It was a tough end to the 2025 season for several SEC powerhouses, including Georgia and Texas. However, the end provided several of their big names to get ready for 2026 in the Cape Cod League. Chatham’s 2025 roster includes Ethan Mendoza, Will Gasparino, and two very interesting pitchers from Athens.

Catchers

• Daniel Jackson: C, Georgia
• Duncan Mathews: C, South Alabama
• Noah Miller: C, Michigan

The Georgia Bulldogs effect is in full force for Chatham, as three notable players from their roster are on the team.

One is Daniel Jackson, one of nine Bulldogs to hit double digits in home runs this season for Georgia. Jackson batted .240 with 14 home runs and 17 extra-base hits (yes, 82% of his extra-base hits were home runs) as a sophomore.

Michigan catcher Noah Miller posted a .402 OBP for the Wolverines in his sophomore season. Miller only played two games as a freshman in 2024.

Infielders

• Jackson Freeman: 1B, Northwestern
• Cole Johnson: 1B, Austin Peay
• Isaiah Lane: INF, San Diego
• Ethan Mendoza: INF, Texas
• Travis Sanders: INF, Baylor

Mendoza is a shorter infielder at 5’10” but one who excelled during his sophomore season with the Longhorns, after he transferred out of ASU. The Texas native hit .333 with five home runs and posted a .437 OBP, playing a key role atop the Longhorns’ lineup.

Jackson Freeman hit .255 with six home runs as a sophomore with Northwestern this past year.

Another notable name to watch is Travis Sanders, a 14th round pick by Boston (he didn’t sign) two years ago. After one year at Texas Tech, Sanders hit .335 with eight home runs for Baylor as a sophomore. He’s draft-eligible this July.

Outfielders

• Henry Ford: OF, Virginia
• Will Gasparino: OF, Texas
• Jake Hanley: OF, Indiana

Chatham’s outfield is loaded with intrigue, starting with Henry Ford.

Ford is a draft-eligible sophomore who’s the one to watch heading into July. The 20-year-old hit .348/.414/.587 (1.001 OPS) with 28 home runs and 52 extra-base hits across two seasons with UVA.

The 20-year-old is a big man at 6’5” and 220 pounds. He spent most of his time at first base at college but did see some time in the outfield.

The other significant outfielder of interest is Will Gasparino, the son of Dodgers executive and former Minor Leaguer Billy Gasparino. Will is a former top high school prospect who’s had some rough edges in his game since heading to university.

Gasparino hit 12 home runs as a freshmen in 2024. However, he didn’t take a big step forward in 2025. The former Harvard-Westlake star hit .242/.339/.512 (.851 OPS) with 13 home runs and 63 strikeouts over 58 games, a good indication of where he struggles.

Pitchers

• Preston Barr: RHP, Michigan
• Mason Bixby: RHP, TCU
• Ryan Borberg: RHP, Dallas Baptist
• Ethan Calder, LHP, Baylor
• Tate Carey: RHP, Michigan
• Charlie Foster: LHP, Mississippi State
• Isaac Godard: RHP, McLennan CC
• Luke Jackson, RHP, Texas A&M
• Connor Marshburn: RHP, UNCW
• Mason Peters: LHP, Dallas Baptist
• JT Quinn: RHP, Georgia
• Kaden Smith: RHP, TCU
• Duke Stone: RHP, Mississippi State
• Josh Swink: LHP, Liberty
• Nate Taylor: RHP, Georgia

Relief pitcher JT Quinn is one of Chatham’s draft-eligible pitchers. Quinn pitched primarily as a reliever across his three seasons, two of which were spent at Ole Miss. The right-hander showed off two fastballs, a four-seamer and sinker, can pump it up to 97, and also has a curve and slider.

Quinn began to get stretched out over the final few weeks and with his pitch arsenal, could be a starter in pro ball.

Aside from Quinn, there’s incoming sophomore Nate Taylor. Taylor struck out 17 over 8.1 IP as a freshman with Georgia. He’s a 6’2” right-hander who sat in the 92-93 MPH range with his four-seamer but it was a pitch with carry up in the zone. He played that fastball off a mid-80s changeup and high-70s curveball.

Other notable names include Mason Bixby, part of a deep TCU pitching staff, and Liberty arm Josh Swink. Bixby worked out of the bullpen in 2025 and while he walked 20, he struck out 24 over 18.1 IP.

Swink, a funky lefty who sat in the high-80s during the C-USA tournament last month, struck out 32 over 39.2 IP as a sophomore for the Flames.

Then, there’s Tate Carey, one of the better freshmen in all of college baseball from the 2025 campaign.

The 19-year-old Carey went 9-0 with Michigan, striking out 51 over 57 innings with the Wolverines.

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