25 NECBL Players Selected in Day Two of MLB Draft
Published on June 8, 2013 under New England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL) News Release
25 NECBL players, 16 of them pitchers, were selected on Day Two of the Major League Baseball Draft. It took deep in the third round before the Detroit Tigers selected RHP and former Keene Swamp Bat Jeff Thompson of Louisville, but his drafting started a run of 25 NECBL players taken over the next 221 selections.
Rounds 4 through 10 all featured at least two draftees from the New England League.
Thompson was the third NECBL player taken in the 2013 Draft. The Houston Astros selected former Newport Gull and Stanford standout Mark Appel with the first overall pick. The New York Yankees chose former North Shore Navigator and Notre Dame 3B Eric Jagielo in the first round with the 26th pick.
The 27 drafted NECBL Players are listed below:
Player/ NECBL Team/ Round/ MLB Team/ Pos/ College/ NECBL Highlight
Mark Appel/ 2010 Newport/ 1st/1/ Houston/ RHP Stanford- Went 6-1 with a 1.87 ERA, the sixth best in the League. Appel was the NECBL's 2010 Top Prospect
Eric Jagielo/ 2011 North Shore/ 1st/ 26 /NY Yankees/ 3B Notre Dame- Earned second team All-NECBL honors by hitting .313 with 11 extra base hits and 28 RBI. Jagielo ranked fourth in the NECBL in hits.
Jeff Thompson/ 2011 Keene/ 3rd/ 94/ Detroit/ RHP Louisville- The 2011 NECBL Top Prospect and All-Star Game starter, Thompson had a 1.89 ERA and 53 Ks in 38 IP in his 8 starts.
Conrad Gregor/ 2011 Newport/ 4th/ 107/ Houston/ 1B Vanderbilt-Hit .330 with 8 2B, 7 HR and 24 RBI in 25 games. Gregor was a Second Team All-NECBL pick
Tyler Skulina/ 2011 Keene/ 4th/ 108/ Chicago Cubs/ RHP Kent State-6'5" pitcher appeared in 10 games, six starts and fanned 19 in 34.2 IP
Ryan Horstmann/ 2012 Keene/ 4th/ 117/ Seattle/LHP St. John's-Fanned 37 batters in 26.2 innings while holding hitters to a .200 average against. Horstmann started a combined no-hitter as a Swamp Bat.
Taylor Williams/ 2011 Keene/ 4th/ 122/ Milwaukee /RHP Kent State-Second Team All-NECBL and an NECBL All-Star. Williams went 6-1 with a save and a 2.17 ERA, striking out 41 in 41.2 innings.
Aaron Slegers/ 2013 Vermont/ 5th/ 140/Minnesota/RHP Indiana-6'10" pitcher has signed with 2013 Mountaineers
Chad Wallach/ 2011 Laconia/ 5th/ 142/ Miami/ C Cal State Fullerton-Had five extra base hits in 60 at bats
Jack Reinheimer/ 2011 Newport/ 5th/ 147/ Seattle/ SS East Carolina-The 2011 NECBL All-Star Game MVP. Reinheimer hit .259 and had the second most assists among shortstops
Dan Slania/ 2011 North Shore/ 5th/ 162/ San Francisco/RHP Notre Dame- Fanned 23 in 32 innings while making 11 appearances
Luke Farrell/ 2010,12 New Bedford/ 6th/ 174/ Kansas City/RHP Northwestern-6'6" pitcher went 3-1 with a 3.65 ERA in nine games in 2010, striking out 34 in 37 innings. Luke is the son of Red Sox manager John Farrell
Jimmy Reed/ 2011 Danbury/ 6th/ 185/ St. Louis /LHP Maryland-Went 1-2 with a 1.77 ERA, striking out 39 in 25.1 innings
Steve Janas/ 2011 New Bedford/ 6th/193/ Atlanta/RHP Kennesaw State-Went 3-1 with a 1.63 ERA and a 32:7 strikeout-to-walk ratio in 33 innings
John Murphy/ 2011 Mystic/ 6th/ 194 NY Yankees/SS Sacred Heart-Hit .256 with 7 extra base hits and 11 steals in 24 games
Brian Gilbert/ 2011 North Adams/ 7th/ 200/ Minnesota/RHP Seton Hall-Went 2-4 with a save and 3.27 ERA in 44 IP
Connor Harrell/ 2010 Newport/ 7th/ 216/ Detroit/CF Vanderbilt -Hit .274 with 7 doubles in 84 at-bats
Ty Young/ 2011 Vermont/ 7th/ 218/ Tampa Bay/3B Louisville-Had five extra base hits and six steals in 31 games
Trey Mancini/ 2011 Holyoke/ 8th/ 249/ Baltimore/1B Notre Dame-Hit .296 with seven homers, 18 extra base hits and 34 RBI. Mancini won the 2011 NECBL Rookie of the Year
Tyler Horan/ 2011 Danbury/ 8th/ 252/ San Francisco/LF Virginia Tech-Power threat hit .341 with 11 homers and 35 RBI. Horan was a 2011 First Team All-NECBL pick
David Napoli/2010 Danbury/8th/ 256/ Washington/LHP Tulane-Appeared in 4 games for Danbury
Thomas Pannone/ 2013 Ocean State/ 9th/ 261/ Cleveland/LHP Southern NV-Southpaw and Rhode Island native has signed with 2013 Ocean State
Mitch Horacek/ 2012 Newport/9th/ 279/ Baltimore/LHP Dartmouth.-NECBL All-Star went 4-1 with a save and a 34:6 strikeout-to-walk ratio in nine games
Jon Prosinski/ 2011-12 Newport/ 10th/ 301/ Philadelphia/RHP Seton Hall-Posted a 2.16 ERA in 33.2 IP in '11 and made four starts in 2012
Kasey Coffman/ 2012 Newport/10th/ 306/ Detroit./OF Arizona State-NECBL All-Star who hit .315 with five homers, eight steals and 36 RBI
Tyler Rogers/ 2012 Vermont/ 10th/ 312/ San Francisco/RHP Austin Peay-Struck out 21 in 21.2 IP
Daniel Wright/ 2011-12 Newport/10th/ 315/ Cincinnati RHP Arkansas State-All-Star who went 6-0 with 3.94 ERA. He had a 1.68 ERA in two post-season starts for the 2012 champion Gulls
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