2001 MLB Draft

Forty coastal Plain League alumni were selected in the 2001 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft. Former Asheboro Copperheads pitcher and third baseman Dallas McPherson (The Citadel) was the highest draftee, chosen by the Anaheim Angels in the second round, 57th overall. Durham, Edenton and Peninsula each had six alum selected, topping the league, Peninsula’s total, though, is more impressive considering all six draft picks were from one squad, last year’s inaugural team. Several drafted players from this year’s rosters have opted to begin their pro careers, including Durham’s Vince Vukovich and Aaron McEachran, Fayetteville’s Tommy Bayrer, and Wilson’s Scott Hilinski. The University of South Carolina was the best represented school among CPL alum, with four former CPL players drafted. The University of Miami, The Citadel, University of Delaware and N.C. State all had three CPL alum selected. The complete list of CPL players drafted follows:

Coastal Plain League Alumni Drafted In 2001 Major League Draft 
Round Overall Player College/University MLB Team Drafted By CPL Team(s)
2 57 Dallas McPherson The Citadel Anaheim ’99 Asheboro
3 90 Taggert Bozied South Florida San Diego ’98 Wilmington
4 121 Chris Sheffield University of Miami Toronto ’00 Peninsula
5 149 Brad Pinkerton Elon Anaheim ’99 Durham
6 184 Jamie Tricogluo Kennesaw State Colorado ’01 Petersburg
6 187 Scott Light Elon Cincinnati ’00 Outer Banks
7 216 Bob Basham Richmond Cincinnati ’99 Durham
8 230 Taft Cable UNC Greensboro Philadelphia ’99 Wilson
8 237 Don Kelly Point Park Detroit ’01 Petersburg
8 243 Kevin Youkilis Cincinnati Boston ’99 Florence
9 270 Jon Benick Virginia San Diego ’99 Wilmington
10 313 Tim Bittner Marist College Chicago (AL) ’01 Petersburg
12 348 Jason Blanton N.C. State Chicago (NL) ’00 Durham
12 353 T.W. Mincey The Citadel Baltimore ’00 Edenton
12 363 Ryan Sadowski Florida San Francisco ’02 Edenton
12 364 Brian Ingrams Oregon State Colorado ’00 Outer Banks
12 371 Jeff Christy Stetson Oakland ’00 Thomasville
13 394 Kip Bouknight South Carolina Colorado ’99 Wilson
13 405 Bryon Jeffcoat South Carolina Atlanta ’99 Edenton / ’00 Wilmington
14 431 Brett Price South Carolina Oakland ’99 Florence
15 438 Kevin Hairr UNC Wilmington Chicago (NL) ’99 Edenton
17 506 Tommy Bayrer Campbell Houston ’01 Fayetteville
17 507 Dan Smith University of Miami Detroit ’00 Peninsula
17 541 Aaron McEachran North Iowa Toronto ’01 Durham
18 549 John Williamson East Carolina Seattle ’98 Edenton
20 590 Vince Vukovich Delaware Philadelphia ’00, ’01 Durham
22 655 Chris Fallon St. John’s Kansas City ’00 Peninsula
22 665 Todd Faulkner Auburn New York (AL) ’98 Wilmington
22 673 Andrew Salvo Delaware Chicago (AL) ’99 Thomasville
23 698 Scott Hilinski Warner Southern Arizona ’00, ’01 Wilson
24 715 J.D. Alleva Duke Kansas City ’99 Durham
24 727 Matt Blethen West Virginia Cleveland ’00 Edenton
24 735 Fred Wray UNC Wilmington Atlanta ’99, ’00 Thomasville
25 747 Chris Kolodzey Delaware Detroit ’00 Asheboro
25 752 Phil Hartig The Citadel Florida ’98 Edenton
32 950 Josh Miller N.C. State Philadelphia ’00 Peninsula
32 957 Trevor Leu Oral Roberts Detroit ’00 Peninsula
32 967 Andy Baxter East Tennessee State Cleveland ’00 Petersburg
37 1112 Kris Clute University of Miami Florida ’00 Peninsula
38 1141 Tim Whittaker South Carolina Toronto ’98, ’99 Rocky Mount
47 1388 Sean Walsh N.C. State Philadelphia ’98 Rocky Mount / ’99 Thomasville