Four players from Weatherford College were taken on the second day of the Major League Baseball Draft, Tuesday, July 16.
The Los Angeles Dodgers selected current WC pitcher Cody Morse in the 12th round, along with outfielder Kasen Wells. Also, former players Austin Green and Owen Woodward went to the New York Yankees in the 14th round and the New York Mets in Round 15, respectively.
This brings to 49, the number of Weatherford College athletes drafted since the program began in 2003.
In the 2024 season, Morse posted a 3.08 ERA with 53 strikeouts and 28 walks over 49 and two-thirds innings. He went 5-1 with one save and was a second team all-conference honoree for the Coyotes.
Morse is a 6-foot-6-inch left-hander and a graduate of Katy Paetow High School. He transferred to WC from the University of Houston and has signed to play at the University of Oklahoma next year. He will now be faced with the decision to either enter the Dodgers’ system now or move on to Norman.
The New York Yankees selected Weatherford College alumnus Austin Green in the 14th round of the Major League Baseball Draft Tuesday. Green played his junior and senior seasons at Texas Tech University.
In the 2024 season, Green hit .322 for the Red Raiders. He turned in 45 RBI, 13 doubles, eight home runs and 31 walks in 174 at-bats. He was the Big 12 Co-Player of the Week April 22.
Green played two seasons at WC, hitting .320 as a freshman and .327 as a sophomore. Over the two years, he collected 91 RBI, 19 home runs and was 23-of-24 stealing bases. He was a second team all-conference selection for the Coyotes in 2021.
Woodward played his junior and senior seasons at the University of Houston.
In the 2024 season, Woodward struck out 36 batters and only walked four in 23 and one-third innings for the Cougars. In his junior year, he finished with a 4-0 record and four saves over 42 innings.
Woodward, a 6-foot-3-inch right-hander, turned in an ERA of 3.10 in his 2022 season at WC, striking out 30 compared to eight walks.
Woodward is a Breckenridge High School graduate.
Wells was the Offensive Player of the Year in the Northern Texas Junior College Athletic Conference in 2024. He hit .384 in the regular season with 52 RBI, 14 doubles and six triples (10th nationally). He stole 32 bases.
Wells is a graduate of Smithson Valley High School in Spring Branch. He transferred to WC from Texas A&M University and has signed to play at Dallas Baptist University next year. He will now be faced with the decision to either enter the Padres’ system now or move on to DBU.
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