TEAM

★ ★ ★ ★ Y'alls to the Wall ★ ★ ★ ★

Pitchers

Aidan McEvoy
Aidan McEvoy
B/T
R/L
HT
6'4"
WT
205
10
Entering his first season with Florence … Began his college career at Longwood before finishing at Georgia State… Entering his third year in an MLB Partner League, with stops in the Pioneer League then Joliet last summer… originally from Downington, Pennsylvania
Casey Bargo
Casey Bargo
B/T
R/R
HT
6'8"
WT
230
16
Entering his first season with Florence … Acquired in a mid-season trade from Brockton, making eight appearances in the first month of the season with the Rox… Finished his college career with a couple of seasons at Ball State after transferring from Charlotte… originally from Corbin, Kentucky
Chase Hopewell
Chase Hopewell
B/T
R/R
HT
6'4"
WT
200
7
Entering his first season with Florence … Pitched in 8 games out of relief last season with Joliet, finishing with a 4.93 ERA.. Spent one season in single-A with the Phillies organization.. Led Cincinnati in innings pitched his final season with the Bearcats … Played his high school ball at Badin H.S.
Eddie Kaftan
Eddie Kaftan
B/T
R/R
HT
6'0"
WT
195
88
Entering his first season with Florence … Made one appearance for Joliet last season, a 4.1-inning start… Posted a 15-4 combined record his last two seasons at Mitchell in the New England Collegiate Conference… originally from Old Lyme, Connecticut
Evan Webster
Evan Webster
B/T
R/L
HT
6'3"
WT
230
17
Entering his third season with Florence … Spent five seasons at Louisville making 15 starts his senior season in the ACC… Was part of the All-ACC Second team his junior year… attended Ryle H.S. in Union, KY
Isaac Millburn
Isaac Millburn
B/T
L/L
HT
6'0"
WT
190
8
Entering his first season with Florence… Made six starts last season for Windy City going 4-2 with a 1.53 ERA… Played one season at Purdue after transferring from Eastern Kentucky… originally from Lexington, Kentucky
Jonaiker Villalobos
Jonaiker Villalobos
B/T
L/L
HT
6'1"
WT
215
20
Entering his fifth season with Florence … Also spent a season with Lake Erie… Has played seasons in both the Colombian and Venezuelan Winter Leagues the last few years …Boasted a 2.05 ERA in eight starts last season... Originally from Maracaibo, Venezuela
Max Whitesell
Max Whitesell
B/T
R/R
HT
6' 3"
WT
240
44
Entering his second season with Florence … Spent three seasons at Ohio Dominican before transferring to Wright State for his senior season… Held a 2.19 ERA through 17 relief appearances last year … originally from Dayton, Ohio
Nathan Darden
Nathan Darden
B/T
R/R
HT
6'0"
WT
210
99
Entering his first season with Florence … Had stops at Oklahoma Wesleyan and Texas A&M Corpus Christi before playing his final collegiate seasons at Lamar… Made 25 appearances out of relief his senior season with a 4.56 ERA… originally from Rowlett, TX
Nathan Lawson
Nathan Lawson
B/T
R/R
HT
6'1"
WT
210
65
Entering his first season with Florence … Played his final two collegiate seasons at Western Kentucky after two at Eastern Kentucky… Pitched in 20 games, 18 out of relief his senior seasons with a 4.63 ERA…originally from Russell Springs, KY
Travis Phelps
Travis Phelps
B/T
R/R
HT
6'4"
WT
215
24
Entering his second season with Florence …Spent one year at Houston before transferring to Lamar for his final two seasons… Pitched in six games with a 3.60 ERA in his lone season with Houston… Originally from Houston, TX
Zac Westcott
Zac Westcott
B/T
R/R
HT
6'1
WT
175
1
Entering his second season with Florence … Has spent 12 seasons playing for MLB Partner Leagues, including stops in three of the four leagues — all but the Pioneer League… current Frontier League leader in strikeouts and innings pitched… Played his college ball at Nova Southeastern in Florida …originally from Weston, FL

Fielders

Brendan Bobo
Brendan Bobo
B/T
L/R
HT
6' 2"
WT
215
3
Entering his second season with Florence … Spent three seasons at Cal State Fullerton before transferring to Loyola Marymount for his senior season … originally from Santa Cruz, California
Brett Blomquist
Brett Blomquist
B/T
R/R
HT
6'1"
WT
170
12
Entering his first season with Florence … Spent two seasons at Western Kentucky before transferring to North Greenville… Hit nearly .400 with an 1.106 OPS in his final season in the Conference Carolinas… originally from Atlanta, Georgia
Dillon Baker
Dillon Baker
B/T
R/R
HT
6' 0"
WT
190
6
Entering his second season with Florence … Played his college ball at Miami (OH)… Appeared in 30 games last season… originally from Tampa, Florida
Garrett Broussard
Garrett Broussard
B/T
R/R
HT
6'2"
WT
205
5
Entering his first season with Florence … Spent five seasons at Utah Valley and is currently the program’s all-time games played leader… Played for Windy City the last two summers appearing in 74 games last year… originally from San Juan Capistrano, California
Hank Zeisler
Hank Zeisler
B/T
L/R
HT
5' 10"
WT
195
13
Entering his fourth season with Florence … Began college play at the division three level with Chapman University before two final stops at UNLV and Missouri … Hit .300 last two seasons… originally from Kentfield, California
Jackson Tucker
Jackson Tucker
B/T
R/R
HT
6'0"
WT
190
55
Entering his first season with Florence … Played at St. John’s all four years and led the team in stolen bases each season… Played for the Trenton Thunder in the MLB Draft League last summer swiping 34 bags… originally from Staten Island, New York
Kyle Harbison
Kyle Harbison
B/T
R/R
HT
5'11"
WT
200
11
Entering his first season with Florence … Spent two seasons at Indiana State, one at the State College of Florida and two at Western Carolina… Was awarded second team All-Sun Coast Conference… 159 combined at bats the last two seasons with Windy City… Attended and played at Scott County H.S.
Marcus Brodil
Marcus Brodil
B/T
L/L
HT
6'0"
WT
203
4
Entering his first season with Florence … Played all four years of college ball at South Florida, hitting .330 his senior season… Spent last summer with the Williamsport Crosscutters of the MLB Draft League … originally from Clearwater, Florida
Milo Rushford
Milo Rushford
B/T
L/L
HT
6'0"
WT
185
2
Entering his first season with Florence … Drafted out of high school in the 18th round to Kansas City in 2022…Made it up to low-A in the Royals organization… Hit .333 in rookie ball in 2023
Tyler Shaneyfelt
Tyler Shaneyfelt
B/T
L/R
HT
5' 7"
WT
150
0
Entering his second season with Florence … Spent three seasons at Wilmington at the division three level before transferring to Northern Kentucky for his final two seasons…Was named to the All-Horizon League Second team his senior year… Hit .301 last season … originally from Dayton, Ohio
Zach Beadle
Zach Beadle
B/T
R/R
HT
5'11"
WT
205
71
Entering his first season with Florence … Played five years for Madonna at the NAIA level… Hit .212 in 92 at bats last season for Windy City… originally from Canton, Michigan
Zade Richardson
Zade Richardson
B/T
R/R
HT
6' 1"
WT
200
9
Entering his third season with Florence … Drafted in the 22nd round of the 2019 MLB Draft to the St. Louis Cardinals after playing at Wabash Valley Community College…Spent a couple seasons in High-A with Peoria and Rome … Originally from New Richmond, Ohio

Coaches and Staff

Angelo Pahila
Angelo Pahila
B/T
HT
WT
25
Bullpen Catcher
Zac Westcott
Zac Westcott
B/T
R/R
HT
6'1
WT
175
1
Pitching Coordinator
Harrison DiNicola
Harrison DiNicola
B/T
R/L
HT
5' 11"
WT
205
Assistant Coach
Joe Schadler
Joe Schadler
B/T
R/R
HT
5' 9"
WT
170
66
Bat Boy
Toby Hall
Toby Hall
B/T
HT
WT
Hall will be entering his first season with the Y’alls as manager after taking over as interim manager for the Windy City ThunderBolts in the middle of the 2025 season. Hall spent two seasons as the bench coach for the Grand Junction Rockies of the Pioneer League and helped guide the Rockies to the Pioneer League Championship. In 2024, he joined the Windy City ThunderBolts in the same role before he stepped in for the late Bobby Jenks who took a leave of absence for health reasons during the 2025 season. Hall finished a successful nine-year MLB career in 2008, playing for three different teams, most notably the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. He made his MLB debut with the Devil Rays in 2000 and left after seven seasons as the franchise’s all-time games-caught leader. He then made two more stops including the best offensive season of his career with the Los Angeles Dodgers, hitting .368 with limited sample size, then retiring in 2008 after two seasons with the Chicago White Sox.