THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY, AUGUST 17, 2009
SPORTS
51
BASEBALL
The wait is over: Major League drafts five players
BY HANNAH DECLERK hdeclerk@kansan.com
Five Kansas baseball players were drafted in the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft. Four were picked in the First-Year Player Draft the second week in June, followed by one more player the following week.
The draft aired its first round June 16 evening, with the opening three rounds of picks. Rounds 4-30 took place June 17 and the final rounds, 31-50, were on June 18. Seven Jayhawks, who have completed at least three years at the University, were eligible for the draft.
Mike Cummings, assistant media relations director for the Kansas team, said the draft was a waiting process, where many of the participants waited at home with friends and family for the recruiters to call.
Junior shortstop David Narodowski was the first drafted from the team. The Arizona Diamondbacks picked Narodowski in the 15th round, making him the University's highest draft pick since 2006.
"I was just watching the draft tracker online when I got the phone call," Narodowski said. "The Diamond-backs told me that I was going to be in the next round and to get ready for it. It has been craziness ever since."
Narodowski signed a professional contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks June 15.
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