Wednesday, June 09, 2010 | Baseball
Fifteen Missouri Valley Conference Baseball Players Selected in MLB Draft

A total of 15 Missouri Valley Conference student-athletes had their names called at the annual Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft this week.  Indiana State's Jake Petricka was the top pick for the league in the second round at 63rd overall by the Chicago White Sox.

Missouri State, Wichita State and Southern Illinois each had three players drafted, followed by Indiana State and Creighton with two apiece.  Bradley and Illinois State each had one player selected.

Professional clubs must sign drafted players by August 15 or the rights to that player are lost and they can reenter the draft in 2011.  Underclassmen have the option to return to their respective schools.

Listed below are the 15 Missouri Valley Conference student-athletes that were selected in the 2010 MLB Draft.  Click on the name of each player for more detailed information.

Round

Pick

 Team Player School

 2 

63

 Chicago White Sox Jake Petricka Indiana State

6

198

 San Francisco Giants Mike Kickham Missouri State

9

270

 Cleveland Indians Jordan Cooper Wichita State

10

324

 Los Angeles Angels Aaron Meade Missouri State

13

414

 Los Angeles Angels Bryant George Southern Illinois

14

433

 Detroit Tigers Patrick Cooper Bradley

15

460

 Chicago Cubs Elliot Soto Creighton

16

496

 Texas Rangers Ryan Strausborger Indiana State

24

727

 Cincinnati Reds Pat Doyle Missouri State

30

913

 Detroit Tigers Logan Hoch Wichita State

30

918

 San Francisco Giants Ryan Bradley Southern Illinois

32

979

 St. Louis Cardinals Ryan Copeland Illinois State

37

1125

 Minnesota Twins Grant Muncrief Wichita State

38

1156

 Texas Rangers Carson Vitale Creighton

46

1405

 New York Yankees Nathan Forer Southern Illinois

 
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