The player is Robert Swindle who was not drafted but played 4 years at Charleston Southern. He was signed by the Red Sox and was released due to health issue. His 1st season in RS organization he was something like 7-2. He played independant ball for a year and was signed by the NYY and sent to Charleston Riverdawgs. He was just moved up to AAA ball.
The universities are Canadian. I live near the border and we get a lot of JC and others who come over for a DH. Our universities have no restrictions like NCAA. A lot of JC and 4yr grads come here to play after graduating or becoming disgruntled after playing in the US. We even have D! 4 year schools that come for a couple preseaso games. I was surprised that they can do that but they do.