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FORMER GOLDEN FALCONS SELECTED IN MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL FIRST-YEAR PLAYER DRAFT
ANDRE RANDOLPH, 2003, 47th Round, New York Yankees
Andre Randolph head
An original Golden Falcon in 2000, Andre Randolph was one of Felician's first four-year baseball players and was among the initial members of the school's 100-hit club. A native of Franklin Lakes, N.J., Randolph went on to play one season each with the Class-A Staten Island Yankees and the independent Newark Bears. He is the son of former major-league player and manager Willie Randolph.
JERRY VASTO, 2014, 24th Round, Colorado Rockies
 Jerry Vasto 2013 head shot
A left-handed pitcher, Vasto improved each season as a Golden Falcon before leaving behind one year of eligibility to sign with the Rockies. He capped his collegiate career by being named the CACC Pitcher of the Year, consensus First Team All-Region, and to the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Honorable Mention All-America Team in 2014. With a 6-3 record, 1.84 ERA and school-record 79 strikeouts, he helped lead the Golden Falcons to their first CACC championship. Vasto departed Felician as its all-time leader in strikeouts per nine innings. Vasto made his Major-League debut with Colorado on June 10, 2018.
SCOTT DE JONG, 2014, 32nd Round, Los Angeles Dodgers
Scott De Jong 2014 head shot
De Jong and Vasto were chosen hours apart on June 7, 2014. A power-hitting first-baseman, De Jong took a "redshirt" season at the University of Connecticut in 2012 before playing two years for the Golden Falcons and becoming draft-eligible. In Felician's CACC championship season of 2014, he set school wood-bat era records of seven home runs, 51 RBI and a .378 batting average. De Jong was named first-team All-CACC, first-team All-Region, and the New Jersey Collegiate Baseball Association Division II/III Player of the Year.
MATT BLANDINO, 2016, 19th Round, Cincinnati Reds
Matt Blandino 2016  
Blandino was drafted by the Reds in the 33rd round out of high school in 2013, but elected to attend Division-I Central Connecticut State University. After two years at CCSU, the right-handed pitcher transferred to Felician for his first draft-eligible season and posted one of the best years in Golden Falcon history. He helped Felician to its second CACC title by going 9-4 with a 2.32 ERA while setting single-season school records for starts (14), innings (100 2/3) and strikeouts (97). He allowed just 79 hits and 16 walks. Blandino was named the CACC Pitcher of the Year and first-team All-Region.
BRENNAN PRICE, 2016, 29th Round, Milwaukee Brewers
Brennan Price 2016
Price, a lefty-swinging designated hitter and first-baseman, was drafted on his potential as a right-handed pitcher, but did not come to terms with the Brewers. The 6-foot-9, 265-pounder returned to Felician for his senior campaign and enjoyed his best season on the mound, going 3-0 with a 2.47 ERA and a .184 opponent batting average in 13 games (nine starts) in 2017. He gave up just 28 hits in 43 2/3 innings, striking out 32 batters. At the plate, Price became Felician's career leader in RBI (156). He is the first three-time all-region player in Golden Falcon baseball history, and the third four-time All-CACC selection. His 196 hits were seventh on Felician's career list at the time of his graduation. In July 2017, Price signed a free-agent contract with the Toronto Blue Jays.
L.T. STRUBLE, 2019, 29th Round, New York Mets
 L.T. Struble 2019
Struble is one of the fastest players to ever wear a Felician uniform. He played mostly shortstop during his two seasons as a Golden Falcon, but on draft day, the Mets announced him as a center fielder. Struble came to Felician after two NJCAA All-America seasons at Camden County College and an inactive (injury) 2017 campaign at Division-I Coastal Carolina University. In 108 Felician games, Struble recorded 145 hits, 75 walks, 126 runs scored and 70 stolen bases, and was named All-Region after both 2018 and 2019.

FELICIAN BASEBALL PLAYERS TO SIGN PRO CONTRACTS
Player Year Franchise Level League
Andre Randolph 2003 Staten Island A New York-Penn
2004 Newark Ind. Atlantic
Dennis Hulse 2005 New Haven County Ind. Can-Am
Frank Quintana 2008 Texarkana Ind. Continental
Kenny Vanderhee 2008 Texarkana Ind. Continental
Nick Riker 2008 NYSL Capitols Ind. New York State
2008 Texarkana Ind. Continental
Scott VanEs 2008 NYSL Capitols Ind. New York State
2008 Texarkana Ind. Continental
2009 Somerset Ind. Atlantic
2009 Midwest Ind. Frontier
Marcos Torres  2010 GCL Rays R Gulf Coast
Phil Messerian 2012 White Sands Ind. Pecos
D.J. Stinsman 2012 Roswell Ind. Pecos
2013 Frontier Grays Ind. Frontier
2013 White Sands Ind. Pecos
2014 Las Vegas (N.M.) (manager) Ind. Pecos
Brian Dudzinski 2012 Las Cruces Ind. Pecos
Jimmy Simpson 2013 Fort Worth/San Angelo Ind. United
2014 Las Vegas (N.M.) Ind. Pecos
Joel Sanchez 2013 Las Vegas (N.M.) Ind. Pecos
Vic Monteagudo 2014 Colorado Rockies spring training
2014 Laredo Ind. American Association
Jerry Vasto 2014 Tri-City A Northwest
2015 Ashville A South Atlantic
2016 Modesto A California
2016 Hartford AA Eastern
2017-18 Albuquerque AAA Pacific Coast
2018 Colorado MLB National
2018 Omaha AAA Pacific Coast
2018 Kansas City MLB American
Scott De Jong 2014 AZL Dodgers R Arizona
2015 Great Lakes A Midwest
2015 Ogden R Pioneer
Aaron Brill 2014 Quebec Ind. Can-Am
2015 Pittsburg/Vallejo Ind. Pacific Association
2015-16 Joplin Ind. American Association
2017-18 San Rafael Ind. Pacific Association
2017 Florence Ind. Frontier
2019 Texas Ind. American Association
Jack Fowler 2015 Ottawa/NJ Grays Ind. Can-Am
2016 Watertown Ind. Empire
2017-18 Gary Ind. American Association
2017 Florence Ind. Frontier
Matt Blandino 2016 AZL Reds R Arizona
2017 Dayton A Midwest
2017 Billings R Pioneer
2018 Sussex County Ind. Can-Am
Ronnie Grant 2017-18 High Desert Ind. Pecos
Matt Kleinstein 2017 High Desert Ind. Pecos
Drue Brooks 2017 Broncos Ind. Thoroughbred
Brennan Price 2017-18 GCL Blue Jays R Gulf Coast
2018 Bluefield R Appalachian
2019 Westside Ind. United Shore
2020 Baseball Brilliance Ind. Washington (Pa.) Summer Pod
2022 Florence Ind. Frontier
L.T. Struble 2019 GCL Mets R Gulf Coast
2021 St. Lucie Low-A Low-A Southeast
2021 Brooklyn High-A High-A East
2021 Syracuse AAA Triple-A East
2021 Sussex County Ind. Frontier
Anthony Barone 2020-22 Milwaukee (manager) Ind. American Association
Mike Martinez 2021 Sussex County Ind. Frontier
Dwayne Marshall 2021-22 Sussex County Ind. Frontier
Michael Gutierrez 2022 High Point Ind. Atlantic
2022 New Jersey Ind. Frontier
Darwin Matos 2022 Sussex County Ind. Frontier
Syam Lafi 2022 Garden City (Kan.) Ind. Pecos
Joe Curcio 2022 Bakersfield  Ind. Pecos
Chris Fernandez    2023     Trois-Rivieres Aigles Ind. Frontier
Michael Gutierrez 2024 New Jersey Jackals Ind. Frontier
Edwin Tavarez 2024 New Jersey Jackals Ind. Frontier
Wilfrido Valenzuela 2024     New Jersey Jackals Ind. Frontier