Rice's League-Record 14 Draftees Lead C-USA's 29 Selections in MLB Draft
June 8, 2007 Rice established a new Conference USA record by having 14 players selected in the 2007 Major League Baseball Draft, which concluded Friday evening. Junior lefthander Joe Savery was selected by the Philadelphia Phillies with the 19th overall selection of the major league baseball draft to lead the selections. Savery's selection marks the third straight year that a C-USA player has been taken in the first round of the MLB Draft and the fourth time in the last five years that the league has produced at least one first round pick. Rice junior shortstop Brian Friday was the second C-USA player taken, going to the Pittsburgh Pirates in the second round. Former UCF star pitcher Tim Bascom, who sat out last season after being selected in last June's draft by the San Diego Padres, was taken by the Baltimore Orioles in the fourth round, followed by Tulane pitcher Sean Morgan, who went to the Arizona Diamondbacks four selections later. The Owls record 14 selections included eight pitchers. Tulane set a school record by having six players chosen. East Carolina produced four picks, while Southern Miss had two. Houston, Memphis and UCF each had one player taken. The 29 total selections were the second-most in league history. In 2004, the league produced 32 draft picks. C-USA's 2007 MLB DRAFT PICKS Rd. Player Pos. School MLB Team
1 Joe Savery LHP Rice Philadelphia Phillies 3 Brian Friday SS Rice Pittsburgh Pirates 4 Tim Bascom RHP UCF Baltimore Orioles 4 Sean Morgan RHP Tulane Arizona Diamondbacks 7 Cole St.Clair LHP Rice Cleveland Indians 8 Shane Mathews RHP East Carolina Baltimore Orioles 8 Tyler Henley OF Rice St. Louis Cardinals 8 Danny Lehmann C Rice Minnesota Twins 9 Aaron Brown RHP Houston Seattle Mariners 11 Brad Emaus IF Tulane Toronto Blue Jays 13 David Clark RHP Southern Miss Los Angeles Angels 15 Daniel Latham RHP Tulane Minnesota Twins 17 Brandon Gomes RHP Tulane San Diego Padres 17 Dale Mollenhauer IF East Carolina Chicago White Sox 18 Bobby Bramhall LHP Rice Milwaukee Brewers 21 Dustin Sasser LHP East Carolina Chicago Cubs 24 Adam Zornes C Rice Cleveland Indians 28 Bill Moss 2B Memphis Chicago Cubs 28 Warren McFadden OF Tulane Detroit Tigers 29 Jonathan Runnels LHP Rice Toronto Blue Jays 34 Chris Kelley RHP Rice Arizona Diamondbacks 34 Ryne Tacker RHP Rice Oakland A's 36 Tyler Conn LHP Southern Miss Arizona Diamondbacks 37 Scott Lonergan RHP Rice Boston Red Sox 37 Jason Neitz LHP East Carolina San Francisco Giants 44 Chad Lembeck OF Rice Colorado Rockies 44 Cat Everett SS Tulane Houston Astros 45 Travis Reagan C Rice Washington Nationals 48 Kyle Gunderson RHP Rice Washington Nationals
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