CLASS OF 2023
Michael Gregorio Jr. - Michael Gregorio Jr. played for Cheyenne Post 6 Baseball in the early 1960s, including as a part of the 1963 state championship team. The 1963 state championship team, already a member of the Post 6 Baseball Hall of Fame, was the first Cheyenne team to win the state championship since 1955. Gregorio’s greatest athletic successes, though, came at the University of Wyoming where he competed in cross country and track. In 1965, he was recognized as an All-America, and in 1967 he was awarded the Admiral Emory S. Land Award as the Outstanding Athlete at the University of Wyoming. In 1972, Gregorio competed at the United States Olympic Marathon Trials in Eugene, Oregon, where he placed in the top 15. That same year, he competed in the military games in Tunisia as a proud member of the U.S. military cross-country team.
Bud McBride - Bud was a menacing left-handed hurler and part of Post 6's back-to-back-to-back state championship teams from 1963-1965. he also played 1B and was one of the top hitters on the club. Those teams were the first Cheyenne teams ever to win three consecutive state titles - a feat not accomplished again until 2001-2003. McBride went on to pitch at the University of Wyoming for two years before transferring to Arizona State University where he received his Bachelor's and Master's degrees.
Rich Renner - Renner has had an immeasurable impact on baseball in the city of Cheyenne, especially with Post 6 baseball. He played for Post 6 from 1983-1984. He was a shortstop and pitcher for the Sixers, batting close to .400 while pitching to an ERA near 3.00. He went on to pitch at the University of Wyoming. In 1987, Renner returned to the program to coach the Post 6 Hawks - leading them to three straight state championships, including their first-ever championship in 1987. He went on to coach the Sixers in 1990 before temporarily retiring from baseball. Later in the 1990s, Renner returned to baseball coaching Little League and then travel baseball for Cheyenne teams. He returned to help coach the Sixers in 2008 and later helped start the successful Post 6 Indians program in 2013.
Chace Tavelli - Chace has spent many years in the Post 6 program. From 1987-1989 Tavelli played shortstop for the Hawks and Sixers (including batting leadoff for the Sixers in '89). Though known for his outstanding range in the field, Tavelli was the leading base stealer for the Sixers in '88 and '89. He then went on to coach both the Hawks and Sixers throughout the 1990s as well as several of the Post 6 Prep teams' state championship teams. Tavelli was part of Manager Tagg Lain's coaching staff when they were the Regional runner-up in 2006. He then coached with Coach Lain's son (and current organizational manager), Coach Ty Lain's coaching staff for the 2017 state championship team.
Cody Farrell - Cody was a three-sport letter winner at Cheyenne East High School and was a part of the Post 6 championship teams in 2009-2011. In 2010 and 2011 he was named First-Team All-State in baseball. Farrell played baseball at the University of New Mexico in 2012. He then transferred to Central Arizona College where he was an All-Conference and All-Region player for the Vaqueros. In 2013 he also won a Gold Glove Award for his defensive prowess. Still today, Farrell is in the Top 25 All-Time at Central Arizona College for batting average, doubles, and on-base percentage. In 2015 and 2016 Farrell suited up for the University of Texas - Arlington where he played 71 games in the outfield and was recognized as a top prospect by Baseball America. After college, Farrell proudly represented his country as a member of the United States Air Force.
Jorden Mossey - Jorden played for the Sixers for four years and was a First Team All-State selection in 2011. He was also a part of Post 6's state championship teams from 2009-2011. During a magical 2010 campaign, Mossey batted .417 with 10 home runs while leading the Sixers in hits (110) and stolen bases (44). During the postseason he hit a memorable 6th-inning home run to tie the Sixers' first-round Regional game against Spokane, WA (which the Sixers won in extra innings). Mossey was recruited to play baseball at the University of Nebraska and later returned to the University of Wyoming where he graduated with a finance degree.