FORT MYERS, Fla. – Right‑handed pitcher
Justin Henschel was selected in the 2025 Major League Baseball Draft. Henschel came off the board in the seventh round, picked by the Cincinnati Reds on Monday afternoon.
"This moment marks the culmination of years of dedication, resilience and unwavering determination," said FGCU baseball coach
Dave Tollett. "Justin's story is one of true perseverance. He joined our program as a walk‑on with a dream — and today that dream became a reality."
FGCU has had a pitcher selected in the MLB draft for a third consecutive year as Henschel joins
Davian Garcia, Jason Woodward and Mason Miller.
Henschel, selected at No. 204 by the Reds, embodies the Green and Blue — he played his entire collegiate career at FGCU. "There is no one more deserving of this opportunity, and his journey serves as a powerful inspiration to aspiring players everywhere," Tollett added.
Ranked #101 in D1Baseball's Pitcher Position Rankings, he was named to the ASUN preseason team after being selected as the top draft prospect in the conference. Last season, Henschel earned All‑ASUN Tournament honors.
This year, he posted a 0.00 ERA in 12 innings, striking out 13 batters, going 1–0 and allowing eight hits. The Plantation, Florida native held opponents to a .186 batting average and threw a season‑high five innings with no runs allowed against Stony Brook on Feb. 21.
He also struck out nine in five shutout innings during FGCU's 9–1 season‑opening win over Fairfield at Swanson Stadium on Feb. 14.
Below is a list of FGCU's all-time draft picks and free agent signees:
FGCU DRAFT HISTORY
| Year |
Player |
Rd. |
Pick |
Team |
Pos. |
| 2004 |
Chris Brown* |
N/A |
|
Minnesota Twins |
OF/1B |
| 2005 |
Billy Phillips* |
N/A |
|
Boston Red Sox |
RHP |
| 2006 |
Justin Stiver |
17 |
519 |
Houston Astros |
RHP |
|
Jason Louwsma |
29 |
864 |
Cincinnati Reds |
3B |
|
Ryan Williams* |
N/A |
|
Cincinnati Reds |
LHP |
| 2007 |
Luis Pardo |
9 |
291 |
Houston Astros |
RHP |
|
Jason Kiley |
25 |
784 |
New York Yankees |
RHP |
|
Justin Miller* |
N/A |
|
Detroit Tigers |
RHP |
| 2008 |
Richard Bleier |
6 |
183 |
Texas Rangers |
LHP |
|
Casey Coleman |
15 |
461 |
Chicago Cubs |
RHP |
|
Jason Peacock |
26 |
778 |
Florida Marlins |
1B |
| 2010 |
Chris Sale |
1 |
13 |
Chicago White Sox |
LHP |
|
Pete Woodworth* |
N/A |
|
Tampa Bay Rays |
RHP |
| 2011 |
Granden Goetzman# |
2 |
75 |
Tampa Bay Rays |
OF |
|
Jacob Barnes |
14 |
431 |
Milwaukee Brewers |
RHP |
|
Jack Wagoner |
33 |
998 |
Cleveland Indians |
RHP |
|
Stephen Wickens |
33 |
1018 |
Minnesota Twins |
SS |
|
Zach Maxfield* |
N/A |
|
Detroit Tigers |
1B |
|
Tim Roberson* |
N/A |
|
Boston Red Sox |
C |
| 2012 |
Jason Forjet |
31 |
958 |
San Francisco Giants |
RHP |
| 2013 |
Harrison Cooney |
6 |
187 |
Los Angeles Angels |
RHP |
|
Brandon Bednar |
7 |
222 |
San Francisco Giants |
2B/SS |
|
Ricky Knapp |
8 |
236 |
New York Mets |
RHP |
|
Sean Dwyer |
11 |
319 |
Colorado Rockies |
OF/1B |
|
Brandon Bixler |
16 |
470 |
Minnesota Twins |
LHP |
|
Mike Reeves |
21 |
625 |
Toronto Blue Jays |
C |
|
Kyle Buchanan |
40 |
1214 |
New York Yankees |
OF |
| 2014 |
Michael Suchy |
5 |
161 |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
OF |
|
Dash Winningham# |
8 |
235 |
New York Mets |
1B/LHP |
|
Zach Tillery |
13 |
380 |
Minnesota Twins |
RHP |
|
Ryan Atwood |
30 |
897 |
San Diego Padres |
LHP |
| 2015 |
Michael Murray |
32 |
968 |
Oakland Athletics |
RHP |
|
Jordan Desguin |
36 |
1081 |
Milwaukee Brewers |
RHP |
|
Nick Rivera^ |
38 |
1129 |
Houston Astros |
1B/DH |
| 2016 |
Jake Noll |
7 |
214 |
Washington Nationals |
2B |
|
Dimas Ojeda# |
17 |
507 |
Seattle Mariners |
OF |
|
Brady Anderson* |
N/A |
|
Minnesota Twins |
RHP |
|
Tyler Selesky* |
N/A |
|
San Diego Padres |
INF/OF |
| 2017 |
Michael Lagrange* |
N/A |
|
Texas Rangers |
LHP |
|
Kutter Crawford |
16 |
491 |
Boston Red Sox |
RHP |
|
Julio Gonzalez |
17 |
510 |
Kansas City Royals |
SS |
|
Garrett Anderson |
35 |
1039 |
Tampa Bay Rays |
RHP |
| 2018 |
Josh Dye |
23 |
692 |
Kansas City Royals |
LHP |
|
Mario Leon |
23 |
699 |
Arizona Diamondbacks |
RHP |
| 2019 |
Evan Lumbert |
24 |
714 |
San Francisco Giants |
RHP |
|
Keegan Collett |
35 |
1043 |
San Diego Padres |
RHP |
| 2023 |
Jason Woodward |
4 |
119 |
Milwaukee Brewers |
RHP |
|
Mason Miller |
14 |
409 |
Kansas City Royals |
LHP |
|
Edrick Felix |
14 |
419 |
Chicago White Sox |
INF |
|
Marty Gair# 13 403 Philadelphia Phillies RHP |
| 2024 |
Davian Garcia |
6 |
170 |
Washington Nationals |
RHP |
|
Ian Farrow |
14 |
414 |
Pittsburg Pirates |
OF |
|
Jacob Lojewski* |
|
|
Toronto Blue Jays |
SS |
|
Troy Guthrie# |
11 |
337 |
Toronto Blue Jays |
RHP |
| 2025 |
Justin Henschel |
7 |
204 |
Cincinnati Reds |
RHP |
# - Committed but did not attend FGCU
* - Signed as an undrafted free agent
^ - Did not sign with team
