Yarbrough Leads List of 79 CPL Alums Taken in 2012 MLB Draft
June 12, 2012 - Coastal Plain League (Coastal Plain) News Release
HOLLY SPRINGS, N.C. - The Coastal Plain League announced Friday that 79 players, both former and players signed for the 2012 season were selected during the 2012 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft.
Alex Yarbrough, a former Thomasville HiToms player in 2010, highlighted this year's CPL draft class after hearing his name called in the fourth round, 147th overall to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. A total of 16 CPL players were taken in the first 10 rounds of this year's draft. With this year's draft class, the CPL has now had over 1,000 alums taken in the draft since its inception in 1997, and has averaged at least 100 draftees a year over the last five years.
All of the CPL's current 14 clubs had a player taken in the 2012 draft. The Peninsula Pilots and Thomasville HiToms led the way with each having 13 former and current players selected. Edenton was next with seven, while Florence and Morehead City each tallied six apiece. Fayetteville and Forest City each saw five alums taken, followed by four teams - Columbia, Gastonia, Wilmington and Wilson - each with four alums selected. Next were Asheboro, Martinsville and Petersburg with three apiece, while former franchise Outer Banks had two alums taken.
The complete list of CPL players drafted follows:
Round Overall Player College Drafted By CPL Teams(s)
4 147 Alex Yarbrough Ole Miss Los Angeles (AL) Thomasville ('10)
5 161 Chris Taylor Virginia Seattle Morehead City ('10)
5 183 Ronnie Freeman Kennesaw State Arizona Florence ('10)
6 203 Joseph Wendle West Chester Cleveland Edenton ('11)
7 242 Marty Gantt College of Charleston Tampa Bay Forest City ('09, '10)
8 254 Michael Heesch USC - Beaufort Chicago (NL) Gastonia ('11)
8 259 Kris Hall Lee Oakland Gastonia ('11)
8 265 Harrison Frawley Coastal Carolina Toronto Outer Banks ('09, '10)
8 277 Taylor Dugas Alabama New York (AL) Thomasville ('09)
9 299 Steven Schils Florida Tech Atlanta Martinsville ('12)
10 315 Stephen Carmon USC - Aiken San Diego Florence ('10) /
Thomasville ('11)
10 316 Pat Ludwig Yale Pittsburgh Columbia ('11)
10 324 Craig Manuel Rice Washington Forest City ('11)
10 327 Christopher O'Grady George Mason Los Angeles (AL) Wilmington ('11)
10 330 Jacob Wilson Memphis St. Louis Asheboro ('10, '11)
10 336 Casey Shiver Southern Poly. State Texas Edenton ('11)
11 346 Chris Diaz NC State Pittsburgh Outer Banks ('11)
11 347 Matthew Milroy Illinois Miami Fayetteville ('10)
12 369 Terrell Joyce Florida State Col. Houston Peninsula ('11)
13 399 Brian Holmes Wake Forest Houston Thomasville ('11)
13 419 Nathan Hyatt Appalachian State Atlanta Forest City ('10)
14 429 Joe Sclafani Dartmouth Houston Morehead City ('10, '11)
14 431 Brock Herbert Southeastern Louisiana Seattle Thomasville ('11)
14 438 Shane Broyles Texas Tech Colorado Martinsville ('10)
14 449 Tyler Tewell Appalachian State Atlanta Thomasville ('12)
15 472 Bennett Klimesh Trinity Cincinnati Morehead City ('10)
15 483 Michael Forslund Liberty Arizona Columbia ('11)
15 485 Buck Farmer Georgia Tech Milwaukee Peninsula ('10)
16 494 Mike Hamann Toledo Chicago (NL) Thomasville ('10)
16 503 Cody Penny North Carolina Cleveland Thomasville ('10)
16 515 Adam Giacolone Neosho County CC Milwaukee Edenton ('11)
17 547 Timothy Flight S. New Hampshire New York (AL) Edenton ('12)
18 552 Sam Kimmel Stetson Baltimore Morehead City ('11)
18 575 Hunter Adkins Mid. Tenn. State Milwaukee Florence ('11)
19 584 Damek Tomscha Iowa Western CC Chicago (NL) Morehead City ('12)
19 591 Alex Williams Louisiana Tech Chicago (AL) Thomasville ('11)
19 603 RJ Hivley Mississippi Arizona Wilmington ('10)
20 613 Shane Halley Virginia Kansas City Peninsula ('10)
20 616 Kyle Haynes Virginia Commonwealth Pittsburgh Peninsula ('11)
20 626 Jharel Cotton East Carolina Los Angeles (NL) Peninsula ('10)
21 641 Scott DeCecco USC - Upstate Seattle Asheboro ('12)
21 659 Jeremy Fitzgerald Tenn. Wesleyan Atlanta Martinsville ('11, '12)
21 661 Jake Davies Georgia Tech Boston Peninsula ('09)
22 698 Jeb Stefan Louisiana Tech Philadelphia Thomasville ('09)
23 700 Travis Huber Nebraska Minnesota Edenton ('12)
23 708 Andrew Brown Akron Colorado Forest City ('10, '11)
23 719 Kevin McKague U.S. Military Academy Atlanta Fayetteville ('08) /
Peninsula ('10)
23 726 Coby Cowgill Virginia Military Inst. Texas Peninsula ('10, '11)
24 741 Eric Grabe Tampa Chicago (AL) Fayetteville ('09, '10, '11)
25 759 Ryan Dineen Eastern Illinois Houston Edenton ('12)
26 796 Jimmy Rider Kent State Pittsburgh Columbia ('09) /
Peninsula ('10, '11)
26 797 Seth Grant Appalachian State Miami Gastonia ('10)
26 807 Tyler DeLoach UNC - Wilmington Los Angeles (AL) Wilmington ('11, '12)
26 810 Steven Sabatino Notre Dame St. Louis Florence ('10)
27 819 Tanner Mathis Mississippi Houston Thomasville ('10, '11)
27 829 Ryan Mathews NC State Oakland Wilson ('11)
28 849 Angel Ibanez Texas - Pan American Houston Asheboro ('12)
28 850 Carson Goldsmith Northwestern State Minnesota Columbia ('12)
28 858 Ryan Arrowood Appalachian State Colorado Forest City ('09, '10)
28 868 Joseph Rapp Louisiana - Monroe San Francisco Wilmington ('10)
29 892 Adam Matthews South Carolina Cincinnati Florence ('11)
29 903 Adam McConnell Richmond Arizona Peninsula ('10)
30 928 Michael Blanchard Austin Peay San Francisco Wilson ('10)
31 945 Matthew Shepherd Tennessee Tech San Diego Peninsula ('10)
31 951 Corey Thompson East Carolina Chicago (AL) Morehead City ('11)
32 974 Timothy Saunder Marietta Chicago (NL) Edenton ('11)
32 981 Steven Nikorak Temple Chicago (AL) Wilson ('10, '11)
32 985 Jorge Saez Lee Toronto Petersburg ('11)
33 1005 Anthony Wieber Michigan State San Diego Wilson ('11)
33 1020 Ronald Shaban Virginia Tech St. Louis Petersburg ('09, '10)
34 1029 Jordan Jankowski Catawba Houston Thomasville ('09, '10)
34 1038 Chris Cowell Richmond Colorado Peninsula ('11)
34 1054 Matt Davenport William & Mary Detroit Peninsula ('10)
35 1074 Cory Bafidis Texas Wesleyan Washington Florence ('10)
36 1108 Clint Terry College of San Mateo San Francisco Gastonia ('12)
36 1111 Miguel Rodriguez UNC - Charlotte Boston Petersburg ('11)
38 1151 Chipper Smith Cumberland Miami Fayetteville ('09)
40 1214 Jacob Rogers Mt. Olive Chicago (NL) Thomasville ('11)
40 1234 Ryan Longstreth Central Michigan Detroit Fayetteville ('10)
The Coastal Plain League is the nation's hottest summer collegiate baseball league. Celebrating its 16th season in 2012, the CPL features 14 teams playing in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. The CPL gives college players the chance to refine their skills with the use of wooden bats. Players are housed with local host families for the summer and past experiences have been very positive for both players and hosts. Furthermore, the CPL has had over 1,000 alumni drafted and 51 alums - including 2011 AL MVP and Cy Young winner Justin Verlander - make their Major League debut thus far. For more information on the Coastal Plain League, please visit the league website at www.coastalplain.com, and be sure to friend us on Facebook (at www.facebook.com/coastalplainleague) and follow us via Twitter (as cpleague).
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