gulf Coast Rookie League

Wilson completed his final season in the spring with the Liberty Flames. This past season, the right-hander was the most reliable option for the Flames out of the bullpen, registering a 5-3 record with the team’s second-best ERA at 3.52 over 64.0 innings. Wilson finished fourth in the Big South in ERA, ranked fourth in opposing batting average (.249), fifth in strikeouts (70) and tied for fourth in saves (5). Wilson’s five saves were also tops for Liberty, as Wilson averaged 9.84 strikeouts per nine innings over his 24 appearances, 21 of which came out of the bullpen.

 

 

 

 

 

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Retired Bulls

David Penny (1997)

Davie was selected in the 28th round, 2003 by the Boston Red Sox. Played with the Augusta GreenJackets (Class A) of the South Atlantic League in 2004. Davey retired in 2006, due to arm injuries

Davey married his high school sweetheart, Angel Coats Penny, who have known each other since they were 5 playing t-ball together. They now live in McGee's Crossroads, NC with their daughter Reese Huntleigh Penny. Davey is a full-time firefighter with the Raleigh Fire Dept.

"Don't most little boys want to grow up to either be a pro baseball player or a firefighter? Now, I've done both!!? How blessed I am!!"
 

 

 

 

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Brad Nelson (1998)

Brad was selected in the 10th round, 2003 by the Atlanta Braves. He pitched in short relief at Rookie-level Danville in 2003, then split the next season between the Danville and Class A Rome bullpens, before undergoing Tommy John surgery that virtually wiped out 2005 for the 24-year-old right-hander.

In 2004 Brad was tied for sixth among Braves minor league relievers with eight saves. In 2006, he split the season between both Single-A teams, appearing in 24 games and ranking third in the organization with a 0.65 ERA and .156 opp. BA and second with a 0.75 WHIP. Brad allowed no runs from his last seven games at Rome through his first six games at Myrtle Beach, a span of 25.0 IP from 7/2-8/2

Brad spent much of 2007 with the Mississippi Braves (Class AA) in the Southern League where he pitched 76.1 innings, compiling a 3.77 ERA. He also pitched 10.2 innings, 2.53 ERA for the Richmond Braves (Class AAA) in the International League. Brad iplayed for the Peoria Javelinas in the Arizona Fall League. Brad retired in 2009 and is now pursuing his education in denistry at Utah State Univ.

 

 

 

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Summary of past Bull draftees