Wednesday, June 08, 2011

Faulkner has second player drafted

Faulkner had a second player taken Wednesday in the draft, marking the first time since 2008 the school has had two players picked in one year.

Right-handed pitcher Colby Broussard was the 44th-round choice of the Toronto Blue Jays, one day after the San Diego Padres grabbed left-hander R.L. Eisenbach in the 23rd round.

Before this week, Faulkner players had been drafted just six times, including pitcher Austin Adams twice. Adams passed on Milwaukee's 27th-round offer in 2008 and signed with Cleveland as a fifth-round pick in 2009. Outfielder Kevin Leslie was also a 50th-rounder in 2009.

3 comments:

Austin said...

Kevin Leslie and Austin Adams were both drafted in 2008 as well!

Stacy Long said...

You're right. It's updated. (Baseball America's database didn't have Leslie.)

Stacy Long said...

First, that database is still a great resource. Second, thanks for letting me know, Austin.