34 Players Selected Following Second Day Of MLB Draft

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Complete 2009 Draft Release

Cal Poly's Adam Buschini was the first Big West player selected in the second day of the draft, going in the fourth round to the Philadelphia Phillies.

Thirty-two Big West players were selected in the second day of Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft, increasing the conference's total to 34 players. The first day of the draft witnessed a pair of pitchers picked in the third round - UC Santa Barbara's Joe Gardner (Fremont, Calif./Ohlone College) and UC Riverside's Joe Kelly (Corona, Calif./Corona HS).

UC Riverside led all Big West schools with seven selections, six of which stemmed from a Highlander pitching staff that ranks 18th in the country. Leading the way was Kelly, who was taken in the third round by the St. Louis Cardinals, followed by Paul Applebee (10th-Washignton) and Matthew Montgomery (10th-Florida).

UC Santa Barbara was second among Big West schools with six draftees, including the league's top pick in right-handed pitcher Gardner, who went in the third round (94th overall) to the Cleveland Indians. Ryan Cavan (San Francisco) and Matt Valaika (Cincinnati) were selected in the 16th and 20th, respectively.

Posting the third most draft selections in the conference were Cal Poly and Cal State Fullerton with five draftees apiece. Adam Buschini was the highest representative for the Mustangs after being picked by Philadelphia in the fourth round and Josh Fellhauer led the Titans with a seventh-round selection by Cincinnati.

The UC Irvine Anteaters, Long Beach State 49ers and Cal State Northridge Matadors had three selections apiece, while UC Davis rounded out the draft with two picks.

The final day of the draft is set for Thursday, June 11 at 8:30 a.m. and will feature rounds 31-50.

Big West Players Selected In 2009 MLB Draft

Player, School - Rd.(Pick), Club
Joe Gardner, UC Santa Barbara - 3rd (94th), Cleveland Indians
Joe Kelly, UC Riverside - 3rd (98th), St. Louis Cardinals
Adam Buschini, Cal Poly - 4th (137th), Philadelphia Phillies
Josh Fellhauer, Cal State Fullerton - 7th (209th), Cincinnati Reds
Khris Davis, Cal State Fullerton - 7th (226th), Milwaukee Brewers
Brian Slover, Cal State Northridge - 8th (250th), Toronto Blue Jays
Ben Orloff, UC Irvine - 9th (281st), Houston Astros
Paul Applebee, UC Riverside - 10th (292nd), Washington Nationals
Charlie Ruiz, Long Beach State - 10th (301st), Colorado Rockies
Andrew Suiter, UC Davis - 10th (307th), Los Angeles Dodgers
Matthew Montgomery, UC Riverside - 10th (308th), Florida Marlins
Adam Wilk, Long Beach State - 11th (330th), Detroit Tigers
Jared Clark, Cal State Fullerton - 12th (361st), Colorado Rockies
Ty Kelly, UC Davis - 13th (386th) - Baltimore Orioles
Paul Bargas, UC Riverside - 13th (391st) - Colorado Rockies
Kyle Smith, Cal Poly - 14th (425th), Cleveland Indians
Ryan Cavan, UC Santa Barbara - 16th (477th), San Francisco Giants
Daniel Bibona, UC Irvine - 16th (489th), St. Louis Cardinals
Carl Uhl, UC Riverside - 18th (557th), Philadelphia Phillies
Dustin Garneau, Cal State Fullerton - 19th (571st), Colorado Rockies
Matt Valaika, UC Santa Barbara - 20th (599th), Cincinnati Reds
Thomas Mackoul, UC Riverside - 20th (612th), Minnesota Twins
Richard Cates, Cal State Northridge - 21st (651st), Los Angeles Angels
David Born, Long Beach State - 22nd (661st), Colorado Rockies
Cory Hamilton, UC Irvine - 23rd (690th), Detroit Tigers
Jeff Pruitt, Cal State Northridge - 23rd (710th), Chicago Cubs
Mario Hollands, UC Santa Barbara - 24th (732nd), Minnesota Twins
Eric Massingham, Cal Poly - 25th (767th), Philadelphia Phillies
Kevin Castner, Cal Poly - 26th (784th), Texas Rangers
Brian Gump, UC Santa Barbara - 26th (797th), Philadelphia Phillies
Ryan Platt, UC Riverside - 27th (826th), Milwaukee Brewers
Robert Cummings, UC Santa Barbara - 28th (853rd), Chicago White Sox
Michael Morrison, Cal State Fullerton - 29th (870th), Detroit Tigers
Jared Eskew, Cal Poly - 29th (878th), Florida Marlins