Pitchers Trey Seeley and Fond du Lac Native Ethan Cole become the 44th and 45th

Two Fond du Lac Dock Spiders players were selected in the recent 2025 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft. The first Dock Spider selected this year was Trey Seeley (Hope International/CA). Seeley, a right-handed pitcher on the 2022 Dock Spiders team, was selected in the 14th round with the 416th pick by the San Francisco Giants. Fond du Lac native Ethan Cole (Augustana/SD), a left-handed pitcher for the 2024 and 2025 Dock Spiders, was selected in the 20th round with the 587th pick by the Colorado Rockies.

Seeley, a member of the 2022 Dock Spiders, played for Cypress College (CA) and Hope International University (CA) at the collegiate level. He was selected in the 14th round with the 416th overall selection of the 2025 MLB Draft by the San Francisco Giants. Seeley becomes the second Dock Spider selected by the Giants and the first since Justin Bench (Ole Miss) in 2022. In 2022, Seeley notched 12 appearances on the mound with 20 strikeouts over 27.0 innings pitched.

Cole, a Fond du Lac native who played high school baseball less than a mile and a half from Herr-Baker Field at Winnebago Lutheran Academy, was selected with the 587th overall pick in the 20th round of the 2025 MLB Draft by the Colorado Rockies. Cole played collegiately for Division II Augustana University (SD) and was a member of the 2024 and 2025 Dock Spiders teams. For Fond du Lac, he combined to collect 70 strikeouts over 57.0 innings pitched with a 5.68 ERA. This season, Cole was selected as a 2025 Northwoods League All-Star and led the Dock Spiders with 33 strikeouts, four wins, and 33.1 innings pitched at the time of his selection to the All-Star team. 

Since 2017, the first year of the Dock Spiders, 45 former players have been drafted by 23 different Major League organizations. This season, Fond du Lac has had eight former Dock Spiders called up to make their Major League debut, as the Dock Spiders continue to develop talent for the professional level.

The next home game for the Dock Spiders is Friday, July 18 as Fond du Lac takes on the Green Bay Rockers at 6:35 p.m. The first 500 fans 21 and over will receive a pint glass courtesy of Busch Light. All fans will enjoy post-game fireworks presented by Culver’s after the game. Information about ticket packages is currently available at dockspiders.com or by calling the ticket office at (920) 907-9833. Visit the Dock Spiders ballpark Box Office and Team Store during normal business hours: Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

The Fond du Lac Dock Spiders are a member of the finest developmental league for elite college baseball players, the Northwoods League. The Northwoods League is the proven leader in the development of elite college baseball players. Now in its’ 32^nd season, the Northwoods League is the largest organized baseball league in history with 24 teams, drawing significantly more fans, in a friendly ballpark experience, than any league of its kind. A valuable training ground for coaches, umpires, and front office staff, nearly 2400 NWL alums have been drafted and over 400 Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, including three-time All-Star and 2016 Roberto Clemente Award winner Curtis Granderson, three-time Cy Young Award winner and World Series Champion Max Scherzer (TOR), two-time World Series Champions Ben Zobrist and Brandon Crawford and World Series Champion Chris Sale (ATL). As well as 2019 Rookie of the Year and 2019/2021 Home Run Derby Champion Pete Alonso (NYM) and 2023 World Series Champion, MLB All-Star, MLB Gold Glove, two-time Silver Slugger winner and two-time All-MLB first team shortstop Marcus Semien (TEX). League games are viewable live on Northwoods League+ (at watch.northwoodsleague.com), ESPN+, and the Northwoods League Network. Learn more and find complete streaming schedules at watchnwl.com. For more information, visit dockspiders.com or download the new Northwoods League Mobile App on the Apple App Store or on Google Play and set the Dock Spiders as your favorite team.