William Paterson University Athletics

In all, 36 former William Paterson standouts have signed professional contracts with Major League Baseball and independent teams.

Name (Years Played)	Organization	Signed
Bob Wilson	New York Yankees	1972
Ron Van Saders	Cincinnati Reds	1972
Joe Brock (1979-80)	California Angels	1980
John Ross (1979-80)	San Francisco Giants	1980
Dan Pasqua (1980-82)	New York Yankees	1982
Chuck Stewart (1980-82)	Chicago Cubs	1982
Mark Cardaci (1979-82)	Minnesota Twins	1982
Mark Cieslak (1980-83)	Cincinnati Reds	1983
Bob Benkert (1984-85)	Pittsburgh Pirates	1985
Joe Lynch (1982-85)	San Diego Padres	1985
Rick Brown (1985-86)	New York Mets	1986
Bruce Dostal (1984-87)	Los Angeles Dodgers	1987
Garett Teel (1987-89)	Los Angeles Dodgers	1989
Eric Ciocca (1989-91)	San Diego Padres	1991
Keith Eaddy (1990-92)	Baltimore Orioles	1992
Troy McAllister (1990-92)	Kansas City Royals	1992
John DiGirolamo (1989-92)	Independent	1992
Brian Detwiler (1990-93)	Montreal Expos	1993
Dan Bartolomeo (1990-93)	Independent	1993
Mike Lauterhahn (1993-94)	Chicago Cubs	1994
Matt Vanderbush (1995)	Minnesota Twins	1995
Ed Mitchell (1992-95)	Independent	1995
Manny Perez (1992-95)	Independent	1995
Matt Ramagli (1994-95)	Independent	1995
Butch Bellenger (1994-95)	Independent	1995
Brian Lindner (1995-96)	Seattle Mariners	1996
Dan Lauterhahn (1995-97)	Detroit Tigers	1997
Bob Slomkowski (1994-98)	Boston Red Sox	1998
Shaun Stokes (1998-2000)	St. Louis Cardinals	2000
Jack Lipari (1998-2001)	Independent	2002
Steve Crampton (2001)	Independent	2003
Bryan Graham (2000-03)	Kansas City Royals	2003
Bryan Weingart (2001-03)	Independent	2004
Brett Carroll (2010)	Minnesota Twins	2010
Marc Palestina (2009-11)	Independent (Newark Bears)	2013
Adam Derner (2011-12)	Independent (Normal CornBelters)	2013

Last Updated: August 2022