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Lanigan heads list of 112 Coastal Plain League alumni selected in 2008 MLB First-Year Player Draft

June 9, 2008

Raleigh, NC — The Coastal Plain League announced Monday that 112 players, both former and players signed for the 2008 season, were drafted in the 2008 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft. A list that featured 16 players selected in the first 10 rounds was highlighted by Robert Lanigan of Adelphi, who played for the Edenton Steamers in 2007, and went in the third round, 92nd pick overall to the Minnesota Twins.

The 112 players drafted is the most CPL alumni total drafted since the league started back in 1997. In 2007, 85 CPL alums were selected in the draft, while 72 CPL alums were taken in the 2006 draft. All exisiting clubs of the current 15 CPL franchises had at least one alum drafted. The Thomasville HiToms led with 15 players drafted, while the Wilson Tobs had 13 players drafted. The Forest City Owls and Spartanburg Stingers, which relocated to Forest City this year, combined for 12 draftees. The Asheboro Copperheads and Florence RedWolves were next with 11 and 10 respectively, while Edenton, Outer Banks and Wilmington each had nine. Peninsula and Gastonia followed with eight drafted, while Martinsville tallied seven draftees. Fayetteville, New Bern and Petersburg each tallied six players drafted, and Columbia rounded things out with four alums taken in the draft.

The complete list of CPL players drafted follows:

Rd Overall Player College Drafted By CPL Team(s)
3 92 Robert Lanigan Adelphi Minnesota Edenton (‘07)
5 164 Charles Doyle Coastal Carolina New York (NL) Florence (‘08)
5 166 Jeremy Hamilton Wright State Philadelphia Gastonia (‘06)
6 190 Adam Milligan Walters State C.C. Atlanta Martinsville (‘07)
7 227 Daniel Houston Boston College Colorado Wilson (‘07)
7 231 Tim Fedroff North Carolina Cleveland Wilmington (‘07)
8 245 Ryan Kulik Rowan St. Louis Outer Banks (‘06)
8 253 Andrew Dirks Wichita State Detroit Fayetteville (‘05)
8 254 Eric Campbell Boston College New York (NL) Martinsville (‘07)
9 269 David Sappelt Coastal Carolina Cincinnati Florence (‘06)
9 278 Michael Bowman VMI Milwaukee Peninsula (‘07)
9 283 Anthony Shawler Old Dominion Detroit Peninsula (‘06-’07)
9 286 Cody Overbeck Mississippi Philadelphia Thomasville (‘06)
10 308 Greg Miller Seton Hall Milwaukee Edenton (‘08)
10 310 J.J. Hoover Calhoun C.C. Atlanta Wilson (‘07)
10 320 William D.J. Mitchell Clemson New York (AL) Thomasville (‘06)
11 324 David Rubinstein Appalachian State Pittsburgh Gastonia (‘07) / Thomasville (‘08)
11 350 Ray Kruml South Alabama New York (AL) Fayetteville (‘07)
12 355 Keven Allen Caldwell Spt. Methodist/Clemson Kansas City Columbia (‘07) / Forest City (‘08)
12 370 David Ross Walters State C.C. Atlanta Wilson (‘08)
12 374 Mark Cohoon North Central Texas C.C. New York (NL) Gastonia (‘08)
13 390 Dexter Carter Old Dominion Chicago (AL) Peninsula (‘06-’07)
13 392 Kyle Godfrey Hiwassee J.C. Houston Wilson (‘07)
13 398 Robert Wooten North Carolina Milwaukee Wilson (‘04) / Wilmington (‘06)
13 409 Michael Kohn College of Charleston Los Angeles (AL) Florence (‘05) / Columbia (‘06)
14 424 David Thomas Catawba College Oakland Thomasville (‘06-’07)
14 428 Corey Kemp East Carolina Milwaukee Petersburg (‘06)
14 429 Christopher Holguin Lubbock Christian Toronto Florence (‘07)
14 432 Luke Burnett Louisiana Tech Seattle Thomasville (‘06)
15 452 Phil Disher South Carolina Houston Florence (‘06)
16 477 C.J. Ziegler Arizona San Francisco Asheboro (‘06) / Martinsville (‘07)
16 480 Brett Basham Mississippi Chicago (AL) Thomasville (‘06)
16 499 John Hellweg Florida C.C. Los Angeles (AL) Gastonia (‘08)
17 506 Brian Conley Towson Baltimore Edenton (‘07)
17 512 Andrew Simunic Tennessee Houston Wilson (‘06)
17 515 Joshua Hester Freed Hardeman St. Louis Fayetteville (‘07)
17 527 Alan Deratt UNC-Asheville Colorado Asheboro (‘05) / Wilmington (‘06)
18 538 Thomas Koehler SUNY Stony Brook Florida New Bern (‘06-’07)
18 543 Doug Hogan Clemson Texas Florence (‘04-’05)
18 552 Travis Howell Cal St. Long Beach Seattle Thomasville (‘04)
19 584 Zach Rosenbaum Charlotte New York (NL) Thomasville (‘06)
19 591 Nate Recknagel Michigan Cleveland Wilmington (‘07)
20 595 Shawn Griffin Tennessee Kansas City Outer Banks (‘07)
20 599 Tyler Stovall Central Michigan Cincinnati Wilson (‘06)
20 600 Justin Greene Francis Marion Chicago (AL) Columbia (‘07)
21 640 Tyler Barnett Eastern Kentucky Atlanta Florence (‘06)
21 646 Sean Grieve William & Mary Philadelphia Peninsula (‘07)
21 647 Tyler Trice North Carolina Colorado Outer Banks (‘05) / Asheboro (‘06) / Spartanburg (‘07)
22 656 Patrick Kantakevich William & Mary Baltimore Outer Banks (‘06)
22 676 Daniel Hargrave UNC-Wilmington Philadelphia Asheboro (‘05) / Wilmington (‘06)
23 688 Konrad Thieme Sonoma State Florida Edenton (‘07)
23 700 Daniel Casey Hodges Mount Olive Atlanta Martinsville (‘05-’06) / Spartanburg (‘07)
23 710 Ryan Wilkes Kentucky New York (AL) Wilmington (‘05)
24 715 Jason Morales UNC-Pembroke Kansas City Fayetteville (‘05-’07)
24 740 Mike Lyon Northeastern New York (AL) Petersburg (‘07)
25 754 Trey Barham VMI Oakland Peninsula (‘07)
25 757 Jerry Sands Catawba College Los Angeles (NL) Spartanburg (‘06) / Wilson (‘07-’08)
25 759 Bradley McElroy Charlotte Toronto Edenton (‘07)
25 760 Nicholas Fuller Walters State C.C. Atlanta Forest City (‘08)
25 765 Logan Power Mississippi San Diego Petersburg (‘05)
26 775 Ryan Morgan Rockhurst Kansas City Edenton (‘07)
26 780 Jorge Castillo Lousiville/Florida Intl. Chicago (AL) Thomasville (‘07)
26 785 Christopher Swauger The Citadel St. Louis Florence (‘05) / Thomasville (‘06-’07)
26 799 Kevin Nabors South Alabama Los Angeles (AL) Asheboro (‘06) / Fayetteville (‘07)
27 822 Tommy Johnson Marshall Seattle Outer Banks (‘06)
28 838 Kevin Mattison UNC-Asheville Florida Wilson (‘05) / Edenton (‘07)
28 855 Nick Schumacher Wayne State San Diego Asheboro (‘05)
28 856 Jordan Ellis Villanova Philadelphia Petersburg (‘07)
29 879 Justin Cryer Mississippi Toronto Thomasville (‘07)
30 903 Justin King Jacksonville State Texas New Bern (‘06)
30 919 Jayson Miller Washington State Los Angeles (AL) New Bern (‘06)
30 922 Alexander Hale Richmond Boston Peninsula (‘05)
31 926 Tyler Sexton Western Carolina Baltimore Gastonia (‘05)
31 944 Michael Powers Michigan New York (NL) Wilmington (‘07)
32 959 Justin Freeman Kennesaw State Cincinnati Edenton (‘07)
32 965 Sam Freeman Kansas St. Louis Gastonia (‘08)
33 984 Mark Carver UNC-Wilmington Pittsburgh Wilson (‘06)
33 987 Ryne Price Kansas San Francisco New Bern (‘07)
33 1010 Tom Baldridge Coastal Carolina New York (AL) Thomasville (‘07)
34 1014 Matt Payne N.C. State Pittsburgh Gastonia (‘06)
34 1019 Bryan Gardner Ithaca Cincinnati Peninsula (‘08)
34 1023 Ryan Schlecht Mount Olive Texas Spartanburg (‘07)
34 1031 James O’Donnell High Point Chicago (NL) Thomasville (‘05-’07)
34 1034 Justin Garber Shippensburg New York (NL) Asheboro (‘07)
34 1039 Andrew Taylor N.C. State Los Angeles (AL) Wilson (‘06)
34 1041 Colin Brennan Bradley Cleveland Outer Banks (‘07)
35 1065 Logan Gelbrich San Diego San Diego Thomasville (‘05)
35 1067 Maikol Gonzalez Tusculum Colorado Spartanburg (‘07)
36 1078 Brandon Todd South Carolina Florida Columbia (‘06)
36 1101 Adam Warren North Carolina Cleveland New Bern (‘06)
38 1148 Michael Roberts VMI Milwaukee Petersburg (‘06) / Peninsula (‘07)
39 1183 Chris Gloor Quinnipiac Detroit New Bern (‘06-’07)
39 1190 Erik Lovett Mount Olive New York (AL) Wilson (‘06-’07)
40 1204 Jeff Dennis Binghampton Oakland Martinsville (‘07) / Edenton (‘08)
40 1205 Paul Cruz Tampa St. Louis Martinsville (‘07)
40 1214 Seth Williams North Carolina New York (NL) Asheboro (‘05) / Wilmington (‘07)
41 1233 Brian Feekin Iowa Western C.C. Texas Fayetteville (‘07)
41 1234 William Cody Hawn Walters State C.C. Oakland Wilson (‘08)
41 1241 Jordan Petraitis Miami (Ohio) Chicago (NL) Forest City (‘08)
41 1244 Tyler Howe Kentucky New York (NL) Outer Banks (‘07)
42 1258 Jeremy Synan N.C. State Florida Thomasville (‘06)
42 1262 Ryan Danbury North Florida C.C. Houston Outer Banks (‘07)
42 1274 Tim Smith Catawba College New York (NL) Outer Banks (‘07)
42 1275 Brad Brach Monmouth San Diego Petersburg (‘06)
42 1279 Chandler Griffin Central Arizona Los Angeles (AL) Florence (‘08)
43 1293 Kody Eppley Virginia Commonwealth Texas Wilmington (‘07)
43 1300 Adam Bullard Gardner-Webb Atlanta Spartanburg (‘07) / Forest City (‘08)
44 1314 Mike Williams Francis Marion/Mt. Olive Pittsburgh Asheboro (‘06) / Martinsville (‘07)
44 1328 Kaleb Herren North Central Texas Milwaukee Gastonia (‘08)
44 1337 David Cooper Mount Olive Arizona Asheboro (‘06) / Spartanburg (‘07)
45 1354 Chris Taylor Charlotte St. Louis Asheboro (‘07)
47 1412 David Walters Campbell/Francis Marion Atlanta Florence (‘07) / Forest City (‘08)

The Coastal Plain League is the nation's hottest summer collegiate baseball league, now in its twelfth season. Featuring 14 teams playing in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia, the CPL gives college players the chance to refine their skills with wooden bats during the summer months. Players are housed with local host families for the summer and past experiences have been very positive for both players and hosts. For more information on the Coastal Plain League, please visit the league website at www.coastalplain.com.

Contact:
Justin Sellers
919-852-1960