Round 35: Virgil Hill CF from Mission College – Was a 28th round pick of the Marlins last year..Freshman at College
Round 36: Jonathan Berti SS from Troy High School – Was batting .481 with six homeruns and 26 RBI as a leadoff hitter as of May 21. Signed a letter of intent to Bowling Green State University. News
Round 37: Ryan Doiron RHP from Barbe High School – Was scheduled to play at Tulane University of Louisiana next year. ESPN High School Pitcher of the Week as of May 22nd.
Round 38: Robert Crocker CF from Aptos High School – Signed letter of intent to Cal Poly, doubt he’ll sign. He was ranked 59th in the Top 100 high school players, per Baseball America. News
Round 39: Dennis Clement RHP from Cascia Hall High School
Round 40: Jeffrey Dennis LHP from Binghamton University – A 6′6 hurler from New York, First-team all league winner senior year of High School. Was 4-5 with an ERA of 3.97 this season, 6 complete games. Bio
Round 41: William Hawn 3B from Walters State Community College – Goes by ‘Cody’. Drafted in the 23rd round by Milwaukee last year. Could’ve gotten a full ride scholarship to Arkansas this year, but decided against it after being injured his whole senior year of high school. News, Bio
Round 42: Kent Walton 2B from Brigham Young University – Batted .309 with 12 doubles, 7 triples, 4 homeruns and 44 RBI. Walked 15 times and struck out 35. Had just three errors all season. Stats, Bio
Round 43: John Maronde LHP from Lexington Catholic High School – Goes by ‘Nick’. Top notch pitcher, who is unfortunately going to Florida next year. Scouting Report, Scouting Report
Round 44: James Messer RHP from South Caldwell High School
Round 45: Derek Benny RHP from Roseville High School – Fresno State recruit. Struck out 72 batters in 52 innings, going 7-2 with eight saves. News
Round 46: JR Graham RHP/SS from Livermore High School – Recruited to Santa Clara. News, News
Round 47: Coley Crank Catcher from Pinole Valley High School – Recruited to Michigan. News
Round 48: Brett Holland RHP from University of Texas Tyler -Was 11-0 with an ERA of 2.76, with 9 complete games, giving up just 16 earned runs, and striking out 113. Stats, Bio
Round 49: Matt Bowman 2B from University of Nevada Reno – Batted .355 in 217 at-bats. Had 20 doubles, a triple and four home runs. Drove in 36 runs. Could be the next JD Pruitt, was hit by pitches 12 times. Had just two errors all year. Stats, Bio
Round 50: Derek Wiley IF from Belmont University – Batted .299 with 17 home runs, 62 RBI. Walked 26 times, struck out 46. Bio, Stats
That’s it for the draft, look for some kind of a recap tonight, but I’ve got to go play my own game..







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