Cody Grice (2011) and Kyle Shepel (2012), two former Grand Valley State University baseball players, have been assigned to their respective MLB minor league affiliates.
Grice, an outfielder, will be playing for the Tampa Yankees (High-A affiliate of the New York Yankees) this season after playing 31 games with Low-A affiliate Charleston Riverdogs while batting .212.
Shepel will be pitching for the South Bend Silverhawks (Low-A affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks) in 2013 after going 4-7 while posting an 3.66 ERA for the Rockford Riverhawks in 2012. Shepel owns a trio of GVSU records for wins, innings pitched and strikeouts.