I had a chance to speak with CBA grad Greg Holle this afternoon for a feature in our Sunday paper.

Holle was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in June's draft and just signed with the club on Friday.

Holle will forgo his senior season at TCU and head off to Phoenix on Monday for a physical and to pitch a few times with their Arizona League rookie club.

"It's a little bittersweet because I had so much fun at TCU and the stuff that we accomplished," he said. "It couldn't have been a better experience. It's just time to move on, time to start a pro career. I'm going to give it my all and see where it takes me."

He told me that he is excited to get going with his career, but at the same time a little nervous for the unknown.

"It's a little nerve-racking," he said. "It's time to do it. I'm ready to get started. I'm ready for that challenge and I'm going to give it my all and go out and compete like a son of a gun."

Holle's father Gary also came up in the Milwaukee organization, before breaking into the big leagues with the Texas Rangers.

After going to Arizona, Holle will likely join the Helena Brewers (Pioneer League) or the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (Mid West League) at Milwaukee's Class A level.

Scotia native David Filak was just recently selected in the 4th round of the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft with the 134th selection by the Atlanta Braves.

The Burnt Hills graduate really turned things on this year for SUNY Oneonta, going 8-1 for the Red Dragons with two complete games.

The right-hander led all of Division III with 104 strikeouts in only 67 innings pitched.

Latham native Tommy Kahnle, who pitched at Shaker High, is still available as is Loudonville native Greg Holle and Siena's Anthony Giansanti.

All three are likely to be drafted.

Since today begins the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft, I thought it would be appropriate to say that this blog, which mostly discusses college basketball with a little bit of college football thrown in, will now turn to baseball for the summer.

There are a lot of great baseball stories and players from this area.

Latham native Tommy Kahnle (left) has been given a 10-day contract with the Orleans Firebirds of the prestigious Cape Cod Summer League.

Kahnle plays collegiate baseball at Division II Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida.

Kahnle, a 6-foot right-hander, just helped close out the Division II National Championship for the Fighting Knights.

Kahnle was named the Tournament's Most Outstanding Player, popping his fastball in the mid 90s.

After making a transition from the rotation to the bullpen, Kahnle started shining and he closed out the national semifinal and the title game.

Kahnle posted a 1-0 record with two saves at the World Series, retiring 21 of the final 22 batters he faced, including the last 13 in a row.

Kahnle played at Shaker High and graduated in 2007.

He also pitched for the South Troy Dodgers making 30 appearances and posting a record of 9-2 with five saves and a 3.77 earned run average.

Good luck to Tommy.

Also, talking a look around at the other Cape Cod League rosters, I saw two other former Section II stars.

Greg Holle (Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox)
Dave Fischer (Wareham Gateman)

Holle currently plays for Texas Christian University and played for Christian Brothers Academy, while Fischer played at Burnt Hills and now plays at the University of Connecticut.

Both Holle ('07) and Fischer ('08) were drafted following their high school days, but elected to go to college.