Texas Winter League Draft Holds Draft

February 2, 2013 - North American League (NAmL)
Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings News Release


The Texas Winter League held their 2013 draft at roughly 2 p.m. Central Time at Harlingen Field.

Pitchers and catchers were assigned to their respective teams, who are taking on the respective nicknames of United League franchises for local familiarity.

The draft order was set with the Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings, managed by Eddie Dennis, selecting first, the McAllen Thunder, managed by Greg Tagert, second, the Edinburg Roadrunners, managed by Brooks Carey, third, and the Brownsville Stars, managed by Chris Patterson, fourth.

Even numbered rounds were selected in reverse order, while odd numbered rounds restored the selection order of the first round.

FIRST ROUND

1. Rio Grande Valley: Kori Melo, INF, Snelling, Calf.

2. McAllen: Hiroki Itakura, OF, Chuo-ku Toyko, Japan

3. Edinburg: Vince Coleman Jr., OF, Prairieville, La.

4. Brownsville: Justin Juneau, INF, Bossier City, La.

SECOND ROUND

1. Brownsville: Austin Newell, OF, Ft. Worth, Tex.

2. Edinburg: Tsuyoshi Takashima, INF, Toyko, Japan

3. McAllen: Derrick Pyles, OF, Avon, Ind.

4. Rio Grande Valley: Cody Bishop, OF, Mt. Pleasant, Tex.

THIRD ROUND

1. Rio Grande Valley: Jacob Douglas, OF, Stillwater, Okla.

2. McAllen: Albert Carpen, OF, Whiting, Ind.

3. Edinburg: Thomas Shull, INF, Linden, Calif.

4. Brownsville: Alex Foltz, OF, Mathias, W.Va.

FOURTH ROUND

1. Brownsville: Brooks Taylor, INF, Hot Springs, Ark.

2. Edinburg: Phil Rowland, OF, Valencia, Calif.

3. McAllen: Todd Alls, INF, Huntsville, Ala.

4. Rio Grande Valley: Bobby Villante, OF, East Elmhurst, N.Y.

FIFTH ROUND

1. Rio Grande Valley: Brian Williams, OF, Tucson, Ariz.

2. McAllen: Masanari Kato, OF, Chiyodaku Tokyo, Japan

3. Edinburg: Jimmy Williams, INF, West Vancouver, B.C.

4. Brownsville: Sean Gaughan, INF, Pittsburgh, Pa. SIXTH ROUND

1. Brownsville: Masahiro Takahata, INF, Chiyodaku Tokyo, Japan

2. Edinburg: Mike Mobbs, OF, Stony Point, N.Y.

3. McAllen: Masaki Iwagami, INF-OF, Japan

4. Rio Grande Valley: Rolando Zamarripa, INF, Harlingen, Tex.

SEVENTH ROUND

1. Rio Grande Valley: Pass

2. McAllen: Daiki Komori, OF, Toyko, Japan

3. Edinburg: Ginjiro Fujiwara, OF, San Diego, Calif.

4. Brownsville: Pass

EIGHTH ROUND

1. Brownsville: Pass

2. Edinburg: Pass

3. McAllen: Anthony Hinderman, C, Harlingen, Tex.

4. Rio Grande Valley: Brandon Merrill, INF, St. Michaels, Md.

Catchers were assigned to the following teams:

Brownsville: Dave Angle, Pittsburgh, Pa.

Edinburg: Doug Freeman, Lakeland, Fla. McAllen: Jeff Allen, Katy, Tex.

Rio Grande Valley: Cody Brooks, Plano, Tex.

Pitchers were assigned to the following teams:

Brownsville: Steve Nikonchik, Katy, Tex; Coleman Stephens, Knoxville, Tenn. & Amarillo, Tex.; Hiroki Kono, Chiyodaku Tokyo; Christopher Treibt, Owasso, Okla.; Junpei Hayashi, Tokyo, Japan; Keisuke Saito, San Diego, Calif. & Chiba, Japan.

Edinburg: Henry Garcia, Brownsville, Tex.; Justin Yoo, Calabasas, Calif.; Aryel Fleming; Donald Whitt, Burleson, Tex.; Takeshi Shioga, Chiyodaku Toyko, Japan; Selby Brummett, Salem, Utah.

McAllen: Eric Sheridan, San Diego, Calif.; Leo Madrid, Temple City, Calif.; Takati Sato, Toyko, Japan; Justin Klipp, Austin, Tex.; Chris Phelan, Patchogue, N.Y.; Misop Baynun, Quincy, Mass.

Rio Grande Valley: Curtis Camilli, Santa Clara, Calif.; Trent Evins, La Grande, Ore.; Taihei Fukudomi, San Diego, Calif.; Danny Gidora, Harlingen, Tex.; William Martinez, Brownsville, Tex.; Michael Oros, Kingwood, Tex.

The Texas Winter League season will begin Feb. 5 at Harlingen Field with an 11 a.m. game between Rio Grande Valley and Edinburg.



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