Ravens Await Word On MLB Draft Selections
Franklin Pierce looks to build on program's 15 previous selections
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The 2009 MLB First-Year Player Draft is scheduled for June 9-11 at
MLB Network's Studio 42 in Secaucus, N.J.RINDGE, N.H. (June 9, 2009) -- Several members of the Franklin
Pierce University baseball team await word this week on their
potential selections in the 2009 Major League Baseball First-Year
Player Draft. The draft is scheduled to be held Tuesday, June 9
through Thursday, June 11 at MLB Network's Studio 42 in Secaucus,
N.J.
Fans can click on the link above to visit MLB.com's Draft Central
to follow along with the draft's 50 rounds. The first round begins
Tuesday night at 6 p.m., live on MLB Network, with a simulcast on
MLB.com. For the remainder of the draft, coverage will be
exclusively on MLB.com.
The first three rounds and two compensatory rounds are scheduled
to take place on Tuesday night. From there, the draft resumes at
noon on Wednesday for rounds four through 30. Rounds 31 through 50
will take place on Thursday, beginning at 11:30 a.m.
A year ago, Scott Savastano became the 15th draft pick in program
history when he was taken in the 28th round (857 overall) by the
Seattle Mariners. Savastano is currently hitting .318 for the
Mariners' Class-A Midwest League affiliate.
The 15 selections are tied for second-most with Connecticut among
New England institutions since 2001. The Ravens and the Huskies
trail only Boston College, which has produced 24 draft picks in
that time frame.
The Ravens (37-18) captured their third Northeast-10 Conference
regular season title in four years earlier this spring and followed
that with their third consecutive Northeast-10 Championship title,
which was the program’s fourth in five years. Franklin Pierce
earned the second seed in the NCAA Division II Baseball
Championship East Regional and hosted an NCAA regional for the
fifth consecutive season.