Baseball Southern Conference

Eleven SoCon Players Selected in MLB Draft

Eleven Southern Conference baseball players were selected in the first two days of the Major League Baseball Draft, including nine pitchers.

 

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 schools with three on the day, all pitchers (Jimmy Reyes, Thomas Girdwood and Daniel Britt).

 

Furman’s Brian Harrison, a third baseman, was the position player taken from the SoCon at 392 overall in the 13th round by the New York Mets.

 

The Draft concludes on Wednesday with rounds 31-50, beginning at noon ET.

 

 

SoCon Players Selected in the 2010 MLB Draft

 

Round  Overall   Player                         School                         Pos.        Team

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

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

7th         226        Jimmy Reyes               Elon                             LHP         Texas  Rangers

8th         245        Blake Hassebrock        UNC Greensboro           RHP        Oakland Athletics

13th       392        Brian Harrison              Furman                         3B           New York Mets

15th       465        Thomas Girdwood       Elon                             RHP        Minnesota Twins

16th       487        Rob Kral                      College of Charleston    C             Cincinnati Reds

25th       751        Matt Talley                   The Citadel                    LHP         Arizona Diamondbacks

26th       785        Jake Brown                  Georgia Southern          LHP         Oakland Athletics

29th       879        Daniel Britt                  Elon                             RHP        Milwaukee Brewers

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