A total of 24 Southern Conference players were selected in the Major League Baseball Draft. Elon pitcher Steven Hensley and College of Charleston third baseman Jeremie Tice were selected on the first day of the draft.
College of Charleston had a total of nine players drafted to lead all SoCon teams.
Southern Conference MLB Draft Picks
Rd. Pick Name, School Pos. MLB Team
4 132 Steven Hensley, Elon RHP Seattle Mariners
6 201 Jeremie Tice, CofC 3B Cleveland Indians
9 281 Jay Jackson, Furman RHP Chicago Cubs
11 324 David Rubinstein, ASU OF Pittsburgh Pirates
12 356 Jason Rook, ASU OF Baltimore Orioles
12 368 Garrett Sherrill, ASU RHP Milwaukee Brewers
13 396 Michael Harrington, CofC OF Minnesota Twins
13 409 Michael Kohn, CofC RHP Los Angeles Angels
17 503 Jeremy Beckham, GSU 2B Tampa Bay Rays
22 672 Blake Nation, GSU RHP Seattle Mariners
25 751 Joseph Garrett, CofC LHP Washington Nationals
26 783 Chris Dove, Elon OF Texas Rangers
26 785 Chris Swauger, Citadel OF St. Louis Cardinals
29 868 Ricky Orton, UNCG 3B Florida Marlins
30 910 Chris Shehan, GSU OF Atlanta Braves
30 914 Mike Lynn, CofC RHP New York Mets
31 926 Tyler Sexton, WCU LHP Baltimore Orioles
34 1035 Matthew Gaski, UNCG 2B San Diego Padres
36 1094 Jake Goldberg, CofC RHP New York Mets
38 1160 Clay Caulfield, CofC RHP New York Yankees
42 1265 Blake Murphy, WCU C St. Louis Cardinals
44 1332 Donnie Jobe, Elon 2B Seattle Mariners
46 1382 Brandon Sizemore, CofC 2B St. Louis Cardinals
48 1433 Danny Meszaros, CofC RHP Houston Astros