Two C-USA Players Selected in First Round of MLB Draft

Lance Broadway

For just the second time ever, Conference USA had two players selected in the first round of the major league baseball draft, which began at 12:30 EDT on Tuesday. TCU righthander Lance Broadway, Conference USA’s Pitcher of the Year, was selected by the Chicago White Sox with the 15th overall selection. Tulane lefthander Brian Bogusevic, a first team All-American was chosen by the Houston Astros with the 24th overall selection. Only the ACC (five) and Pac-10 (four) had more first round selections than C-USA. The only other time that C-USA had multiple first round picks was 2003, when three C-USA players were taken in the opening round.

A total of 12 Conference USA players were taken on the opening day of the draft. Top-ranked Tulane led the way with four selections, while East Carolina had three and Houston and TCU each had two players selected. The draft will continue on Wednesday with rounds 18-50.


C-USA’s 2005 MLB DRAFT PICKS

Rd. Player Pos. School MLB Team
1 Lance Broadway RHP TCU Chicago White Sox
1 Brian Bogusevic LHP Tulane Houston Astros
3 Micah Owings RHP Tulane Arizona Diamondbacks
3 Tommy Manzella SS Tulane Houston Astros
3 Ricky Brooks RHP East Carolina Chicago White Sox
5 Kevin Roberts RHP Houston Milwaukee Brewers
7 Justin Vaclavik RHP Houston Pittsburgh Pirates
12 Jeff Baisley IF USF Oakland A’s
12 Greg Dini C Tulane Anaheim Angels
13 Kyle Dahlberg C TCU Baltimore Orioles
14 Billy Richardson SS East Carolina San Diego Padres
17 Mark Minicozzi IF East Carolina San Francisco Giants
21 Brian Cavanaugh OF East Carolina San Diego Padres
23 Travis Tully OF Houston Arizona Diamondbacks
23 Mark Haske SS Cincinnati Detroit Tigers
24 Stuart Musslewhite IF TCU Baltimore Orioles
27 Brad Willcutt C Southern Miss Milwaukee Brewers
31 Josh Kay RHP Cincinnati Oakland A’s