21 NECBL Alumni Selected in First Two Days of MLB Draft
June 6, 2014 - New England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL) News Release
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - 21 NECBL alumni were selected by Major League Baseball in the first two days of the 2014 Draft.
The Draft was highlighted with the selection of catcher Max Pentecost and outfielder Mike Papi. The two become the NECBL's 20th and 21st first round draft picks. They also mark the seventh straight season in which an NECBL graduate was a first round selection.
At least one alumnus from the New England League was selected in every round of the first ten rounds. In a testimony to the NECBL's balance, the 21 players hailed from nine organizations.
A list of the NECBL's selections through the first ten rounds are below. A complete draft list will be assembled on NECBL.com
Round Pick Player MLB Team NECBL Team
1 11 Max Pentecost/C Toronto 2012 Holyoke
1A 38 Mike Papi/OF Cleveland 2012 Keene
2 45 Jake Stinnett/RHP Chicago (N) 2012 Danbury
3 101 Brett Graves/RHP Oakland 2013 Newport
4 130 Adam Ravenelle/RHP Detroit 2012 Newport
4 132 Jordan Schwartz/RHP Oakland 2012 Mystic
4 134 Kevin McAvoy/RHP Boston 2012 Keene
5 145 Josh Prevost/RHP New York (N) 2013 Laconia
6 185 Jose Lopez/RHP Cincinnati 2012 Mystic
7 225 Brian O'Keefe/C St. Louis 2013 Saratoga
8 228 John Ziznewski/SS Chicago (A) 2012 Laconia
8 231 Kody Kerski/RHP Seattle 2012 Holyoke
8 238 Austin Slater/OF San Francisco 2012 Newport
8 242 Connor Spencer/OF New York (A) 2012 Holyoke
8 245 Brian O'Grady/OF Cincinnati 2012 Vermont-13 Keene
8 250 Artie Lewicki Detroit 2012 Keene
9 272 Vince Conde/SS Vanderbilt 2012 Laconia
9 275 Brian Hunter/RHP Cincinnati 2013 Keene
9 281 Kevin Krause/C Pittsburgh 2013 Vermont
10 299 Caleb Adams/OF Los Angeles (A) 2013 Saratoga
10 315 Danny Diekroeger/INFSt. Louis 2012 Holyoke
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