MILLIGAN COLLEGE, Tenn. (August 26, 2015) – Milligan College Head Baseball Coach Nathan Meade announced 24 new signees that will join his program for the 2016 season.

Nineteen of the newcomers will be freshmen this upcoming season, while five are transfers. Additionally, the class represents players from six states and two countries.

“I am excited about this year’s recruiting class,” said Coach Meade. “We lost a majority of our starters from last year, which obviously creates a lot of opportunities for both returning players and newcomers. I think we have a big task in front of us; this is the biggest class we have had in my 10 years here, and this will be overall the youngest team I have had in 10 years. However, I am excited to go to work with the great bunch of guys we have assembled for this year. I think we really did our due diligence to bring in the right type of athletes to fit what we want to do. Combine that with the players we have returning, and I think we are in for a really exciting season.”

The future Buffaloes are listed below:

Jackson Arnold, a utility player from Lebanon, Tenn. (Lebanon HS)
Isaac Barkley, an infielder from Telford, Tenn. (David Crockett HS)
Connor Brown, a right-handed pitcher from Johnson City, Tenn. (Elizabethton HS)
Eduardo Colon, an infield transfer from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (Essex Community College)
Chase Connelly, a catcher from Morristown, Tenn. (Morristown West HS)
Blake Dutton, an infielder from Knoxville, Tenn. (Carter HS)
Lucas Garces, an outfield transfer from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (Hesston Community College)
Ryan Griffith, a utility player from Pinellas Park, Fla. (Seminole HS)
Jordan Henry, an infielder from Dunlap, Tenn. (Seqeatchie County HS)
Jacob Keefauver, a catcher from Gray, Tenn. (Daniel Boone HS)
Reid Kocker, an infielder from Olney, Ill. (Richland HS)
Chris Manookian, an outfielder from San Diego, Calif. (Bonita Vista HS)
Luke Martin, an infielder from Piney Flats, Tenn. (Sullivan East HS)
Cameron Miller, a utility player from Elizabethan, Tenn. (Elizabethton HS)
Josh Morse, a catcher from Cape Girardeau, Mo. (Cape Central HS)
Nelson Muniz, an infield transfer from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (San Joaquin Delta Community College)
John Oglesby, an infield transer from Hartsville, Tenn. (Eastern Nazarene College)
Christopher Sipple, a utility player for Seaford, Del. (Lake Forest HS)
Andrew Smith, an infielder from Churchill, Tenn. (Volunteer HS)
Luke Spaulding, a transfer right-handed pitcher from Jacksonville, Fla. (Trinity Christian Academy)
Hunter Townsend, an infielder/pitcher from Elizabethton, Tenn. (Happy Valley HS)
Jacob Underwood, an outfielder from Nashville, Tenn. (Martin Luther King Magnet HS)
Will West, an infielder from Johnson City, Tenn. (North Greene HS)
Jonathan Wright, a left-handed pitcher from Elizabethton, Tenn. (Unaka HS)