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Professional Draft History BULLDOG DRAFT FAST FACTS The Bulldogs have a string of 46 straight seasons with at least one player signing a professional contract. In 2018, three players were drafted and a total of four began their professional career. UGA led the nation in 2009 with 11 players selected in the draft. Georgia has had 10 first-rounders in school history: 1976: Larry Littleton, OF (Secondary phase/6th overall by Pittsburgh) 1980: Jeff Pyburn, OF (5th overall by San Diego) 1987: Derek Lilliquist, LHP (6th overall by Atlanta) 1987: Cris Carpenter, RHP (14th overall by St. Louis) 1992: Kendall Rhine, RHP (37th overall by Houston) 2006: Brooks Brown, RHP (34th overall by Arizona) 2008: Gordon Beckham, SS (8th overall by Chicago) 2008: Joshua Fields, RHP (20th overall by Seattle), Also in December of 2012, Fields went first overall in the Rule 5 draft to the Houston Astros. 2011: Zach Cone, OF (37th overall by Texas) 2016: Robert Tyler, RHP (38th overall, Competitive Balance Lottery Round A by Colorado) Kevin Smith was selected Year Pro Player, Pos. ................Organization/Round Year Pro Player, Pos. ................Organization/Round in the 7th round 1966 Mike Wysocki, RHP ............San Francisco (26th) 1993 Jim Musselwhite, RHP .......N.Y. Yankees (7th) of the 2018 MLB Draft 1967 Randy Kohn, C ...................Los Angeles (4th/SP) John Yselonia, 1B ..............Pittsburgh (30th) 1968 Buddy Copeland, RHP ......Oakland (7th) 1994 Alex Barylak, RHP ..............Chi. Cubs (34th) 1970 Kit Bradshaw, OF ...............Atlanta (FA) 1995 Brian Powell, RHP ..............Detroit (2nd) Year Pro Player, Pos. ................Organization/Round 1971 Mike Harrelson, OF-2B ......Los Angeles (25th) Todd Crane, OF ..................Philadelphia (26th) 2009 Rich Poythress, 1B .............Seattle (2nd) 1973 Gary Nevinger, RHP ...........N.Y. Mets (3rd) 1996 Joey Cranford, 2B ..............Minnesota (10th) Trevor Holder, RHP ............Washington (3rd) 1974 Jim Turner, SS ....................Cincinnati (28th) Chris Stowers, OF ..............Montreal (19th) Dean Weaver, RHP ............Washington (7th) 1975 Mark Saber, SS-3B .............Pittsburgh (20th) Pete Arenas, SS .................Florida (29th) Matt Cerione, OF ................Seattle (13th) 1976 Larry Littleton, OF ...............Pittsburgh (1st/SP) Chip Wade, C .....................Minnesota (FA) Jeff Walters, RHP ...............Baltimore (17th/DNS) Bubba Wilson, 1B ...............Cleveland (15th) 1997 Josh Gandy, LHP................Minnesota (10th) Michael Demperio, SS ........L.A. Angels (25th) 1977 Chuck Fore, RHP ...............Toronto (Expn. draft) Tristan Jerue, RHP .............St. Louis (22nd) Alex McRee, LHP ...............L.A. Dodgers (26th/DNS) 1978 Bubba Kizer, SS .................Chi. Cubs (3rd) 1998 Zack Frachiseur, RHP ........Atlanta (19th) Bryce Massanari, C ............Colorado (30th) Chris Dilorenzo, RHP .........Kansas City (FA) Robby Hammock, C ...........Arizona (23rd) Will Harvil, RHP ..................Arizona (32nd) Brad Pager, 3B ...................Detroit (FA) 1999 Chris Crawford, RHP ..........Tampa Bay (20th) Joey Lewis, C .....................Kansas City (41st) 1979 David Lanning, 3B ..............Los Angeles (2nd) Cliff Brand, RHP .................Duluth-Superior (FA) Justin Earls, LHP ................Pittsburgh (47th/DNS) Scott Benedict, C ................N.Y. Yankees (2nd/SP) 2000 Matt Steele, RHP ................Arizona (28th) 2010 Justin Grimm, RHP .............Texas (5th) Ken Rabun, RHP ................Atlanta (FA) Chris Clark, RHP ................Atlanta (FA) Jeff Walters, RHP ...............N.Y. Mets (7th) 1980 Jeff Pyburn, OF ..................San Diego (1st) Josh Hudson, INF/C ...........Adirondack (FA) Alex McRee, LHP ...............L.A. Dodgers (14th) Rodney Bellamy, SS ...........San Diego(15th) 2001 Jeff Keppinger, SS ..............Pittsburgh (4th) Justin Earls, LHP ................Texas (31st) 1981 Peyton Mosher, RHP ..........Los Angeles (12th) Jeremy Brown, RHP ...........Minnesota (5th) Michael Palazzone, RHP ....Cleveland (32nd/DNS) Glenn Davis, 1B .................Houston (*1st/SP) Doc Brooks, OF/C ..............San Diego (7th) 2011 Zach Cone, OF ...................Texas (1st) 1982 Buck Belue, OF ..................Montreal (6th) Rob Moravek, RHP ............Texas (10th) Cecil Tanner, RHP ..............Oakland (23rd) Craig Kizer, RHP ................Houston (FA) Andy Neufeld, SS/3B ..........Oakland (25th) Michael Palazzone, RHP ....Milwaukee (24th/DNS) 1983 Hugh Kemp, RHP ...............Cincinnati (13th) Brandon Moorhead, RHP ...Cincinnati (42nd) Johnathan Taylor, OF .........Texas (33rd/DNS) Jeff LeRiger, SS .................Baltimore (23rd) Jody Friedman, RHP ..........St. Paul (FA) Tyler Maloof, RHP ..............Cleveland (34th/DNS) Ron Bunnell, C ...................Atlanta (37th) 2002 Chaz Lytle, OF....................Pittsburgh (42nd) Peter Verdin, OF .................Washington (39th/DNS) Glen Davis, 1B ...................Texas (42nd) Jeffrey Carswell, RHP ........Cincinnati (FA) Chase Davidson, OF ..........Houston (41st) Jeff Treadway, 2B ...............Cincinnati (FA) Darryl Blaze, OF .................Kalamazoo (FA) Ben Cornwell, RHP ............Seattle (FA) 1984 John Lastinger, 1B ..............Minnesota (11th) 2003 Lee Mitchell, 3B ..................Florida (6th) 2012 Alex Wood, LHP .................Atlanta (2nd) Dennis Chastain, LHP ........N.Y. Yankees (12th) David Coffey, OF/DH ..........Boston (23rd) Levi Hyams, 2B ..................Atlanta (19th) Rick Fuentes, OF ...............Chi. White Sox (FA) Jasha Balcom, OF ..............Chi. Cubs (33rd) Kyle Farmer, SS .................N.Y. Yankees (35th/DNS) 1985 Marty Brown, 3B .................Cincinnati (12th) Jon Armitage, OF ...............San Francisco (FA) 2013 Kyle Farmer, SS .................L.A. Dodgers (8th) Doug Givler, RHP ...............Seattle (21st) Justin McClain, 1B ..............Shreveport (FA) Curt Powell, 3B ...................Detroit (21st) Kerry St. Clair, OF ..............Toronto (24th) Brandon Moorhead, RHP ...Seattle (FA) Patrick Boling, LHP ............Washington (32nd/DNS) Jim Hunter, RHP .................Montreal (Sec./1st) 2004 Clint Sammons, C ..............Atlanta (6th) 2014 Nelson Ward, SS ................Seattle (12th) Pete Rodriguez, 1B-C ........Los Angeles (FA) Marshall Szabo, 2B ............Cleveland (17th) Jarrett Brown, LHP .............Seattle (22nd) 1986 Larry Lyons, RHP ...............Atlanta (FA) Justin Holmes, SS ..............Cleveland (26th) Hunter Cole, 3B ..................San Francisco (26th) 1987 Derek Lilliquist, LHP ...........Atlanta (1st) Paul Lubrano, LHP .............Cleveland (33rd) 2015 Ryan Lawlor, LHP ...............Atlanta (8th) Cris Carpenter, RHP ...........St. Louis (1st) 2005 Will Startup, LHP ................Atlanta (5th) Sean McLaughlin, RHP ......Atlanta (19th) Steve Carter, OF ................Pittsburgh (17th) Mitchell Boggs, RHP ..........St. Louis (5th) Jared Cheek, RHP .............Chicago Cubs (21st) Pete Freeman, C-1B ..........Pittsburgh (21st) Bo Lanier, RHP ...................Cincinnati (10th) Zack Bowers, C ..................San Francisco (24th) Donn Perno, 2B ..................San Francisco (39th) Michael Hyle, RHP .............Chi. Cubs (22nd) Taylor Hicks, RHP ..............Detroit (26th) Scott Bohlke, OF ................Atlanta (40th) Sean Ruthven, RHP ...........Colorado (27th) David Sosebee, RHP .........N.Y. Yankees (28th) Scott Broadfoot, RHP .........St. Louis (FA) Kyle Keen, OF ....................Chi. Cubs (37th/DNS) Jared Walsh, 1B .................L.A. Angels (39th) 1988 Steve Muh, LHP .................Minnesota (14th) Chris Webb, RHP ...............River City (FA) 2016 Robert Tyler, RHP...............Colorado (1st) 1989 Roger Miller, C ....................San Francisco (14th) 2006 Brooks Brown, RHP ...........Arizona (1st) Stephen Wrenn, CF ............Houston (6th) Marc Lipson, RHP ..............Minnesota (FA) Joey Side, OF .....................Arizona (6th) Connor Jones, LHP ............N.Y. Yankees (11th) Jim Potts, RHP ...................Milwaukee (FA) Josh Morris, 1B ..................Atlanta (12th) Bo Tucker, LHP ..................L.A. Angels (12th) 1990 Dave Fleming, LHP ............Seattle (3rd) Bobby Felmy, OF ................San Francisco (22nd) Skyler Weber, C .................Oakland (18th) Bruce Chick, OF .................Boston (8th) Jason Jacobs, C .................N.Y. Mets (20th) Heath Holder, RHP .............Colorado (25th) J.R. Showalter, SS .............California (10th) Rip Warren, LHP ................N.Y. Mets (FA) Nick King, SS .....................Pittsburgh (FA) Tommy Owen, C .................Atlanta (55th) Kyle Keen, OF ....................River City (FA) 2017 Andrew Gist, LHP ...............Tampa Bay (9th) Rich Bielski, OF ..................Salt Lake (FA) 2007 Joshua Fields, RHP ............Atlanta (2nd/DNS) 2018 Kevin Smith, LHP ...............N.Y. Mets (7th) Brian Jester, 1B ..................Atlanta (FA) Jonathan Wyatt, OF ...........Chi. Cubs (13th) Keegan McGovern, OF ......Seattle (9th) Joe Kelly, LHP ....................Los Angeles (FA) Stephen Dodson, RHP .......Kansas City (18th/DNS) Michael Curry, OF ..............San Diego (16th) Jeff Cooper, 3B ..................Salt Lake (FA) Adam McDaniel, RHP ........San Diego (19th) Chase Adkins, RHP ............L.A. Angels (FA) 1991 Doug Radziewicz, 1B .........St. Louis (48th) 2008 Gordon Beckham, SS .........Chi. White Sox (1st) 1992 Kendall Rhine, RHP ...........Houston (1st) Joshua