16 MWC Student-Athletes Selected in 2008 Major League Baseball Draft

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June 9, 2008

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The Mountain West Conference had 16 players selected during the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft, held June 5-6 in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.

TCU right-handed pitcher Andrew Cashner was the conference's highest pick, selected by the Chicago Cubs in the first round (19th overall selection).

There have been 152 MWC players selected in the nine-year history of the league.

MWC Student-Athletes Selected in 2008 Major League Baseball Draft
Rd.	(Ovr.)	Name	Pos.	Club	School
1	19	Andrew Cashner	RHP	Chicago Cubs	TCU
3	85	Stephen Fife	RHP	Boston Red Sox	Utah
5	156	Nick Romero	3B	Minnesota Twins	San Diego State
8	252	Bobby LaFromboise	LHP	Seattle Mariners	New Mexico
12	459	Scott Gracey	SS	Toronto Blue Jays	New Mexico
16	496	Troy Hanzawa	SS	Philadelphia Phillies	San Diego State
19	575	Xavier Scruggs	1B	St. Louis Cardinals	UNLV
23	712	Seth Garrison	RHP	Boston Red Sox	TCU
27	819	Bryan Kervin	SS	Toronto Blue Jays	TCU
28	837	Shane Kaufman	RHP	San Francisco Giants	San Diego State
30	907	Garett Green	2B	Los Angeles Dodgers	San Diego State
36	1,091	Michael Brenly	C	Chicago Cubs	UNLV
37	1,122	Brandon Pullen	LHP	Seattle Mariners	San Diego State
38	1,151	Sean McNaughton	OF	Chicago Cubs	BYU
42	1,264	Kent Walton	3B	Oakland Athletics	BYU
47	1,462	Jeff Urlaub	LHP	Florida Marlins	UNLV