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Houston Heat Well Represented On The First Day Of The 2009 MLB Draft With 2 Current Or Former Players Selected In The 1st Round. Days Two And Three Produce 16 More.
One former and one current Heat player heared their names called on the first day of the 2009 MLB First-Year Player Draft. Mattew Purke, LHP Klein H.S., goes off the board first as the Texas Rangers select him with the 14th overall pick in the 1st Round. In the Supplemental 1st Round Aaron Miller, LHP Baylor Univ., was chosen by the Los Angeles Dodgers as the 36th overall pick.
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Heat Players Selected In The 2009 MLB Draft
| RD. | Player | Position | MLB Team | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PURKE, Mathew | LHP | Texas Rangers | Klein |
| 1 | MILLER, Aaron | LHP | Los Angeles Dodgers | Baylor |
| 4 | MORRIS, A.J. | RHP | Washington Nationals | Kansas State |
| 9 | MUSICK, Wes | LHP | Colorado Rockies | Univ. of Houston |
| 12 | EWING, James | 2B | New York Mets | Southern Miss |
| 13 | ROCKETT, Michael | OF | Detroit Tigers | Univ. of Texas-San Antonio |
| 17 | NEWMAN, Nathan | RHP | Detroit Tigers | Pepperdine |
| 19 | COROLLA, Frank | RHP | Washington Nationals | Univ. of Houston |
| 22 | COFFEY, Cameron | LHP | Baltimore Orioles | Houston Christian |
| 30 | VAUGHN, Rob | C | Chicago White Sox | Kansas State |
| 31 | SEASTRUNK, Diego | C | San Fransisco Giants | Rice |
| 31 | LANDRY, Shon | SS | Texas Rangers | McNeese |
| 31 | CAMPBELL, Raynor | 3B | Cleveland Indians | Baylor |
| 33 | NAQUIN, Tyler | OF | Baltimore Orioles | Klein Collins |
| 34 | OJALA, Mike | RHP | Milwaukee Brewers | Rice |
| 37 | LOLLIS, Ryan | OF | San Fransisco Giants | Missouri |
| 39 | HENSON, Kyle | C | San Fransisco Giants | Mississippi |
| 45 | RATTERREE, Michael | SS | Washington Nationals | Houston Memorial |
Congratulations to the current and former Heat players selected in the 2008 MLB Draft (updated 6/27)
| CURRENT PLAYERS | |||||
| Round | Team | Player | Position | School | Status |
| 15 | A's | Nino Leyja | SS | Hou.Christian H.S | Signed |
| 15 | D'Backs | Bobby Stone | OF | Montgomery H.S. | Signed |
| 27 | Braves | Anthony Rendon | SS | Lamar H.S. | |
| 28 | D'Backs | Adam Smith | SS | Klein H.S. | |
| 40 | Red Sox | Sam Stafford | LHP | Klein Collins H.S. | |
| FORMER PLAYERS | |||||
| Round | Team | Player | Position | School | Status |
| 3 | Dodgers | Kyle Russell | OF | Texas | Signed |
| 6 | Nationals | Paul Demny | RHP | Blinn J.C. | Signed |
| 8 | A's | Jeremy Barfield | OF | San Jacinto J.C. | Signed |
| 10 | Mariners | Nate Newman | RHP | Pepperdine | |
| 11 | Rockies | Kyle Walker | LHP | Texas | Signed |
| 12 | Mariners | Kenn Kasparek | RHP | Texas | Signed |
| 19 | Cubs | David Macias | OF | Vanderbilt | |
| 20 | Astros | Shea Robin | C | Vanderbilt | |
| 20 | Tigers | Ryan Lollis | OF | Missouri | |
| 22 | Reds | Byron Wiley | OF | Kansas State | Signed |
| 24 | Giants | Wes Musick | LHP | Houston | |
| 30 | Padres | Bobby Verbick | OF | Sam Houston State | Signed |
| 34 | Tigers | Bryan Pounds | 3B | Houston | Signed |
| 35 | Rays | Jaime Bagley | RHP | San Jacinto J.C. | Signed |
| 49 | Brewers | Daniel Meadows | LHP | Temple J.C. | Signed |
