Thirty-seven Big West Conference players were selected in the 2011 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft, including nine players picked in the final round today.
Long Beach State's Andrew Gagnon was the first to be named, going in the fourth round to the Milwaukee Brewers with the 100th overall pick. Gagnon became the eighth Long Beach State player to be picked in the first three rounds in the last four years, and the fifth pitcher, joining Bryan Shaw, Andrew Liebel, Jake Thompson, and major leaguer Vance Worley.
Big West Champion Cal State Fullerton led all Big West schools with nine selections. Nick Ramirez was the first to hear his named called as the Milwaukee Brewers nabbed the two-way player in the fourth round (131st pick). The next selection went to Tyler Pill, who was picked up by the New York Mets with the 132nd pick. Pitcher Noe Ramriez, who was drafted by the Boston Red Sox with the 142nd pick, rounded out the trio of Titans selected in the fourth round.
UC Riverside witnessed seven players selected in this year's draft, ranking second in the league. Pitcher Matt Andiese was the first Highlander picked, as he was selected in the third round by the San Diego Padres. Cal Poly and UC Irvine had five players selected, while Long Beach State saw four players nabbed. A trio of Gauchos heard their names called, while Cal State Northridge and UC Davis had two picks apiece.
Big West Players Selected In 2011 MLB Draft
Player, School - Club (Round, PIck)
Andrew Gagnon, Long Beach State - Milwaukee Brewers (3rd, 100th)
Matt Andriese, UC Riverside - San Diego Padres (3rd, 112th)
Nick Ramirez, Cal State Fullerton - Milwaukee Brewers - (4th, 131st)
Tyler Pill, Cal State Fullerton - New York Mets (4th, 132nd)
Bobby Crocker, Cal Poly - Oakland Athletics (4th, 136th)
Noe Ramirez, Cal State Fullerton - Boston Red Sox (4th, 142nd)
Matt Summers, UC Irvine - Minnesota Twins (4th, 148th)
Jake Floethe, Cal State Fullerton - Tampa Bay Rays (6th,210th)
Colin OConnell, Cal State Fullerton - Oakland Athletics (8th, 256th)
Jeff Johnson, Cal Poly - Cleveland Indians (10th, 308th)
Scott Lyman, UC Davis - Florida Marlins (10th, 313th)
Branden Pinder, Long Beach State - New York Yankees (16th, 509th)
Trevor Hairgrove, UC Riverside - Los Angeles Angels (18th, 555th)
Drew Hillman, UC Irvine - Philadelphia Phillies (18th, 571st)
Jesse Meaux, UC Santa Barbara - Colorado Rockies (19th, 588th)
Carlos Gonzalez, Cal State Northridge - Cincinnati Reds (21st , 655th)
Andrew Muren, Cal State Northridge - Houston Astros (22nd, 670th)
Michael Marjama, Long Beach State - Chicago White Sox (23rd, 711th)
Mark Haddow, UC Santa Barbara - Chicago White Sox (24th, 741st)
Christopher Devenski, Cal State Fullerton - Chicago White Sox (25th, 771st)
Ryan Goetz, UC Riverside - Florida Marlins (26th, 793rd)
Michael Wolford, UC Riverside - Colorado Rockies (26th, 798th)
Joe Biagini, UC Davis - San Francisco Giants (26th, 807th)
Frankie Reed, Cal Poly - Florida Marlins (27th, 823rd)
Brian Hernandez, UC Irvine - Los Angeles Angels (27th, 825th)
David Hurlbut, Cal State Fullerton - Minnesota Twins (28th, 868th)
Kirk Singer, Long Beach State - Pittsburgh Pirates (29th, 872nd)
Joe Terry, Cal State Fullerton - Cincinnati Reds (30th, 925th)
Matt Jensen, Cal Poly - Arizona Diamondbacks (31st, 934th)
Mason Radeke, Cal Poly - Cleveland Indians (35th, 1058th)
D.J. Crumlich, UC Irvine - Pittsburgh Pirates (38th, 1142nd)
Dustin Emmons, UC Riverside - New York Mets (38th, 1152nd)
Jordan Leyland, UC Irvine - Tampa Bay Rays (44th, 1350th)
Justin Shults, UC Riverside - Houston Astros (46th, 1390th)
Raymond Hernandez, Cal State Fullerton - Arizona Diamondbacks (48th, 1444th)
Matthew Vedo, UC Santa Barbara - Los Angeles Angels (49th, 1485th)
Tony Nix, UC Riverside - Washington Nationals (50th, 1507th)