The Coastal Plain League announced Thursday, June 14, 2007, that 84 players, both former and players signed for the 2007 season, were drafted in the 2007 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft. A list that featured 17 players selected in the first 10 rounds was highlighted by Will Kline of Mississippi. Kline, who played for the Thomasville HiToms in 2005, went in the second round, 65th pick overall by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
The 84 players drafted is the most CPL alumni total drafted since the league started back in 1997. In 2006, 72 CPL alums were selected in the draft, while 67 were taken in the 2005 draft.
All exisiting clubs of the current 15 CPL franchises had at least one alum drafted, as well as a former franchise, the Durham Americans. The Fayetteville SwampDogs and Wilmington Sharks led with nine players drafted, while the Florence RedWolves, Gastonia Grizzlies and Peninsula Pilots each had eight players drafted. The Outer Banks Daredevils were next with seven players drafted, followed by Edenton, Thomasville and Wilson with six. Martinsville, New Bern and Spartanburg each tallied five draftees, while Petersburg notched four. The Asheboro Copperheads followed with three and the Columbia Blowfish featured a pair of drafted alumni, while Durham rounded things out with one alum taken in the draft.
The complete list of CPL players drafted follows:
Round | Overall | Player | College/University | MLB Team Drafted By | CPL Team(s) |
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2 | 65 | Will Kline | Mississippi | Tampa Bay | ’05 Thomasville |
2 | 87 | Brad Chalk | Clemson | San Diego | ’05 Wilmington |
2 | 90 | Josh Horton | North Carolina | Oakland | ’05 Wilmington |
3 | 113 | Matt Spencer | N. Carolina/Arizona St. | Philadelphia | ’05 Asheboro |
3 | 123 | Stephen Clyne | Clemson | New York (NL) | ’06 Thomasville / ’03 Florence |
3 | 124 | Ryan Pope | Savanah College of Art & Design | New York (AL) | ’06, ’07 Gastonia |
5 | 157 | Brandon Guyer | Virginia | Chicago (NL) | ’05 Wilmington |
7 | 222 | Jeff Cunningham | South Alabama | Colorado | ’06 Fayetteville |
7 | 229 | Brandon Waring | Wofford | Cincinnati | ’05 Spartanburg / ’06 Columbia / ’07 Outer Banks |
7 | 239 | Jimmy Gallagher | Duke | Chicago (AL) | ’06 Peninsula |
8 | 267 | Matt Teague | College of Charleston | San Diego | ’05, ’06 Gastonia |
9 | 290 | Davis Stoneburner | James Madison | Texas | ’05 Petersburg |
9 | 297 | Wynn Pelzer | South Carolina | San Diego | ’05 Wilmington |
9 | 301 | Justin Henry | Mississippi | Detroit | ’04 Thomasville |
10 | 306 | Greg Holland | Western Carolina | Kansas City | ’06 Edenton |
10 | 312 | Jeff Fischer | Eastern Michigan | Colorado | ’06 Edenton |
10 | 319 | Harris Honeycutt | South Carolina | Cincinnati | ’04 Wilmington |
11 | 336 | David Lough | Mercyhurst | Kansas City | ’07 Florence |
11 | 343 | Josh Ellis | Wake Forest | Arizona | ’04 Edenton |
11 | 347 | Shane Buschini | San Diego | San Diego | ’04 Thomasville |
12 | 385 | Steve Condotta | Florida Tech | Toronto | ’05 Martinsville |
13 | 419 | Sergio Miranda | Virginia Commonweath | Chicago (AL) | ’05 Peninsula |
14 | 434 | Craig Clark | Penn State | San Francisco | ’05, ’06 Peninsula |
15 | 456 | Ryan Eigsti | Bradley | Kansas City | ’07 Outer Banks |
16 | 497 | Doug Hogan | Clemson | Cleveland | ’04, ’05 Florence |
17 | 517 | Arik Hempy | South Carolina | Chicago (NL) | ’04 Wilson / ’05 Fayetteville |
17 | 520 | Luke Pisker | Virginia Commonwealth | Washington | ’05 Peninsula |
17 | 524 | John King | Lipscomb | San Francisco | ’06 Spartanburg |
17 | 528 | Benji Johnson | North Carolina | Atlanta | ’05 Gastonia / ’06 Wilmington |
17 | 532 | Matt Arburr | Pace | St. Louis | ’05 Petersburg |
17 | 533 | Zack Sterner | Tennessee Wesleyan | Philadelphia | ’07 Outer Banks |
18 | 561 | Brian Espersen | Mercyhurst | Houston | ’07 Florence |
18 | 573 | Mike Antonini | Georgia College & State Univ. | New York (NL) | ’05, ’06 New Bern |
19 | 576 | Joseph Billick | Georgia/Southern Poly | Kansas City | ’05 Petersburg |
19 | 589 | Jeff Jeffords | South Carolina | Cincinnati | ’05 Florence |
20 | 617 | Jeff Hehr | Eastern Michigan | Cleveland | ’06 Edenton |
20 | 618 | C.J. Lee | East Tennessee State | Atlanta | ’06 Martinsville |
20 | 620 | Kenny Smith | Western Carolina | Texas | ’03, ’04 Wilmington / ’05 Gastonia |
20 | 630 | Dylan Owen | Francis Marion | New York (NL) | ’06 Florence |
21 | 637 | Dustin Sasser | East Carolina | Chicago (NL) | ’07 Wilmington |
22 | 691 | Kris Rochelle | Charlotte | Detroit | ’04 Wilson |
23 | 711 | Charlie Gamble | North Carolina A&T | Houston | ’06 Fayetteville |
23 | 713 | Gerard Breslin | La Salle | Philadelphia | ’06 Outer Banks |
24 | 726 | Ben Norton | Evansville | Kansas City | ’06 Edenton |
24 | 733 | Luke Prihoda | Sam Houston State | Arizona | ’05, ’06 Fayetteville |
24 | 736 | Kevin Hammons | Tusculumn | Florida | ’06 Spartanburg |
24 | 739 | Frankie Meade | Rutgers | Cincinnati | ’07 Fayetteville |
24 | 743 | Caleb Mangum | NC State | Philadelphia | ’05 Outer Banks |
24 | 745 | Jimmy Dougher | SUNY-Cortland | Toronto | ’06 Peninsula |
25 | 762 | Mike Mitchell | Virginia | Colorado | ’05 Peninsula |
25 | 763 | William Spottiswood | Cal State Chico | Arizona | ’06 Fayetteville |
25 | 764 | Casey Bond | Lipscomb | San Francisco | ’06 Spartanburg |
25 | 782 | Spencer Steedley | Charlotte | Minnesota | ’05 Wilson |
26 | 792 | Stephen Shao | Vanderbilt | Colorado | ’04 Thomasville |
26 | 793 | Thomas Layne | Mount Olive | Arizona | ’06 Martinsville |
26 | 797 | Mike Valadez | Lee University | Cleveland | ’06, ’07 Fayetteville |
26 | 805 | Ross Buckwalter | Shippensburg | Toronto | ’04 Spartanburg |
27 | 828 | Adam Milligan | Walters State | Atlanta | ’07 Martinsville |
27 | 837 | Zach Brown | The Citadel | San Diego | ’05, ’06 Thomasville |
28 | 853 | Evan Scribner | Central Connecticut | Arizona | ’06 Edenton |
28 | 862 | Ross Oeder | Wright State | St. Louis | ’06 Gastonia |
29 | 887 | Garrett Rieck | Cal State Chico | Cleveland | ’05 Wilson |
29 | 890 | Ryan Falcon | UNC-Greensboro | Texas | ’03 Durham |
29 | 892 | Charlie Pelt | Georgia State | St. Louis | ’04 Wilmington |
30 | 934 | Chris Carrara | Winthrop | New York (AL) | ’04 Wilson / ’05 Gastonia |
31 | 952 | Dylan Gonzalez | Pepperdine | St. Louis | ’05 Petersburg |
32 | 981 | Nick Vera | Trinity | St. Louis | ’06 New Bern |
32 | 988 | Brian Collins | Central Missouri State | Oakland | ’07 New Bern |
33 | 1003 | Chris Pecora | North Carolina Wesleyan | Seattle | ’07 Fayetteville |
33 | 1018 | Shawn Roof | Illinois | Detroit | ’05, ’06 Fayetteville |
34 | 1041 | Anthony Bajoczky | Duke | Boston | ’06 Gastonia |
36 | 1083 | Andrew Crisp | South Carolina | Pittsburgh | ’05 Gastonia / ’06 Columbia |
37 | 1125 | C.J. Ziegler | Arizona | St. Louis | ’06 Asheboro |
38 | 1148 | Johnny Williams | Tampa | Cleveland | ’06 Martinsville |
39 | 1173 | Tim Egart | Arkansas State | San Francisco | ’06 New Bern |
40 | 1194 | Corey Bachman | VMI | Chicago (NL) | ’06 Asheboro |
41 | 1220 | Jordan Herr | Pittsburgh | Chicago (NL) | ’07 Fayetteville |
42 | 1261 | Mike Folli | Buffalo | St. Louis | ’06, ’07 Outer Banks |
43 | 1271 | Cole McCurry | Tennessee Wesleyan | Baltimore | ’07 Outer Banks |
44 | 1307 | Ernie Banks | Norfolk State | Florida | ’06, ’07 Peninsula |
44 | 1316 | Alex Hale | Richmond | Los Angeles (AL) | ’05 Peninsula |
45 | 1331 | Phil Disher | South Carolina | San Francisco | ’06 Florence |
45 | 1338 | Jameson Maj | Abilene Christian | St. Louis | ’06 Wilson |
46 | 1362 | Robert Sanzillo | John Hopkins | St. Louis | ’06 New Bern |