West Orange High former baseball player Sam Brodersen selected in MLB Draft

After successful stints at Wingate University and Louisiana Tech, the pitcher was selected in the 15th round by the St. Louis Cardinals.

By Sam Albuquerque
| 9:00 a.m. July 28, 2024

Sports

West Orange High alum and former baseball player Sam Brodersen was selected in the 15th round of the 2024 MLB Draft by the St. Louis Cardinals.

A right-handed pitcher, Brodersen started his college career at Wingate University — throwing the final out for the Bulldogs’ Division II National Championship as a true freshman in 2021. After three successful seasons at Wingate, which saw him throw 212 strikeouts over 172 innings, he transferred to Louisiana Tech for his senior season.

At LA Tech this past season, Brodersen earned All-Conference USA First Team honors after finishing with an 8-1 record, only giving up 19 earned runs in 56 innings (3.05 ERA, team-best) and striking out 96 batters.

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Sam Albuquerque

A native of João Pessoa, Brazil, Sam Albuquerque moved in 1997 to Central Florida as a kid. After earning a communications degree in 2016 from the University of Central Florida, he started his career covering sports as a producer for a local radio station, ESPN 580 Orlando. He went on to earn a master’s degree in editorial journalism from Northwestern University, before moving to South Carolina to cover local sports for the USA Today Network’s Spartanburg Herald-Journal. When he’s not working, you can find him spending time with his lovely wife, Sarah, newborn son, Noah, and dog named Skulí.