Mankato, Minn. \u2013 Another draft, another big day for current and former MoonDogs players. <\/p>\n
The Mankato MoonDogs had four players selected in the first five rounds of the 2010 Major League Baseball First Year Player Draft. Michael Kvasnicka (Minnesota) was selected 33rd overall, as the first pick in the supplemental first round, by the Houston Astros. Kvasnicka was a MoonDog during the 2008 season. <\/p>\n
Jacob Petricka (Indiana State) was selected in the second round, 63rd overall, by the Chicago White Sox. Petricka led Indiana State this season with seven wins, over 100 innings pitched and 113 strikeouts. Petricka spent the 2009 season in a MoonDogs jersey.<\/p>\n
Current MoonDog Ben Heath (Penn State) was selected in the fifth round, 153rd overall, also by the Houston Astros. Heath hit .369 with the Nittany Lions and hit 19 home runs, while driving in 57 runs. Alex Burgos (State College of Florida) went ten picks later to the Detroit Tigers. Burgos, a key part of the MoonDog bullpen in 2009, won 13 of his 14 starts this spring and struck out 109 batters in 95 innings in leading SCF to the NJCAA World Series. <\/p>\n
The action didn\u2019t slow down, as Nick Bartolone (Chabot College) was selected by the Indians in the sixth round, as the 180th pick overall. Shortly thereafter, Jimmy Reyes (Elon) went to Texas in the seventh round, 226th overall, followed in the eighth round by Lance Ray (Kentucky) at pick 255 to the Texas Rangers, and Alan Oaks (Michigan) at pick 257 to the Minnesota Twins.<\/p>\n
Kyle Knudson (Minnesota), a MoonDog in 2008 and 2009 went in the ninth round, as the 285th overall pick, to the Minnesota Twins. Knudson collected 74 hits for the Dogs over his two seasons, while driving in almost 40 runs. Garett Claypool (UCLA) a MoonDog in 2007, was selected in the 11th round by the Philadelphia Phillies, at pick number 351.<\/p>\n
The Minnesota Twins selected their third MoonDog of the day when Clint Dempster (Nicholls State) went in the 16th round, as the 495th overall selection. The last MoonDog picked in the top 20 rounds was current Dog Jimmy Patterson (Arizona State), who was picked by the Tampa Bay Rays in the 18th round, 551st overall.<\/p>\n
1st Round (33rd) \u2013 HOU \u2013 Michael Kvasnicka \u2013 Minnesota \u2013 2008
\n2nd Round (63rd) \u2013 CWS \u2013 Jacob Petricka \u2013 Indiana State \u2013 2009
\n5th Round (153rd) \u2013 HOU \u2013 Ben Heath \u2013 Penn State \u2013 2010
\n5th Round (163rd) \u2013 DET \u2013 Alex Burgos \u2013 State College of Florida \u2013 2009, 2010
\n6th Round (180th) \u2013 CLE \u2013 Nick Bartolone \u2013 Chabot College \u2013 2010
\n7th Round (226th) \u2013 TEX \u2013 Jimmy Reyes \u2013 Elon \u2013 2008
\n8th Round (255th) \u2013 MIN \u2013 Lance Ray \u2013 Kentucky \u2013 2009
\n8th Round (257th) \u2013 FLA \u2013 Alan Oaks \u2013 Michigan \u2013 2007
\n9th Round (285th) \u2013 MIN \u2013 Kyle Knudson \u2013 Minnesota \u2013 2008, 2009
\n11th Round (351st) \u2013 PHI \u2013 Garett Claypool \u2013 UCLA \u2013 2007
\n16th Round (495th) \u2013 MIN \u2013 Clint Dempster \u2013 Nicholls State \u2013 2010
\n18th Round (551st) \u2013 TB \u2013 Jimmy Patterson \u2013 Arizona State \u2013 2009, 2010 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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