James Nygren, Taylor Starr Selected On Third Day Of MLB Draft
June 8, 2011
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State senior right-hander James Nygren was selected in the 33rd round (1,003rd overall) of the 2011 MLB First-Year Player Draft by Florida on Wednesday and Taylor Starr was taken in the 37th round (1,118th overall) by Cleveland, becoming the seventh and eighth current Beavers to be taken over three days.
The draft completed its 50 rounds on Wednesday.
Nygren is 8-3 this season as the Beavers prepare for their trip to the Nashville Super Regional for a series with Vanderbilt. He has thrown in 16 games, with 10 starts and has a 3.47 ERA with 55 strikeouts in 72 2/3 innings.
Nygren is the third Beaver all-time to be selected by the Marlins since the club entered the National League in 1993 and the first since Lonnie Lechelt was taken in the 21st round in 2008.
Starr has not pitched for the Beavers since the 2009 season, making one appearance at Tennessee. As a freshman, he was 3-1 with a 1,61 earned run average in 16 games, striking out 16 in 22 1/3 innings. He is the first Beaver to be taken by Cleveland since Brody Percell in 1998 and the fifth all-time.
The two selections gives the club eight players taken in the 2011 draft, and OSU has had 46 picks dating back to 2006.
The Beavers headed to Nashville Wednesday for their Super Regional, which starts Friday night at 5 p.m. PT (7 p.m. in Nashville) with the game on ESPNU in HD. Make sure and follow the official Oregon State Twitter at Twitter.com/Beaver_Baseball for updates.
OSU MLB Draft Selections – June 6-8 2011
C Andrew Susac – 2nd round, 86th overall, San Francisco
RHP Sam Gaviglio – 5th round, 170th overall, St. Louis
LHP Josh Osich – 6th round, 207th overall, San Francisco
OF Brian Stamps – 24th round, 746th overall, Atlanta
C/1B Parker Berberet – 25th round, 761st overall, Milwaukee
3B Carter Bell – 29th round, 874th overall, Arizona
RHP James Nygren – 33rd round, 1003rd overall, Florida
RHP Taylor Starr – 37th round, 1,118th overall, Cleveland
OSU Signee MLB Draft Selections – June 6-8, 2011
IF Brandon Martin – 1st round supplemental, 38th round, Tampa Bay (selected on Monday)
LHP/OF Jace Fry – 9th round, 286th overall, Oakland
OF Jordan Dunatov – 14th round, 422nd overall, Pittsburgh
LHP Carlos Rodriguez – 20th round, 626th overall, Atlanta
IF/C Nate Esposito – 46th round, 1,396 overall, Oakland
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