Trevor Brigden #51

Selected in the 17th round of the 2019 MLB Draft by the Tampa Bay Rays out of Okanagan College... signed with the Rays on July 5, 2019 for $5000... made his Minor League debut with the Princeton Rays on July 11, 2019... did not pitch in 2020 due to the season being wiped out by Covid-19... pitched for Team Canada during 2020 Tokyo Olympics qualifying in May 2021, appearing in one game against Venezuela... Canada went 1-4 and did not qualify for the Olympics, so Bridgen returned to Charleston on May 29, 2021... while pitching for Team Canada, Brigden's pitching coach there was Paul Quantrill, his pitching coach during high school in Ontario... was teammates with former Major Leaguers Scott Richmond, John Axford and Scott Mathieson while with Team Canada... was the first Okanagan College player ever to be drafted by a Major League organization... played for head coach Jared Johnson at OC... also pitched for the Kelowna Falcons during his college career... was scouted by the Twins, Pirates, Royals, Blue Jays and the Red Sox... signed by scout Paul Kirsch... went 6-0 with a 2.00 ERA in seven games (five starts), walking 11 and striking out 64 in 2019 at Okanagan.... was the team's closer in 2018, striking out 30 in 17 2/3 innings with a 0.50 ERA... appeared in 10 games for Lackawanna Junior College in 2016... in 2015, he threw a seven-inning no-hitter, striking out 15 while allowing only three batters to reach base for Lackawanna... was the CCBC Pitcher of the Year... named Second Team All West Coast League for the Kelowna Falcons