Thirty-Three NYCBL Players Selected In The 2008 MLB Draft

Last June, a New York Collegiate Baseball League record 27 former players were chosen in the 2007 Major League Baseball entry draft.

The 2008 Major League Baseball draft will be held on Thursday and Friday in Orlando, Fla. All NYCBL players drafted will be listed here.

Philadelphia Phillies closer Brad Lidge (Ithaca '96) was chosen by the Houston Astros in the first round (17th overall) of the 1998 draft. He holds the modern-day record of being the taken the highest in the draft of any former NCBL/NYCBL player. Tom Fiesthumel (Rome '78) holds league's all-time record. Fiesthumel, who played in the Northeastern States Baseball Association (forerunner of the NCBL) for the Rome Indians, was taken in the first round (16th overall) by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1977 draft.

Day 1
Rd. 3, 98 - Aaron Pribanic (Hornell '06), Seattle
Rd. 3, 107 - Cord Phelps (Amsterdam '06), Cleveland

Day 2
Rd. 9, 284 - Eric Beaulac (Amsterdam '06-'07), New York (NL)
Rd. 10, 321 - Donnie Webb (Saratoga '06-'07), Cleveland
Rd. 13, 408 - Ollie Linton (Little Falls '06), Arizona
Rd. 14, 436 - Michael Schwimer (Saratoga '05), Philadelphia
Rd. 15, 462 - Jake Shaffer (Glens Falls '07), Seattle
Rd. 16, 493 - Thad Weber (Alfred '04), Detroit
Rd. 18, 542 - David Flores (Little Falls '06), Houston
Rd. 19, 572 - Ashton Mowdy (Geneva '07), Houston
Rd. 19, 591 - Nate Recknagel (Glens Falls '06), Cleveland
Rd. 20, 600 - Justin Greene (Hornell '05), Chicago (AL)
Rd. 20, 617 - Nate Lape (Amsterdam '07), Colorado
Rd. 22, 672 - Blake Nation (Glens Falls '08), Seattle
Rd. 24, 716 - TJ Baxter (Saratoga '05), Baltimore
Rd. 24, 740 - Mike Lyon (Watertown '05), New York (AL)
Rd. 25, 771 - Steve Smith (Allegany County '06), Cleveland
Rd. 26, 782 - Shane Wolf (Elmira '06-'07), Houston
Rd. 26, 783 - Chris Dove (Saratoga '06), Texas
Rd. 27, 815 - George Brown (Watertown '05), St. Louis
Rd. 28, 836 - Tom Edwards (Little Falls '07), Baltimore
Rd. 30, 910 - Chris Shehan (Glens Falls '06), Atlanta
Rd. 34, 1019 - Bryan Gardner (Roch. '06/Webster '07) Cincinnati
Rd. 34, 1023 - Ryan Schlecht (Little Falls '06), Texas
Rd. 34, 1025 - Jack Cawley (Elmira '06), St. Louis
Rd. 39, 1169 - Mike Konstanty (Glens Falls '05, '07), Cincinnati
Rd. 41, 1241 - Jordan Petraitis (Rochester '06), Chicago (NL)
Rd. 43, 1293 - Cody Eppley (Elmira '06), Texas
Rd. 44, 1323 - Alex Pepe (Glens Falls '07), Texas
Rd. 45, 1355 - Mike Spina (Amsterdam '08), Minnesota
Rd. 47, 1423 - Jeremy Kehrt (Geneva '06-'07), Boston
Rd. 48, 1448 - Rob Scahill (Allegany County '06), New York (AL)
Rd. 49, 1463 - Adam Veres (Glens Falls '07), St. Louis