Since entering the professional ranks, Anderson has played on four minor league teams. The Harvard alumnus has posted a combined ERA of 3.39 in 51 games. Anderson began his 2017 campaign with the Altoona Curve, the Pirates’ Double-A affiliate. In his first start of the season, he scattered five hits and one run over five innings of work.

SHAWN HAVILAND ’08

Shawn Haviland’s time at Harvard came to a close almost a decade ago, as the right-handed pitcher was drafted in the 33rd round of the 2008 MLB draft by the Oakland Athletics. While pitching for the Crimson in 2006, the Farmington, Conn., native was the Ivy League Pitcher of the Year.

Since entering the next stage of his career, Haviland has been on eight minor league rosters in eight seasons. The right-hander has worked his way through the ranks to the Triple-A level, where he has spent the last three seasons performing. Haviland is currently pitching for the Pawtucket Red Sox, the Boston Red Sox’s affiliate.

SEAN POPPEN ’16

After putting on his Harvard jersey for the final time last spring, right-handed pitcher Sean Poppen graduated with a degree in chemistry and physics. During his time with the Crimson, the Chesapeake, Va. native totaled an ERA of 4.39 in 39 appearances and recorded 175 strikeouts. He ranked fourth in the Ivy League with 47 strikeouts after the 2016 season.

Poppen was selected in the 19th round of the 2016 MLB Draft by the Minnesota Twins. He is currently furthering his baseball career at the Single-A level with the Cedar Rapids Kernels of the Midwest League. Poppen maintained an ERA of 2.70, while striking out 57 batters last season.

FRANK HERRMANN ’06

A right-handed pitcher out of Rutherford, N.J., Herrmann was an honorable mention for All-American in 2005. He signed with the Cleveland Indians the following year.

The former Crimson standout spent four season pitching in the minor leagues, before making his major league debut in June of 2010. Herrmann then pitched three seasons with the Indians and spent last summer with the Philadelphia Phillies.

Herrmann will be taking the mound in Japan this year, as he signed with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in November. This season will mark the first for the 32-year-old in the Nippon Professional Baseball League.

MIKE MARTIN ’15

Outfielder Mike Martin ’15 was selected for All-Ivy honors three times while playing in a Crimson uniform. In his senior season, the Buffalo Grove, Ill., native hit .301, stole 19 bases, and scored 30 runs.

Martin was drafted in the 33rd round of the 2015 MLB draft by the Oakland Athletics. The former Harvard standout is now playing Single-A ball for the Beloit Snappers of the Midwest League, where he may have the opportunity to face his former teammate Gruener. Martin has recorded close to 200 at-bats over the past two summers and hit .298 on the 2016 season. The centerfielder led the Snappers with a .372 on-base percentage and drove in 20 runs.

JAKE McGUIGGAN ’14-’15