Logan Ice
Quick Facts
Biography
Logan Dorrell Ice (born May 27, 1995) is an American college baseball catcher in the Cleveland Indians organization.
Career
Ice attended Governor John R. Rogers High School in Puyallup, Washington. In his freshman year, he became the starting catcher for the school's varsity baseball team.
Not selected in the 2013 MLB draft, Ice enrolled at Oregon State University and played college baseball for the Oregon State Beavers. He became the team's starting catcher as a freshman, starting in 53 of the team's 59 games that year. Known for his defensive abilities, Ice only batted .250. His batting average improved to .276 in his sophomore year. In his junior year, Ice batted .310 with seven home runs and 39 RBIs in 54 games, and threw out 44% of attempted base stealers. Ice was named to the Pac-12 Conference's First Team and was named the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year and a finalist for the Johnny Bench Award.
The Cleveland Indians selected Ice with the 72nd overall selection of the 2016 MLB draft. Ice signed with the Indians, receiving a $850,000 signing bonus. He spent his first professional season with the Mahoning Valley Scrappers where he batted .198 in 39 games.