The New Balance Baseball Future Stars Series is pleased to announce the initial group set to participate in the inaugural JUCO Pre-Draft Combine, set for June 17-18 at Mass General Brigham Center for Sports Performance and Research and Delta Dental Diamond at Centennial Field in Burlington, Vermont, the home of the Futures Collegiate Baseball League’s Vermont Lake Monsters.
The event is part of a partnership with the NJCAA, in which Future Stars Series will serve as the Official Baseball and Softball Player Personnel, Development and Predictive Analytics Partner of the NJCAA, supporting all three NJCAA divisions (Division I, II, and III) across both baseball and softball. The partnership will introduce a unified platform focused on player evaluation, infrastructure, and data-driven development tools, while expanding student-athlete access to and from NJCAA institutions, connecting them to the broader collegiate and professional baseball ecosystem.
Top JUCO players from across the country will gather and show off their skills with a chance to elevate their Draft profiles and command interest from college programs, and while rosters are subject to change and registration is still available to invited players, the initial roster of attending players is a strong mix of some of the top NJCAA talent in the country that also includes players with FSS experience.
Brayden Smith, Taylor “TJ” Sunderhaus, Roman Trinidad, TJ Stottlemyre and Robbie Demetree should all be familiar names to those who’ve followed the FSS for a while, with each having signature event experience.
Smith, an athletic outfielder at Skyline College, advanced to the Main Event in its first year at Globe Life Field in 2024 after several years in the FSS pipeline, including a memorable appearance at the 2022 Fresh 50. He hit .424 and stole 17 bases with Skyline in 42 games this season.
Trinidad, a New Mexico Junior College outfielder, starred at the 2023 Main Event and 2024 Future Stars Series Showdown. He hit .404 with 13 homers and 54 RBI in 54 games this year, drawing 31 walks compared to just 49 strikeouts.
Stottlemyre, a 2023 Main Event and 2024 FSS Showdown standout who is at San Jacinto College, put together a strong sophomore year, posting a .902 OPS in 51 contests.
Demetree, another 2023 Main Event and 2024 FSS Showdown star, is at Florida Southwestern after transferring from UCF, and hit .323 with 12 homers and 46 RBI in 48 games.
Sunderhaus, now at Georgia Highlands, was also a 2024 Main Event alum and hit .280 in 22 games during his college season. He graded out well at Globe Life, luaded for a strong, athletic build and fast twitch actions.
The two-day event will feature testing for those who opted into CSPAR on the 17th — located at Patriot Place in Foxborough, Massachusetts, CSPAR utilizes advanced biomechanics, motion analysis, force plate technology, metabolic testing, cognitive performance evaluation, and recovery science to help athletes optimize performance and reduce injury risk; the facility serves athletes of all levels from high school and collegiate competitors to professional and Olympic athletes — and a full day of baseball activities on the 18th in Vermont in front of FSS scouting staff and invited MLB clubs. Additionally, a full social media rollout is anticipated from the Vermont on-field action.
As of June 14, the roster by position is as follows, although several players have already been added since this was last updated:
CATCHER
Sean Kempf
Ben Longoria
Derek Poole
Sam Weinstein
FIRST BASE
Tyler Black
Jack Hogan
Eliott Marin
Xavier Myles
Caleb Rhodes
Tanay Vyas
SECOND BASE
Javier Diaz
Josh French
Jesus Mejias
SHORTSTOP
Nicholas April-Gath
Robbie Demetree
Clayton Dorsey
Ben Geary
Hunter Johnson
Blake Lewis
Dawson Smail
TJ Stottlemyre
Angel Vazquez
THIRD BASE
Geno Bianco
Hayden Mosley
Collin Senkpeil
OUTFIELDERS
Alexander Galan
Elijah Grant
Hunter Morgan
Mykell Murrah
Brayden Smith
Taylor Sunderhaus
Roman Trinidad
Bryce Nevils
William Polanco
Devin Wassmann
RIGHT-HANDED PITCHING
Traelyn James
Jack Kelleher
Bradley Link
Dylan McIntyre
Izaiah Moraga
Joshua Mosley
Jake Valenzuela
LEFT-HANDED PITCHING
Colton Sampson
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Since 2003, he has six World Series and has worked high-profile events ranging from the MLB All-Star Game to the World Baseball Classic. In addition to his role working for the Future Stars Series that he's held since 2017, Ashmore currently serves as the beat writer of the Double-A New York Yankees affiliate, the Somerset Patriots, as well as national hockey writer and New York Jets game day beat reporter for The Trentonian.
A regular contributor to Baseball America, Ashmore has worked eight Super Bowls, 13 Stanley Cup Finals, the 4 Nations Face-Off, the NBA Playoffs, the NCAA D1 Men's Basketball Tournament, College Football Playoff National Championship Game, Frozen Four, Daytona 500, major UFC events and much more as he approaches 3,300 games covered in his career.
An avid trading card enthusiast and motorsports fan, he lives with his wife, Sarah, their son, future No. 1 overall draft pick in 2042, William, their beloved dog, Bailey, and occasionally well-behaved cat, Smokey.
