Warhawk sophmore righthander Ben Versnik (West Allis/Hale) was picked by the Seattle Mariners in the 2010 Major League Baseball draft.

Versnik led the Warhawk relief pitching staff in 2010. Versnik posted the lowest earned run average on the team with a 3.04 over 20 appearances. He also posted seven saves this season, the highest single season total of any pitcher in UW-W history. Versnik posted a 2-1 record in relief making one start and also adding 35 strikeouts over 26.2 innings pitched. He held opposing hitters to a mere .220 batting average. 

Versnick was selected in the 38th round, 1152 overall. The Mariners selected 30 pitchers out of their 50 picks. They selected 21 right handed pitchers and 9 left handed.

Link to Seattle Mariners Draft Press Release

Link to Seattle Mariners Day 3 Release

Pitchers Adam Dominick and Aaron Dott (Green Lake/Green Lake) along with catcher catcher Billy Johnson were the most recent Warhawks to catch a scout's eye.  Pitchers Kevin Tomasiewicz and Greg Reinhard were drafted after UW-W won the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III championship in 2005, and pitchers Brady Endl and Ryan Callahan inked contracts in 2004.  Reinhard, drafted in the sixth round by the Rays, is currently a reliever with the Chicago Cubs' Triple A farm club in Iowa.  Whitewater's most notable baseball alum is right handed pitcher Bob Wickman, who played for several teams over the course of sixteen major league seasons (1992-2007).  Wickman appeared in 835 games, going 63-61 with a 3.57 earned run average and 267 saves.  Wickman is the all-time saves leader for the Cleveland Indians.

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