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Two Southland Baseball Players Drafted

SLU's Province and LU's DeLome taken on day one.


June 8, 2007

FRISCO, Texas - Southeastern Louisiana University right-hander Chris Province became the second-highest player in school history selected in the Major League Baseball Draft when he was selected Thursday by the Boston Red Sox in the fourth round of the MLB Draft....

LAMAR'S COLLIN DeLOME TAKEN BY ASTROS

Lamar University outfielder Collin DeLome was selected in the fifth round of the 2007 Major League Baseball First Year Player Draft by the hometown Houston Astros Thursday evening...

As far as our opponents from this past season, and this is just going by sight seeing from the draft results...I know ORU has had several drafted, stAte has had 2 or 3, UALR has at least one, Dallas Baptist I think had 3 that I counted...we played some good quality talent this year, which is an obvious understatement!

I did notice a LHP from Fayetteville High was taken in the 34th round, Daniel Huchingson. In the 49th Round a kid from Harmony Grove, RHP Ronald Russel, was selected by the Cards.

A NW State Demon gets a call...and the above mentioned Lion of SELA

10th Round (NY Mets)
Pick # 3333
Brandon Richy
NORTHWESTERN ST
IF/SS

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4th Round (Boston)
Pick # 144
Chris Province
SOUTHEASTERN LA.
RHP

The Cardinals stepped up to take two Cowboys...Florida takes another Poke

20th Round (St. Louis)
Pick #622
Brian Cartie
MC NEESE ST.
3B
R/R

22nd Round (St. Louis)
Pick # 682
Charlie Kingrey
MC NEESE ST.
OF
L/L

33rd Round (Florida)
Pick # 1004
Derek Blacksher
MC NEESE ST.
RHP
R/R

NCBWA 2007 Stopper of the Year from Sam Houston chosen by Arizona
Luke Prihoda was chosen in the 24th round, 733rd by D-Backs

24th Round (Arizona)
Pick # 733
Luke Prihoda
SAM HOUSTON ST.
RHP
R/R

Four Lumber Jacks gone today...not bad for a school in only their second year back as a program

13th Round (St. Louis)
Pick #412
Stephen Hill
STEPHEN F. AUSTIN
1B
R/R

28th Round (Houston)
Pick # 861
Jared Pitts
STEPHEN F. AUSTIN
OF/RF
R/R

32nd Round (Houston)
Pick # 980
David Miller
STEPHEN F. AUSTIN
RHP
R/L

37th Round (Houston)
Pick # 1124
Robert Leonhardt
STEPHEN F. ARUSTIN
RHP
R/R

Lamar Cards picked...

5th Round (Houston)
Pick # 171
Colin DeLome
LAMAR
OF

6th Round (San Francisco)
Pick # 194
Michael Ambort
LAMAR
C/DH

10th Round (LA Dodgers)
Pick #326
Erik Kanaby
LAMAR
OF/LF

13th Round (San Diego)
Pick #417
Allen Harrington
LAMAR
LHP

24th Round (Chicago Cubs)
Pick # 727
Scott Meyer
LAMAR
RHP

UT Arlington, who we didn't see this year and won't see next year I do believe, also had a kid picked in the 21st Round by the NY Mets. Dillon Gee, a RHP.

Texas St has a pick....

47th Round (Chicago Cubs)
Pick # 1372
Joshua Walter
TEXAS ST-SAN MARCOS
RHP

The draft is complete. 17 Southland Conference players were selected through the 50 rounds of picks the last two days, if I caught all of them. I'm sure several of the Southland's incoming players for next year were drafted too. But that just shows that this conference is a nice home for UCA to play some great competition and talent, especially when you add it to the numbers of players selected from our non-conference slate as well.

2 future Bearkats were drafted. Hopefully they turn it down and come play ball for us!