{"id":7220,"date":"2014-06-07T15:11:50","date_gmt":"2014-06-07T19:11:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/capitalsportsnc.com\/?p=7220"},"modified":"2014-06-07T15:11:50","modified_gmt":"2014-06-07T19:11:50","slug":"no-league-has-more-baseball-players-drafted-than-the-acc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capitalsportsnc.com\/?p=7220","title":{"rendered":"No league has more baseball players drafted than the ACC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Eighteen ACC players were selected on Friday in the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft. With the 18 taken on Friday in rounds 3-10, 27 league players have been drafted in the first two days, tied for the most from any conference.<\/p>\n<p>Eleven different ACC programs have had at least one player drafted, led by Virginia with six, Miami with five, and Florida State with four.<\/p>\n<p>The ACC has had at least 40 players drafted eight straight years, including 50 or more in seven of the past eight. The league record stands at 64, set in 2010.<\/p>\n<p>The 2014 MLB Draft will conclude on Saturday with rounds 11-40 starting at 1 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>ACC in the 2014 MLB Draft<\/p>\n<p>Round\tPick\tPlayer\tSchool\tPos.\tYear\tTeam<br \/>\n1\t3\tCarlos Rodon\tNC State\tLHP\tJR\tChicago White Sox<br \/>\n1\t13\tTrea Turner\tNC State\tSS\tJR\tSan Diego<br \/>\n1\t19\tNick Howard\tVirginia\tRHP\tJR\tCincinnati<br \/>\n1\t27\tLuke Weaver\tFlorida State\tRHP\tJR\tSt. Louis<br \/>\nCB A\t37\tDerek Fisher\tVirginia\tOF\tJR\tHouston<br \/>\nCB A\t38\tMike Papi\tVirginia\tOF\tJR\tCleveland<br \/>\n2\t45\tJake Stinnett\tMaryland\tRHP\tSR\tChicago Cubs<br \/>\n2\t57\tAndrew Suarez\tMiami\tLHP\tJR\tWashington<br \/>\n2\t65\tDaniel Gossett\tClemson\tRHP\tJR\tOakland<br \/>\n3\t78\tMark Zagunis\tVirginia Tech\tC\tJR\tChicago Cubs<br \/>\n4\t108\tBrett Austin\tNC State\tC\tJR\tChicago White Sox<br \/>\n4\t110\tSam Clay\tGeorgia Tech\tLHP\tSO\tMinnesota<br \/>\n4\t121\tPat Connaughton\tNotre Dame\tRHP\tJR\tBaltimore<br \/>\n5\t154\tDrew Van Orden\tDuke\tRHP\tSR\tWashington<br \/>\n5\t157\tMichael Russell\tNorth Carolina\tSS\tJR\tTampa Bay<br \/>\n5\t163\tChris Diaz\tMiami\tLHP\tJR\tAtlanta<br \/>\n6\t172\tBrandon Leibrandt\tFlorida State\tLHP\tJR\tPhiladelphia<br \/>\n7\t213\tBrandon Downes\tVirginia\tCF\tJR\tKansas City<br \/>\n7\t214\tD.K. Carey\tMiami\tCF\tSR\tWashington<br \/>\n7\t222\tBranden Cogswell\tVirginia\tSS\tJR\tOakland<br \/>\n8\t241\tSteve Wilkerson\tClemson\t2B\tSR\tBaltimore<br \/>\n8\t250\tArtie Lewicki\tVirginia\tRHP\tSR\tDetroit<br \/>\n9\t256\tBryan Radziewski\tMiami\tLHP\tSR\tHouston<br \/>\n9\t261\tPeter Miller\tFlorida State\tRHP\tSR\tSeattle<br \/>\n9\t270\tJustin Gonzalez\tFlorida State\tSS\t5S\tArizona<br \/>\n9\t279\tMatt Campbell\tClemson\tRHP\tSR\tLos Angeles Dodgers<br \/>\n10\t296\tJavi Salas\tMiami\tRHP\tSR\tMilwaukee<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7221\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7221\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/capitalsportsnc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/staterodon.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/capitalsportsnc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/staterodon.jpeg\" alt=\"NC State&#039;s Carlos Rodon.\" width=\"150\" height=\"250\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7221\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7221\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">NC State&#8217;s Carlos Rodon.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eighteen ACC players were selected on Friday in the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft. 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