Five of Conference USA's 12 baseball playing schools — Houston, South
Florida, Tulane, East Carolina and Texas Christian — accounted for 14 of the
league's 19 selections in this week's Major League Draft.
Houston shortstop/pitcher Jesse Crain was the first Conference USA player
chosen, going to the Minnesota Twins in the second round. Cougars catcher
Chris Snyder was selected later in the same round by the Arizona
Diamondbacks.
Ten of the 12 schools that play baseball in C-USA had at least one player
taken, with Houston leading the way with four selections. Tulane and South
Florida had three players chosen and two selections came from East Carolina and Texas Christian,
while Charlotte, Cincinnati, Louisville, Saint
Louis and Southern Miss each had one player chosen.
The World Series champion Diamondbacks selected four C-USA standouts
altogether, more than any other major league organization. The Baltimore
Orioles, Cleveland Indians, Philadelphia Phillies and Texas Rangers each
chose two Conference USA players.
The complete list of Conference USA selections follows:
| Rd. |
Player |
Pos. |
School |
MLB Team |
| 2 |
Jesse Crain |
SS/RHP |
Houston |
Minnesota Twins |
| 2 |
Chris Snyder |
C |
Houston |
Arizona Diamondbacks |
| 4 |
Nick Bourgeois |
LHP |
Tulane |
Philadelphia Phillies |
| 6 |
Walter Olmstead |
1B |
TCU |
Cincinnati Reds |
| 6 |
John Maine |
RHP |
Charlotte |
Baltimore Orioles |
| 6 |
James Jurries |
IF |
Tulane |
Atlanta Braves |
| 13 |
Chris Hamblen |
C |
Cincinnati |
Texas Rangers |
| 13 |
Adam Haley |
SS |
Louisville |
Arizona Diamondbacks |
| 15 |
Sam Narron |
LHP |
East Carolina |
Texas Rangers |
| 22 |
Clayton McCullough |
C |
East Carolina |
Cleveland Indians |
| 28 |
Mike Barclay |
OF |
South Florida |
Boston Red Sox |
| 29 |
Wes Jaillet |
RHP |
Saint Louis |
St. Louis Cardinals |
| 32 |
Shea Douglas |
LHP |
Southern Miss |
Cleveland Indians |
| 33 |
Brett Cooley |
OF |
Houston |
San Francisco Giants |
| 34 |
Levi Robinson |
SS |
TCU |
Baltimore Orioles |
| 34 |
Beau Richardson |
LHP |
Tulane |
Philadelphia Phillies |
| 41 |
Keith Whatley |
LHP |
Houston |
Arizona Diamondbacks |
| 46 |
Ryan Gloger |
LHP |
South Florida |
Arizona Diamondbacks |
