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“We are very proud of Greg,” said WSU head coach Rob Cooper.  “He has participated in four Horizon League championship games during his career here and two NCAA Tournament appearances.  He will graduate this weekend and we are excited for him to begin this new chapter in his life.”

WSU Players with Professional Experience

* - Player that reached the Major League Level

# - Player was Drafted but didn’t sign

If no round is indicated, player was a free agent signing

1976 Bob Grote New York Mets (12th)

1977 Mark Lucas Atlanta Braves

Dave Newnam New York Yankees

Mark South Montreal Expos

1980 Dave Lockner Cincinnati Reds (14th)

1981 Tim Henry Texas Rangers

1982 Mike Fisher Montreal Expos

Dave Peck Milwaukee Brewers

1983 Fred Blair Montreal Expos (19th)

1986 Alfredo Batista Boise, Idaho^

1987 Fred Felton Pittsburgh Pirates

Greg Karklins Kansas City Royals (46th)

1988 Rick Albers Milwaukee Brewers

Denny Bleh Milwaukee Brewers

1989 Kelly Woods Pittsburgh Pirates

1990 Mike Mathile Montreal Expos (3rd, 84th Pick)

Keith Gordon * Cincinnati Reds (2nd, 47th Pick)

Leonard Griffen Cincinnati Reds

Brian Spears Milwaukee Brewers

1991 Pat Garrigan Seattle Mariners

Bob Jesperson Cincinnati Reds

1992 Jeff Ashton Cincinnati Reds (16th)

1993 Brian Anderson * California Angels (1st, 3rd Pick)

Jon Sbrocco San Francisco Giants (49th)

Jayson Smith Chillicothe Paints^

1994 Scott Huntsman Milwaukee Brewers (21st)

Aaron Hampton Richmond Roosters^

1995 Sean Gill New York Mets (45th)

1996 Matt Miller St. Louis Cardinals

1997 Chris Wallace New York Yankees (14th)

1999 Dusty Beam Detroit Tigers (20th)

2001 Joe Powers Cincinnati Reds (23rd)

2002 Nathan Kopp New York Yankees (28th)

Nick Shields Texas Rangers (29th)

2003 Casey Abrams Seattle Mariners (5th, 146th Pick)

Chris Tuttle St. Louis Cardinals

2005 Brian Vickers Joliet Jackhammers^

2006 Robert Barrett Sioux Falls Cannaries^

Aaron Garcia New York Mets

Joe Smith * New York Mets (3rd, 94th Pick)

2007 Jason Bennion Florence Freedom^

Kyle Kearcher Kalamazoo Kings^

Ross Oeder St. Louis Cardinals (28th)

2008 Jeremy Hamilton Philadelphia Phillies (5th, 166th Pick)

Justin Parker Arizona Diamondbacks (6th, 198th Pick)

Ross Vagedes # Chicago Cubs (35th)

2010 Greg Robinson (32nd)



Major League Draft By The Numbers

Total Number of Players Drafted: 23 (16 National League, 7 American League)

Number of Position Players Drafted: Nine

Number of Pitchers Drafted: 14

Highest Draft Pick: Brian Anderson, 1993; Third Pick Overall

Most Players Picked in a Year: Three, 2008

(Hamilton, Parker and Vagedes)

Team Most Often Drafted by: Cincinnati Reds, Four

(Lockner,1980; Gordon, 1990; Ashton, 1992; Powers, 2001)



Major League Draft By team

Anaheim Angels (1):

Brian Anderson * First Round, 1993

Arizona Diamondbacks (2):

Justin Parker 6th Round, 2008

Greg Robinson 32nd round, 2010

Chicago Cubs (1):

Ross Vagedes # 35th Round, 2008

Cincinnat Reds (4):

Dave Lockner 14th Round, 1980

Keith Gordon * 2nd Round, 1990

Jeff Ashton 16th Round, 1992

Joe Powers 23rd Round, 2001

Detroit Tigers (1):

Dusty Beam 20th Round, 1999

Kansas City Royals (1):

Greg Karklins 46th Round, 1987

Milwaukee Brewers (1):

Scott Huntsman 21st Round, 1994

New York Mets (3):

Bob Grote 12th Round, 1976

Sean Gill 45th Round, 1995

Joe Smith * 3rd Round, 2006

New York Yankees (2):

Chris Wallace 14th Round, 1997

Nathan Kopp 28th Round, 2002

Pilladelphia Phillies (1):

Jeremy Hamilton 5th Round, 2008

San Francisco Giants (1):

Jon Sbrocco 49th Round, 1993

Seattle Mariners (1):

Casey Abrams 5th Round, 2003

St. Louis Cardinals (1):

Ross Oeder 28th Round, 2007

Texas Rangers (1):

Nick Shields 29th Round, 2002

Washington Nationals/Montreal Expos (2):

Fred Blair 19th Round, 1983

Mike Mathile 3rd Round, 1990