Tuesday was the first day of the major league baseball draft, and seven Division III baseball players were selected:
Eastern Connecticut left-handed pitcher Ryan DiPietro was a sixth-round pick of the Royals (No. 172 overall). MLB’s scouting bureau report says he has a similar frame to former big-leaguer John Tudor.
UW-Whitewater right-handed pitcher Gregory Reinhard was a sixth-round pick of the Devil Rays (No. 178 overall). He is described as having a Jason Marquis build with a Mark Mulder approach.
Calvin right-handed pitcher James Deters was a seventh-round pick of the Indians (No. 214 overall).
Millsaps shortstop Garner Wetzel was a 10th-round pick of the Rockies (No. 297 overall).
Illinois Wesleyan left-handed pitcher Cory Lapinski was an 11th-round selection of the Astros (No. 344 overall).
Southern Maine right-handed pitcher Thomas Fairchild was a 12th-round selection of the Astros (No. 374 overall).
Alvernia catcher Anthony Recker was an 18th-round selection of the A’s (No. 551 overall). Moneyball readers will be glad to know he had a .544 on-base percentage and led the team with 29 walks in 200 plate appearances, striking out 23 times.
Feel free to post updates from the draft’s second day here. We’ll try to check in as well. With 50 rounds to the draft, there will certainly be more names.
I’ve heard rumors that Sean Abell of Lynchburg will get drafted, but like I said it’s just a rumor.
Illinois Wesleyan right-hander Drew Himes was selected by the Astros in the 19th round (No. 584 overall).
Louisiana College right-hander Scot Sumner was selected by the Indians in the 20th round (No. 604 overall).
Messiah right-hander David Henninger was selected by the Royals in the 21st round (No. 622 overall).
Collin Roberson, a left fielder for Virginia Wesleyan, was taken in the 21st round by the Marlins (No. 636 overall).
Joseph D’Alessandro, a right-handed pitcher for College of New Jersey, was selected in the 23rd round by the Mets (No. 689 overall).
The Mets followed by taking UW-Whitewater lefty Kevin Tomsiewicz in the 26th round (No. 779 overall).
Scott Lindeen, a right-hander for La Verne, was taken by the Marlins in the 26th round (No. 786 overall).
The Royals took Pomona-Pitzer first baseman Jase Turner in the 27th round (No. 802 overall).
Virginia Wesleyan right-hander Jason Jarrett was selected in the 27th round by the Marlins (No. 816 overall).
The Royals selected UW-Oshkosh second baseman Jeremy Jirschele in the 30th round (No. 891 overall).
Cal Lutheran right-handed pitcher Matthew Hirsh was selected by the Astros in the 30th round (No. 914 overall).
Trinity (Conn.) second baseman Jeff Natale was selected by the Red Sox in the 32nd round (No. 978 overall).
Next update won’t likely come until later tonight.
The New York Mets selected Scranton pitcher Alexis Beras of Scranton in the 37th round (No. 1109 overall).
The Houston Astros selected pitcher Matthew Bishop of Endicott in the 37th round (No. 1124 overall).
Chapman first baseman Jason Mooneyham went to the Dodgers in the 40th round (No. 1214 overall).
The Red Sox selected pitcher Blake Chapman of Methodist in the 40th round (No. 1216 overall).
Rowan left-hander Josh Schwartz went in the 42nd round to the Cardinals (No. 1276 overall).
The Yankees took right-hander Brady Salter out of Aurora in the 43rd round (No. 1304 overall).