DENVER – Major League Baseball completed its annual first-year players draft on Wednesday and a total of 25 WAC student-athletes were picked. Fresno State had a school-record 10 players taken while Hawai‘i had a school-record seven players selected. San Jose State had four players taken in the draft while Louisiana Tech had three.
The 25 WAC players selected this year is the most for the
league since the 2002 season when the WAC also had 25 of its student-athletes
selected in the draft.
Hawai‘i second baseman Kolten Wong was the first WAC player taken in the draft going to the St. Louis Cardinals in the first round with the 22nd overall pick. Wong was a first team all-WAC selection.
| Round-Pick |
Name |
Pos. |
School |
Team |
| 1-22 |
Kolten Wong |
2B |
Hawai‘i |
St. Louis Cardinals |
| 2-29 |
Lenny Linsky |
RHP |
Hawai‘i |
Tampa Bay Rays |
| 8-252 |
Danny Muno |
SS |
Fresno State |
New York Mets |
| 8-258 |
Roberto Padilla |
LHP |
San Jose State |
Colorado Rockies |
| 10-316 |
Dusty Robinson |
OF |
Fresno State |
Oakland Athletics |
| 11-351 |
Blair Walters |
LHP |
Hawai‘i |
Chicago White Sox |
| 12-380 |
Danny Stienstra |
1B |
San Jose State |
St. Louis Cardinals |
| 13-408 |
Kyle Roliard |
LHP |
Louisiana Tech |
Colorado Rockies |
| 15-473 |
Greg Gonzalez |
RHP |
Fresno State |
San Diego Padres |
| 16-484 |
Michael Blake |
LHP |
Hawai‘i |
Arizona Diamondbacks |
| 17-517 |
Esteban Guzman |
RHP |
San Jose State |
Washington Nationals |
| 18-542 |
Josh Poytress |
LHP |
Fresno State |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
| 21-648 |
Jordan Ribera |
1B |
Fresno State |
Colorado Rockies |
| 22-662 |
Mike Jefferson |
LHP |
Louisiana Tech |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
| 22-664 |
Garrett Weber |
SS |
Fresno State |
Arizona Diamondbacks |
| 22-675 |
Brennan Gowens |
OF |
Fresno State |
Los Angeles Angels |
| 25-756 |
Mark Threlkeld |
3B |
Louisiana Tech |
Kansas City Royals |
| 27-824 |
Taylor Garrison |
RHP |
Fresno State |
Los Angeles Dodgers |
| 27-836 |
Charlie Robertson |
RHP |
Fresno State |
Atlanta Braves |
| 33-1021 |
Brock Stassi |
OF |
Nevada |
Philadelphia Phillies |
| 36-1105 |
Randy Yard |
RHP |
Hawai‘i |
Cincinnati Reds |
| 38-1144 |
Kerry Jenkins |
OF |
San Jose State |
Arizona Diamondbacks |
| 43-1294 |
Alex Capaul |
RHP |
Hawai‘i |
Arizona Diamondbacks |
| 49-1483 |
Connor Littler |
RHP |
Hawai‘i |
Florida Marlins |
| 50-1515 |
Trent Garrison |
C |
Fresno State |
Los Angeles Angels |