A list of Wisconsin natives drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers

The Milwaukee Brewers grabbed a state product in the 19th round of the 2024 Major League Baseball draft Tuesday, selecting Noah Wech of Manitowoc.

He's committed to Oklahoma State but the Brewers showed they could afford several players in last year's draft taken in the late rounds.

Wech is currently pitching with the Fond du Lac Dock Spiders in the Northwoods League.

Here are the Wisconsinites that the Brewers have drafted in the past quarter century. That means the list does not include Campbellsport's Jim Gantner, drafted out of UW-Oshkosh in the 12th round in 1974 and perhaps the most famous Wisconsinite that the team has drafted.

Alex Binelas (Oak Creek), selected in 2021, third round

The Louisville standout started his career quite well in the Brewers organization but was traded to Boston as part of the deal to acquire outfielder Hunter Renfroe. Binelas is still at Class AA level with the Boston organization.

Cameron Roegner (Beloit Memorial), selected in 2016, 22nd round

Roegner, a left-handed pitcher from Bradley University, got as far as the Class AA level in 2019. His best year came over three levels in 2018, when he posted a 9-7 record and 2.83 ERA.

Mitch Ghelfi (La Crosse Central), selected in 2015, 28th round

Selected out of UW-Milwaukee, Ghelfi rose as high as Class AA in 2018. He was taken two years after the Brewers chose his older brother, Drew.

Donnie Hissa (Maple Northwestern), selected in 2014, 21st round

The right-handed pitcher attended Notre Dame and played parts of two seasons with the Brewers' rookie-league affiliate, Helena.

Josh Uhen (Oshkosh North), selected in 2013, fifth round

The pitcher out of UW-Milwaukee spent seven seasons in the organization, topping out with the Biloxi Shuckers. His last year with the organization came in 2018.

Drew Ghelfi (La Crosse Central), selected in 2013, 25th round

The pitcher played at Minnesota and spent a brief stretch in the Brewers rookie league.

Charlie Markson (Whitefish Bay), drafted in 2013, 38th round

He was selected out of UW-Milwaukee, though the center fielder spent only one year at Helena.

Eric Semmelhack (Oak Creek), selected in 2012, 12th round

He pitched two years in the team's farm system after Milwaukee selected him out of UW-Milwaukee.

Conor Fisk (Grafton), selected in 2010, 34th round

He didn't sign but ultimately reached Class AAA in the Blue Jays orgnaization after Toronto took him in 2014.

Scott Matyas (Kettle Moraine), selected in 2010, 40th round

The pitcher taken from the University of Minnesota did not sign and wound up drafted by the Detroit Tigers the following year.

Billy Schroeder (Muskego), selected in 2010, 47th round

The son of former Brewers catcher and current broadcaster Bill Schroeder was drafted in the 47th round but never played minor-league ball.

Brad Schreiber (Kimberly), selected in 2009, 42nd round

Taken out of high school, he did not sign and went to Purdue; he wound up taken by the Twins in 2012 in the 40th round and played affiliated baseball until 2018, mostly with the Devil Rays.

Cullen Sexton (Stevens Point), selected in 2007, 43rd round

He didn't sign and went to the University of Minnesota instead, but was not drafted a second time.

R.J. Seidel (La Crosse Central), selected in 2006, 16th round

The reliever never made the big leagues but got tantalizingly close, reaching Class AAA Nashville in 2013 in his seventh year in the organization. He played in the Colorado system as recently as 2014.

Wes Munson (Fond du Lac), selected in 2006, 37th round

The shortstop out of UW-Milwaukee was drafted but did not play in the Brewers' minor-league system.

Mike Goetz (Franklin), selected in 2006, 25th round

The hitting virtuoso once batted .493 in 57 games at UW-Milwaukee, and he played three years in minor-league baseball, but he only spent a brief time at Class AA.

Ryan Zink (Madison La Follette), selected in 2003, 47th round

He became La Follette's first draftee out of high school, but he didn't sign and played at Illinois-Chicago instead, then competed in Indy ball.

John Vanden Berg (Cedarburg), selected in 2002, 25th round

The catcher at UW-Milwaukee was the son of former Brewers groundskeeper Gary Vanden Berg. John reached Class AA in 2005.

Jeremy Wilson (Burlington Catholic Central), selected in 2001, 40th round

Wilson didn't sign, then played college ball briefly at Austin Peay before transferring back home to UW-Milwaukee. He did not play affiliated ball.

Scott Roehl (Shoreland Lutheran), selected in 2000, 16th round

The pitcher wound up going to Arkansas instead of signing and had a long career in the Cleveland organization, getting as far as Class AAA in 2009.

Did we miss any in the past 25 years? Email jradcliffe@gannett.com.

This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: A list of Wisconsin natives drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers