The Citadel’s Ryan McCarthy has joined the MLB Draft League, ending his career as a two-sport star with the Bulldogs.
A starting receiver in football and an outfielder in baseball, the 6-3, 225-pound McCarthy will play for the Trenton Thunder in the MLB Draft League this summer.
McCarthy hit .305 with 10 doubles, four triples, eight home runs and 38 RBI for the Bulldogs last season and went 20 for 21 in Stolen base attempts.
In football, he caught 31 passes for 563 yards and three touchdowns in 32 career games.
The MLB Draft League is entering its second season as the flagship summer league for draft-eligible prospects leading up to the MLB Draft, scheduled for July 17-19.
Bulldogs pitcher Devin Beckley has also signed a pro contract with the Lake Country Dockhounds of the independent American Association of Professional Baseball. Lake Country is located in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin.
Beckley, a 6-4, 240-pound right-hander, was 4-4 this season with a 3.18 ERA and two saves. He made 11 starts in 19 appearances and hit 81 batters in 82 innings. He did not concede a run in his first four starts of the season, and in his last career start he conceded just three runs over 7⅔ innings against UNC Greensboro in the Southern Conference Tournament.
He joins former Citadel pitcher James Reeves in the American Association. Reeves, a 10th-round pick by the New York Yankees in 2015, signed with the association’s Chicago Dogs earlier this year. He is 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA in 10⅔ innings in seven appearances this season.
Another ex-pro baseball bulldog, pitcher Asher Wojciechowski, has been released by the Seattle Mariners from their minor league partner’s roster in Tacoma. He is 9-15 with a 5.93 ERA in 58 MLB appearances in his career.
Friedgen for the Hall of Fame
Former Citadel Assistant Football Coach Ralph Friedgen has been nominated for the College Football Hall of Fame.
Friedgen worked at The Citadel from 1973 to 1979, first as a defensive line coach and then as an offensive coordinator. He worked for former Citadel head coach Bobby Ross at Maryland, Georgia Tech and the NFL’s San Diego Chargers. He helped Maryland win three straight ACC titles; Georgia Tech to a national championship; and the Chargers to a Super Bowl appearance.
As the head coach at Maryland, Friedgen was 75-50 in 10 seasons from 2001-2010, including an ACC title in 2001, three seasons of 10 or more wins, and seven bowl game appearances.
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