Four Pirates Selected In MLB Draft
June 10, 2009 | Baseball
June 10, 2009
GREENVILLE, N.C. - Stephen Batts, Devin Harris, Chris Heston and Ryan Wood each heard their names called Wednesday afternoon as they were selected on the second day of the 2009 Major League First Year Player Draft.
Harris, a native of Gastonia, N.C., was the first Pirate to be selected when the Baltimore Orioles chose him with the 236th overall pick in the eighth round. Senior Ryan Wood was taken by the Kansas City Royals as a pitcher in the 11th round (pick No. 332) just before junior right-hander Chris Heston heard his name called in the 12th round by the San Francisco Giants (pick No. 357). Stephen Batts was the last member of the 2009 Conference USA Champions to be called on day two when the Philadelphia Phillies took him with the 587th overall pick as a first baseman in round 19.
Also selected in the 2009 MLB Amateur Draft were ECU signees Mike Trout (Los Angeles Angels, Round 1, Pick No. 25 overall), Nick McBride (Texas Rangers, Round 5, Pick No. 154 overall), Walker Gourley (Pittsburgh Pirates, Round 13, Pick No. 385 overall) and John Wooten (San Diego Padres, Round 20, Pick No. 594 overall).
The 2009 MBL Draft will continue Thursday morning starting at 11:30 a.m. (EDT) with round 31 and will continue until all 50 rounds are completed.
Stephen Batts - 2009 Biographical Sketch
One of five Pirates to start all 66 games played (11/1B, 54/LF, 1/CF) ... First-team All Conference USA selection ... Only two-time C-USA Hitter-of-the-Week in '09 ... Set career-highs in average (.352), games played (66), runs (71), hits (96), doubles (21), home runs (14), RBIs (63) and stolen bases (19) ... Ranks nationally in hits (16th), runs (38th), doubles (52nd), total bases (29th) ... Recorded 26 multi-hit and 18 multi-RBI games ... Collected three four-hit games ... Hit 10-or more home runs in back-to-back seasons (10 in '08 and 14 in '09) ... Posted 15-game hitting streak (6/1/08-3/14/09) ... Had four game-winning RBIs (Ok. State, Indiana, UAB, Memphis) ... Received 2009 Walter and Marie Williams "Spirit of the East" post-eligibility scholarship award ... Preseason 1st-team All C-USA (C-USA coaches, Baseball America) ... Among C-USA leaders in avg., runs, doubles, total bases, slugging, hits, HRs, RBIs, stolen bases and at-bats ... Owns a .990 fielding percentage ... Hit home runs in consecutive games twice ... Leaves ECU ranked among the all-time leaders in games played (t-2nd/238), at-bats (3rd/870), runs (3rd/205), hits (3rd/293), doubles (3rd/55), games started (4th/224), RBIs (4th/179), total bases (4th/455), walks (4th/122), putouts (7th/910), stolen bases (t-7th/51), chances (8th/1086), batting average (t-7th/.337), triples (t-10th/7), home runs (11th/31), on-base percentage (13th/.421) and stolen base percentage (13th/.850) ... Finished senior season ranked among ECU's single-season leaders in runs (3rd/71), hits (7th/96), doubles (7th/21), total bases (7th/161), RBIs (11th/63) and home runs (t-15th/14) ... Single-Game Career-Highs: at-bats: 7 vs. UCF (3/20/09); runs: 3 (11 times, last vs. UAB-1 4/4/09); hits:4 (three times, last vs. Norfolk State 3/18/09); RBI:5 vs. UNC Wilmington (3/28/07); home runs:2 vs. Tulane-1 (5/10/08); stolen bases: 2 eight times; last vs. Indiana 3/7/09).
Devin Harris - 2009 Biographical Sketch
Started all 59 games played in right field ... Set career-highs in average (.344), runs (44), hits (73), doubles (8), home runs (14), RBIs (63), total bases (123), walks (24) and stolen bases (13) ... Recorded game-winning hit against South Carolina to secure the 2009 NCAA Greenville Regional Title in the bottom of the 10th inning ... Hit game-tying home run in the ninth inning against South Carolina in the Greenville Regional final ... Ranked among C-USA leaders in batting average, slugging percentage and home runs ... Recorded a career-best 13-game hitting streak from April 22 - May 14 ... Also had a 10-game hit streak from March 13-27 ... Posted 19 multi-hit and 11 multi-RBI games ... Had three four-hit games (UCF, Campbell, South Carolina) setting career-highs ... Drove in five runs three times (N.C. State, Tulane, South Carolina) ... Lead Pirates with eight game-winning RBIs, including five in a row (3/27-4/4) ... Lone 2-HR game was against Rice (4/10) ... In league play recorded six multi-hit games ... Eight-of-14 home runs and 25-of-48 RBIs came in Conference USA action ... Batted a team second-best .407 (11-for-27) in NCAA play while hitting two home runs and driving in six runs ... Single-Game Career-Highs: at-bats: 6 vs. UCF (3/20/09); runs: 2 (9 times, last vs. South Carolina 6/1/09); hits:4 (three times, last vs. South Carolina 6/1/09); RBI:5 (three times, last vs. South Carolina 6/1/09); home runs:2 vs. Rice (4/10/09); stolen bases: 1 (13 times, last vs. North Carolina 6/6/09).
Chris Heston - 2009 Biographical Sketch
Named Conference USA Newcomer-of-the-Year ... First-team All Conference USA selection ... College Baseball Foundation Pitcher-of-the-Year Watch List ... Posted a 7-0 record in 15 starts with a 4.17 ERA ... Struck out 88 batters leading Conference USA ... Fanned 10-or more batters twice (UAB-10, ULL-11: career-best) ... Picked up wins against Monmouth, Indiana, UCF, Marshall, UAB, Southern Miss and Louisiana-Lafayette ... Worked into the seventh inning five times with a season-high 8.0 innings against Louisiana-Lafayette ... Made 17 total appearances (15 starts) ... Struck out at least six batters eight times in a game and at least eight batters in five games ... One of two C-USA pitchers to record a pair of 10 strikeout games ... Allowed two or fewer walks in 9-of-15 starts ... Ranks among the league leaders in ERA, strikeouts, strikeouts looking, innings pitches, wins, starts and fewest earned runs allowed ... Rated as No. 4 Top Newcomer to C-USA by Baseball America ... Selected by the Minnesota Twins in the 2007 MLB First Year Player Draft in the 47th round (pick No. 1389 overall) ... As a sophomore was taken by the Washington Nationals in the 29th round (pick No. 871 overall) in the 2008 MLB First Year Player Draft ... Single-Game Career-Highs: innings pitched:8.0 vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (5/1/09); strikeouts: 11 vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (5/1/09).
Ryan Wood - 2009 Biographical Sketch
One of five Pirates to start all 66 games played (65/2B, 1/DH) ... First-team All Conference USA as an infielder ... Named to 2009 NCAA Greenville Regional All-Tournament Team ... Earned all-america honors from Ping!Baseball(first-team), National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (second-team) and Collegiate Baseball/Louisville Slugger (third-team) ... Led team with a .379 batting average ... Became third Pirate in school history to record 100 hits in a single season (2009) ... Set career-highs in runs (87), doubles (22), home runs (14), RBIs (57), and walks (50) ... Hit for the cycle against instate rival UNC Wilmington (5/12) becoming the fourth Pirate since 1999 to accomplish this feat ... Named to the College Baseball Foundation and Diamond Sports National All-Star Lineup (5/19) ... Among the nationally leaders in runs (2nd), hits (9th), total bases (23rd), runs per game (27th), doubles (33rd) and on-base percentage (65th) ... Set the school's all-time record for runs (225), walks (151) and assists (655) ... Leaves ECU ranked among the all-time leaders in games started (3rd/226), games played (4th/237), at-bats (4th/869), hits (4th/285), on-base percentage (5th/.432), total bases (5th/442), chances (6th/1124), home runs (t7th/35), doubles (t8th/48), RBIs (t10th/154), stolen bases (12th/46) and batting average (15th/.328) ... Had five game-winning RBIs (Le Moyne, Marshall, UNC, Houston, UNC Wilmington) ... Posted 26 multi-hit and 16 multi-RBI games ... Recorded fifth longest hitting streak in school history (19 games from March 14-April 11) ... Hit 10-or more home runs in back-to-back season (13 in '08 and 14 in '09) ... Saw limited action on the mound making four appearances all out of the bullpen ... Sported a 0.00 ERA in four innings of work ... Allowed five runs on three hits with four strikeouts and six walks ... Ranked among C-USA leaders in average, runs, doubles, total bases, slugging percentage, hits, walks, on-base percentage, RBIs and home runs ... Preseason 1st-team All C-USA (Baseball America) ... Finished senior season ranked among ECU's single-season leaders in runs (1st/87), hits (3rd/100), walks (3rd/50), at-bats (4th/264), doubles (t4th/22), assists (5th/186), total bases (6th/166), on-base percentage (7th/.489), average (10th/.379) and home runs (t15th/14) ... 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 ... As a junior was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 42nd round (pick No. 1268 overall) in the June 2008 MLB First Year Player Draft ... Single-Game Career-Highs: at-bats: 7 vs. Memphis (5/16/08); runs: 4 (twice, last vs. UNC Wilmington 5/12/09); hits:4 (six times, last vs. UNC Wilmington 5/12/09); RBI:5 vs. N.C. A&T (4/4/06); home runs:2 (three times, last vs. Houston 5/10/09); stolen bases: 4 vs. UCF (5/12/07); innings pitched:1.0 (four times, last vs. Richmond 3/17/09); strikeouts: 2 (twice, last vs. Richmond 3/17/09).
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
Devin Harris - 2009 - 8 - 236 - Baltimore Orioles
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
Ryan Wood - 2009 - 11 - 332 - Kansas City Royals
Glenn Tucker - 2003 - 11 - 337 - Atlanta Braves
Chris Heston - 2009 - 12 - 357 - San Francisco Giants
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
Stephen Batts - 2009 - 19 - 587 - Philadelphia Phillies
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
