After 11 Southern Conference baseball players were selected in the first two days of the Major League Baseball Draft, 12 more players heard their name called on day three, giving the league 23 selections in this year’s 50-round draft.

 

Following Asher Wojciechowski’s selection in the supplemental first round on Monday evening, College of Charleston reliever Heath Hembree was the first league player chosen on Tuesday, a fifth-round pick of the San Francisco Giants.

 

Elon led all SoCon schools with six selections, followed by five from College of Charleston and three each from The Citadel and Georgia Southern.

 

Of the 23 players chosen, 15 were pitchers while were tabbed as second basemen.

 

The SoCon baseball teams wrapped up another successful season last week as a record three teams advanced to the NCAA Championships.

 

 

SoCon Players Selected in the 2010 MLB Draft

 

Round  Overall   Player                       School                         Pos.     Team

1^st-S      41          Asher Wojciechowski  The Citadel                    RHP     Toronto Blue Jays

5^th         168        Heath Hembree          College of Charleston    RHP     San Francisco Giants

7^th         226        Jimmy Reyes             Elon                             LHP      Texas Rangers

8^th         245        Blake Hassebrock       UNC Greensboro           RHP     Oakland Athletics

13^th       392        Brian Harrison            Furman                         3B        New York Mets

15^th       465        Thomas Girdwood      Elon                             RHP     Minnesota Twins

16^th       487        Rob Kral                    College of Charleston    C          Cincinnati Reds

25^th       751        Matt Talley                 The Citadel                    LHP      Arizona Diamondbacks

26^th       785        Jake Brown                Georgia Southern          LHP      Oakland Athletics

29^th       879        Daniel Britt                 Elon                             RHP     Milwaukee Brewers

29^th       889        Chris Patterson          Appalachian State         RHP     St. Louis Cardinals

31^st       939        Mike Melillo                Elon                             C          Milwaukee Brewers

33^rd       994        Daniel Ottone             Western Carolina           RHP     San Diego Padres

33^rd       1009       Joey Bergman            College of Charleston    2B        St. Louis Cardinals

35^th       1050       Ken Ferrer                  Elon                             RHP     Cleveland Indians

36^th       1081       Justin Hilt                   Elon                             OF        Arizona Diamondbacks

39^th       1167       Kevin Decker              College of Charleston    RHP     Pittsburgh Pirates

39^th       1180       Casey Lucchese         College of Charleston    RHP     Chicago Cubs

39^th       1189       Ian Parry                    Furman                         RHP     St. Louis Cardinals

40^th       1218       Wes Hobson              Appalachian State         2B        San Francisco Giants

41^st       1234       Bryan Altman             The Citadel                    2B/C     San Diego Padres

44^th       1319       Shawn Payne             Georgia Southern          2B        Kansas City Royals

50^th       1519       Andy Moye                Georgia Southern          RHP     St. Louis Cardinals