Charlotte, NC – Fifty-eight NJCAA Baseball alumni will take the field in Omaha for a chance to win a national title at the 2022 NCAA Men's College World Series.
Former Odessa (TX) standout Ivan Melendez will suit up for the University of Texas after being named the 2022 Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Year. Melendez earned the honor after leading the country with 29 homers, a .903 slugging percentage and 196 total bases. He became Texas Baseball's home run king with his 29th blast of the season, surpassing Kyle Russell's 28 homers in 2007 for the program record.
With Odessa, Melendez was named to the 2018-19 NJCAA Academic All-American Third Team, NJCAA Division I Baseball All-American Third Team, First Team Region 5 All-Region Team, and First Team WJCAC All-Conference.
Below is the full list of NJCAA Baseball representation in the College World Series. The MCWS kicks off Friday, June 17, at 2:00 PM ET on ESPN.
| 2022 NJCAA Baseball Alumni in Men's College World Series | |||||
| Name | NJCAA School | NCAA Team | |||
| Dave Van Horn (Head Coach) | McLennan (TX) | Arkansas | |||
| Nate Thompson (Assistant Coach) | Hutchinson (KS) | Arkansas | |||
| Jalen Battles | McLennan (TX) | Arkansas | |||
| Dylan Carter | Crowder (MO) | Arkansas | |||
| Brady Slavens | Johnson County (KS) | Arkansas | |||
| Braydon Webb | Grayson (TX) | Arkansas | |||
| Butch Thompson (Head Coach) | Jefferson State (AL) | Auburn | |||
| Jordan Armstrong | Chattahoochee Valley (AL) | Auburn | |||
| Luke Burk | Neosho County (KS) | Auburn | |||
| Mason Land | Chattahoochee Valley (AL) | Auburn | |||
| Blake Rambusch | Grayson (TX) | Auburn | |||
| Konner Copeland | Pensacola State (FL) | Auburn | |||
| Garrett Farquhar | Shelton State (AL) | Auburn | |||
| Bobby Peirce | South Mountain (AZ) | Auburn | |||
| Bryson Ware | Pearl River (MS) | Auburn | |||
| Greg Drye (Director of Operations) | Mississippi Gulf Coast | Auburn | |||
| Nick Juaire | Iowa Western | Notre Dame | |||
| Skip Johnson (Head Coach) | Navarro (TX) | Oklahoma | |||
| Clay Overcash (Assistant Coach) | Middle Georgia (now NAIA) | Oklahoma | |||
| Clay Van Hook (Assistant Coach) | Navarro (TX) | Oklahoma | |||
| Reggie Willits (Volunteer Assistant) | Seminole State (OK) | Oklahoma | |||
| Trent Brown | Angelina (TX) | Oklahoma | |||
| Carter Campbell | Western Oklahoma State | Oklahoma | |||
| Braden Carmichael | Grayson (TX) | Oklahoma | |||
| Jimmy Crooks | McLennan (TX) | Oklahoma | |||
| Kade Fletcher | Paris (TX) | Oklahoma | |||
| Mason Lowe | Hutchinson (KS) | Oklahoma | |||
| Griffin Miller | Dyersburg State (TN) | Oklahoma | |||
| Javier Ramos | Seminole State (OK) | Oklahoma | |||
| Blake Robertson | Cowley (KS) | Oklahoma | |||
| David Sandlin | Eastern Oklahoma State | Oklahoma | |||
| Brett Squires | McLennan (TX) | Oklahoma | |||
| Tanner Tredaway | Seminole State (OK) | Oklahoma | |||
| Creed Watkins | Seminole State (OK) | Oklahoma | |||
| Mike Clement (Assistant Coach) | Kirkwood (IA) | Ole Miss | |||
| Reagan Burford | Northwest Florida State | Ole Miss | |||
| Dylan DeLucia | Northwest Florida State | Ole Miss | |||
| Brandon Johnson | Columbia State (TN) | Ole Miss | |||
| Hayden Leatherwood | Northwest Mississippi | Ole Miss | |||
| Noah Magee | Hinds (MS) | Ole Miss | |||
| Matt Parenteau | Parkland (IL) | Ole Miss | |||
| Banks Tolley | Meridian (MS) | Ole Miss | |||
| Ben Van Cleve | Northwest Mississippi | Ole Miss | |||
| Garrett Wood | Johnson County (KS) | Ole Miss | |||
| Daniel Blair | Spartanburg Methodist (SC) | Texas | |||
| Cameron Dayton | Midland (TX) | Texas | |||
| Jace Hutchins | Blinn (TX) | Texas | |||
| Ivan Melendez | Odessa (TX) | Texas | |||
| Rody Barker | New Mexico JC | Texas A&M | |||
| Austin Bost | Panola (TX) | Texas A&M | |||
| Trey Dillard | San Jacinto-North (TX) | Texas A&M | |||
| Robert Hogan | North Iowa Area | Texas A&M | |||
| Kole Kaler | South Mountain (AZ) | Texas A&M | |||
| Brett Minnich | Blinn (TX) | Texas A&M | |||
| Taylor Smith | Grayson (TX) | Texas A&M | |||
| Jordan Thompson | Grayson (TX) | Texas A&M | |||
| Walker Zander | Blinn (TX) / Weatherford (TX) | Texas A&M | |||
| Chuck Box (Player & Program Development) | Itawamba (MS) | Texas A&M | |||