June 6, 2008
GREENVILLE, N.C. - The East Carolina trio of Corey Kemp, T.J. Hose and Ryan Wood each heard their names called Friday as they were selected in the 2008 Major League Baseball Amateur Draft.
Kemp, the Conference USA Player-of-the-Year was chosen by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 14th round (pick 428), while Hose was selected in the 36th round (pick 1098) by the Arizona Diamondbacks and Wood was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers (Round 42, pick 1268).
Kemp, Hose and Wood join teammate Justin Bristow (Chicago Cubs, Round 5, pick 161) as the only Pirates to be selected. Since 2003, ECU has had 21 players selected in the draft.
Future Pirate Paul Clemens (Louisburg College) who signed a National Letter of Intent (NLI) to join ECU on the diamond for the 2009 season was selected by the Atlanta Braves (Round 7, pick 220)
Corey Kemp 2008 Biographical Sketch
Senior tri-captain ... Became second Pirate to be named C-USA Player-of-the-Year ... Earned first-team All C-USA honors ... Named semi-finalist for the Johnny Bench and Golden Spikes Awards ... One-of-50 players named to Dick Howser Player-of-the-Year Watch List ... Started all 62 games played ... Set career-highs in average (.341), home runs (18), RBI (72), hits (77), runs (62), total bases (142), slugging percentage (.628), walks (43) and stolen bases (2) ... Led C-USA in home runs and RBI in all games played ... C-USA Hitter-of-the-Week (4/7/08) ... First Pirate to smack three home runs in a C-USA game (Houston-3/22) ... Hit a home run in four consecutive games (4/9-13) ... Had a career-long 16 game hit-streak from 3/29-4/19 which is tied for the eighth-longest in school history ... Drove in a career-high five RBI twice (ODU/UAB) ... Had 27 RBI from 3/26-4/13 ... Rated as the ninth-best catcher by Rivals.com ... Named to the 2007-08 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll ... Named to the 2008 Baseball C-USA All-Academic Team ... Ranks nationally in RBI (26th), Home runs (37th), RBI per game (54th), home runs per game (57th), walks (58th), runs (96th) and total bases (99th) ... Hit a league-best 10 home runs with a C-USA best 38 RBI ... Collected 23 multi-hit and 20 multi-RBI games ... Had seven 3-hit and nine 3-RBI games ... Batted .636 (7-for-11) vs. UAB with two home runs, nine RBI and eight runs ... Recorded a team-best 11 game-winning RBI including a walk-off home run against Marshall (4/13) ... Tied for third on ECU's single-season charts in RBI and tied for eighth in home runs ... Out of high school selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 45th round (pick No. 1338 overall) in the June 2004 MLB First Year Player Draft.
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T.J. Hose 2008 Biographical Sketch
Senior tri-captain ... Preseason Brooks Wallace Player-of-the-Year Watch List ... Posted a 7-4 overall record in 17 appearances (14 starts) with a 4.46 ERA ... Fanned a career-high 72 batters while walking 39 ... Tossed lone complete game shutout in his final collegiate appearance against Columbia (Conway Regional) ... In that outing he struck out seven, walked one, did not allow a runner past second base and retired 17 consecutive batters from the fourth to ninth frames ... His seven wins tied a career-high from his freshman season ... Worked into the fifth inning in 11-of-14 starts ... Lasted into the sixth frame eight times and the seventh three times ... Stuck out 5-or more batters eight times with a season-high seven coming twice (Southern Miss/Columbia) ... Made three appearances out of the bull pen picking up wins against No. 24 UNC-Wilmington (4/29) and No. 5 Rice (5/22) ... Did not allow a hit in 2-of-3 relief appearances .... Finished career with a 23-17 record and two saves ... Ranks among the schools career leaders in starts and walks (2nd); innings pitched (3rd); strikeouts (5th) and appearances (8th) ... Ranked third on the team in wins, innings pitched and strikeouts ... Preseason first-team All C-USA selection by the leagues coaches.
Ryan Wood 2008 Biographical Sketch
Started all 62 games played ... Batted .306 (76-for-248) ... Established career-highs in home runs (13), RBI (51), runs (70), doubles (10), total bases (127), walks (45) and stolen bases (16) ... Tied single-season school record with 70 runs, while his 45 walks is tied for the fourth most in a season ... Tied for eighth all-time on the schools charts with 23 sacrifices ... Ranks nationally in runs (34th), walks (41st) and runs per game (72nd) ... Had hit streaks of 14 and 12 games ... Named C-USA Hitter-of-the-Week (3/10/08) ... Collected 23 multi-hit and 11 multi-RBI games ... Smacked two home runs in a pair of games (Rhode Island/UAB) ... Set single-game highs in runs scored (3; five times in 2008) ... Batted .327 with five home runs, 23 RBI and 28 runs scored in C-USA action ... Scored at least one run in 17 straight games from Feb. 23 to March 30 ... Had 17 games where he scored 2-or more runs ... During a nine-game stretch from March 14-26 drove in 13 runs ... Swiped 2-or more bases twice ... Collected five 3-hit and one 4-hit games ... Ranked among C-USA leaders in runs (3rd); home runs (t-4th); at-bats (6th); total plate appearances (7th) and walks (t-7th) ... Out of high school selected by the Cleveland Indians in the 49th round (pick No. 1461 overall) in the June 2005 MLB First Year Player Draft.
ALL-TIME EAST CAROLINA BASEBALL DRAFT HISTORY
Name - Year - Round - Pick - Team
Pat Watkins - 1993 - 1 - 32 - Cincinnati Reds
James Snyder - 1968 - 2 - 38 - Pittsburgh Pirates
Richard Narron - 1967 - 5 - 88 - Washington Senators (II)
Ricky Brooks - 2005 - 3 - 95 - Chicago White Sox
Tommy Toms - 1973 - 6 - 126 - San Francisco Giants
Ronald Staggs - 1975 - 6 - 130 - Montreal Expos
Greg Bunn - 2004 - 5 - 144 - Montreal Expos
Justin Bristow - 2008 - 5 - 161 - Chicago Cubs
Tommy Eason - 1991 - 6 - 162 - Philadelphia Phillies
Lee Delfino - 2001 - 6 - 181 - Toronto Blue Jays
Mike Christopher - 1985 - 7 - 181 - New York Yankees
Samuel Narron - 1967 - 12 - 187 - New York Mets
Chad Tracy - 2001 - 7 - 218 - Arizona Diamondbacks
Shane Mathews - 2007 - 8 - 249 - San Francisco Giants
Trevor Lawhorn - 2004 - 9 - 258 - Cincinnati Reds
Ryan Norwood - 2004 - 9 - 276 - Chicago Cubs
James Raynor - 1966 - 14 - 279 - Los Angeles Dodgers
Bobby Supel - 1978 - 12 - 287 - Atlanta Braves
Butch Davis - 1980 - 12 - 302 - Kansas City Royals
Mike Aldridge - 1971 - 14 - 324 - New York Mets
Kelly Robinette - 1983 - 13 - 325 - Cleveland Indians
Darryl Lawhorn - 2004 - 11 - 326 - Arizona Diamondbacks
Glenn Tucker - 2003 - 11 - 337 - Atlanta Braves
Mike Jacobs - 1994 - 14 - 383 - Boston Red Sox
Raymie Styons - 1980 - 16 - 395 - San Diego Padres
Bill Wilder - 1982 - 16 - 401 - Kansas City Royals
Corey Kemp - 2008 - 14 - 428 - Milwaukee Brewers
Billy Richardson - 2005 - 14 - 428 - San Diego Padres
John Rawls - 1965 - 22 - 435 - Baltimore Orioles
Sam Narron - 2002 - 15 - 442 - Texas Rangers
Steve Godin - 1990 - 17 - 457 - Baltimore Orioles
Matt Bishop - 2004 - 17 - 502 - Pittsburgh Pirates
John Poppert - 2004 - 17 - 504 - Montreal Expos
Jonathan Jenkins - 1990 - 20 - 519 - Chicago White Sox
Mark Minicozzi - 2005 - 17 - 522 - San Francisco Giants
Bob Patterson - 1982 - 21 - 523 - San Diego Padres
Dale Mollenhauer - 2007 - 17 - 539 - Chicago White Sox
David Ritchie - 1989 - 21 - 541 - Kansas City Royals
John Williamson - 2001 - 18 - 549 - Seattle Mariners
Carlton Barnes - 1965 - 29 - 556 - Cincinnati Reds
Steve Salargo - 1999 - 20 - 607 - Baltimore Orioles
Bob Davidson - 1984 - 24 - 615 - New York Yankees
Dustin Sasser - 2007 - 21 - 637 - Chicago Cubs
Brian Cavanaugh - 2005 - 21 - 638 - San Diego Padres
Jake Smith - 2006 - 21 - 638 - Oakland Athletics
Clayton McCullough - 2002 - 22 - 664 - Cleveland Indians
John Gast - 1991 - 25 - 666 - Cincinnati Reds
Ryan Jones - 2004 - 22 - 667 - Oakland Athletics
Travis Meyer - 1995 - 24 - 667 - Los Angeles Dodgers
Billy Best - 1980 - 27 - 673 - Kansas City Royals
Fred Rodriguez - 1966 - 37 - 691 - Chicago Cubs
Mickey Britt - 1980 - 30 - 715 - San Diego Padres
Joseph Hastings - 2001 - 24 - 720 - San Diego Padres
Kevin Riggs - 1990 - 28 - 730 - Cincinnati Reds
Shane Mathews - 2006 - 26 - 776 - San Francisco Giants
Wayne Britton - 1965 - 56 - 790 - Baltimore Orioles
Jason Colquitt - 1998 - 27 - 807 - Detroit Tigers
Jamie Borel - 1994 - 29 - 809 - Detroit Tigers
Chris West - 1993 - 29 - 814 - San Diego Padres
Davey Penny - 2003 - 28 - 834 - Boston Red Sox
Tim Flaherty - 1997 - 30 - 898 - San Francisco Giants
Brian Fields - 1997 - 30 - 907 - Milwaukee Brewers
Nick Schnabel - 2000 - 31 - 915 - Montreal Expos
Randy Rigsby - 1998 - 32 - 970 - Florida Marlins
Jason Howard - 1999 - 33 - 998 - Cincinnati Reds
Tim Langdon - 1990 - 39 - 1013 - Cleveland Indians
T.J. Hose - 2008 - 36 - 1098 - Arizona Diamondbacks
Jason Neitz - 2007 - 37 - 1117 - San Francisco Giants
Johnny Beck - 1994 - 43 - 1198 - Philadelphia Phillies
Ryan Wood - 2008 - 42 - 1268 - Milwaukee Brewers
