Athletic Communications News Release | 2011

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, June 15, 2011 Contact: Cameron Harris (865) 974-8876, [email protected]

DAVE SERRANO NAMED TENNESSEE HEAD COACH

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The announced the hiring of Cal State Fullerton head coach as the 24th head coach of the Volunteer baseball program on Wednesday. He will be introduced at a press conference at 2 p.m. on Thursday in the MVP Club Room at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.

“Dave is a proven winner and is a perfect fit as the head baseball coach at the University of Tennessee,” said interim vice chancellor for athletics Joan Cronan. “He has taken two programs to the as a head coach, and we are confident that he is the right coach to lead our program to national prominence.”

A veteran of seven College World Series and one of just 11 coaches to lead two different programs to Omaha, Serrano arrives at Rocky Top with a career record of 289-139-1 (.675) in seven seasons as a Division I head coach. After leading UC Irvine to the 2007 CWS in his third year at the helm of the Anteaters, he moved on to Cal State Fullerton where he averaged 43.75 wins per season in his four campaigns with the Titans, including an appearance in Omaha in 2009.

Serrano, 46, returns to the site of his first Division I job, as he served two seasons as an assistant coach at Tennessee from 1995-96, following seven years at Cerritos Junior College. His first taste of Omaha came as a Volunteer, as he helped lead a Big Orange squad featuring all-time UT greats Todd Helton and R.A. Dickey to the College World Series for the first time in over four decades in 1995. During Serrano’s first stint in Knoxville, Tennessee posted an impressive 97-36 (.729) record, including a school-record 54 wins in 1995.

“After an overwhelming 24 hours of events, I have made the decision to leave a great program at Cal State Fullerton to take on the challenge of returning the University of Tennessee to a spot among the nation’s elite,” Serrano said. “While this decision was not an easy one, it makes it a little easier to say yes when you have an entire family completely in support for you. We hope to be proud and active members of the Knoxville community and will work hard to give Volunteer fans a baseball team that they can cheer on for years to come.”

Serrano recently finished his fourth season as the head coach at Cal State Fullerton, where he earned Big West Coach of the Year honors for the second season in a row after leading the Titans to their 20th consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance. He previously claimed Baseball America National Coach of the Year accolades after guiding UC Irvine to the first College World Series appearance in program history in 2007.

During his 17 seasons at the Division I level, Serrano has posted an impeccable track record that includes continuous top 25 recruiting classes and 16 postseason bids. He has also tutored 161 draft picks, including seven first-round selections, dating back to the start of his coaching career at Cerritos College in 1988, a total of 23 of which have reached the Major League level.

Serrano graduated from Cerritos High School in 1982 and played two seasons at Cerritos College. In 1985, he went 12-1 and earned junior college All-American honors while helping the Falcons to a 39-5 record en route to the state championship. Serrano then pitched for ’s 1986 Cal State Fullerton squad, posting a 3-4 record with one save in 15 appearances.

In 2010, Serrano represented his country for the first time in his career, serving as the pitching coach for ’s USA Baseball Collegiate National Team. He helped coach the team, that included Titan pupils and Noe Ramirez, to a V FISU Championship silver medal in Tokyo, Japan. Serrano has coached 19 players that have starred for USA Baseball National Teams, including THE SERRANO FILE Helton, Dickey and Augie Ojeda from Tennessee. THE FACTS Serrano holds a bachelor’s degree from Trinity College and University (2003) and Name: David Scott Serrano was born on June 28, 1964, in Torrence, Calif. He and his wife, Tracy, have three sons, Born: June 28, 1964 (Torrence, Calif.) Family: Wife Tracy, sons Kyle (15), Zachary (13), Parker (7) Kyle, Zachary and Parker. PRESS CONFERENCE INFORMATION EDUCATION Bachelor of Arts - Physical Education Trinity College and University (2003) Thursday, June 16 - 2 p.m. MVP Club Room at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. Associate of Arts - Physical Education Cerritos College (1985) MEDIA PARKING Parking for media members will be available inside the left-field gate at Lindsey COACHING CAREER Nelson Stadium. Enter the stadium through the door on the south side of the Tennessee - 2011-Present stadium behind the third-base dugout. Walk down the hallway into the MVP Room. Cal State Fullerton - 2008-11 UC Irvine - 2005-07 ONE-ON-ONE INTERVIEWS Cal State Fullerton (asst.) - 1997-2004 Short individual interviews with select players will be available following the press Tennessee (asst.) - 1995-96 conference in the first-base dugout. Coach Serrano will be available following Cerritos College - 1991 radio responsibilities. Cerritos College (asst.) - 1988-90, 1992-94 DAVE SERRANO BIO Following a nationwide search, Dave Serrano’s energy and passion for the University of Tennessee, combined with his impeccable track record of success made him the choice to become the 24th head coach of the Volunteer baseball program. A former UT assistant, he was welcomed back to the Big Orange family on June 15, 2011. A veteran of seven College World Series and one of just 11 coaches to lead two different programs to Omaha, Serrano arrives at Rocky Top with a career record of 289-139-1 (.675) in seven seasons as a Division I head coach. After leading UC Irvine to the 2007 CWS in his third year at the helm of the Anteaters, he moved on to Cal State Fullerton where he averaged 43.75 wins per season in his four campaigns with the Titans, including an appearance in Omaha in 2009. Serrano, 46, returns to the site of his first Division I job, as he served two seasons as an assistant coach at Tennessee from 1995-96, following seven years at Cerritos Junior College. His first taste of Omaha came as a Volunteer as he helped lead a Big Orange squad featuring all-time UT greats Todd Helton and R.A. Dickey to the College World Series for the first time in over four decades in 1995. During Serrano’s first stint in Knoxville, Tennessee posted an impressive 97-36 (.729) record, including a school-record 54 wins in 1995. Serrano recently finished his fourth season as the head coach at Cal State Fullerton where he earned Big West Coach of the Year honors for the second season in a row after leading the Titans to their 20th consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance. He previously claimed Baseball America National Coach of the Year accolades after guiding UC Irvine to the first College World Series appearance in program history in 2007. During his 17 seasons at the Division I level, Serrano has posted an astounding list of accomplishments that includes continuous top-20 recruiting classes, 16 postseason bids and helping to script two Div. I no-hitters (CSF’s in 2001 and UCI’s Glenn Swanson in 2006). He has also tutored 161 draft picks, including seven first-round selections, dating back to the start of his coaching career at Cerritos College in 1988, a total of 23 of which have reached the Major League level. Serrano graduated from Cerritos High School in 1982 and played two seasons at Cerritos College. In 1985, he went 12-1 and earned junior college All-American honors while helping the Falcons YEAR-BY-YEAR COACHING RECORD to a 39-5 record en route to the state championship. Serrano then pitched for Augie Garrido’s 1986 Cal State Fullerton squad, posting a YEAR SCHOOL POSITION RECORD PCT TITLES 3-4 record with one save in 15 appearances. 1988 Cerritos College Assistant 38-13 .745 C In 2010, Serrano got to represent his country for the first time in 1989 Cerritos College Assistant 43-9 .827 C/S his career, as he was named the pitching coach for Bill Kinneberg’s 1990 Cerritos College Assistant 36-7 .837 C USA Baseball Collegiate National Team. He helped coach the team, 1991 Cerritos College Head Coach 28-16 .636 C that included Titan pupils Nick Ramirez and Noe Ramirez, to a V FISU 1992 Cerritos College Assistant 30-10 .750 C Championship silver medal in Tokyo, Japan. Serrano has coached 19 1993 Cerritos College Assistant 19-18-1 .513 players that have gone on to star for USA Baseball National Teams, 1994 Cerritos College Assistant 27-15 .643 including Helton, Dickey and Augie Ojeda from Tennessee. Serrano was hired as the Titans’ fourth Division I head coach in 2007, replacing his long-time coach, friend and mentor, George JUNIOR COLLEGE TOTALS Horton, who resigned to rekindle Oregon’s baseball program in Head Coach 1 year 28-16 .636 Eugene. In four years with the Titans, he guided his teams to a 175- Assistant Coach 6 years 193-72-1 .727 73 record (.706), championships in 2008, 2010 Total 7 Years 221-88-1 .715 and 2011, regional championships in 2008, 2009 and 2010, and a super regional championship and College World Series appearance YEAR SCHOOL POSITION RECORD PCT TITLES in 2009. That, coupled with his 114-66-1 record, two postseason 1995 Tennessee Assistant 54-16 .771 C/R/* appearances, a trip to Omaha and a National Coach of the Year honor 1996 Tennessee Assistant 43-20 .683 C (2007 by Baseball America) with Irvine, solidifies Serrano’s status as UT Assistant Coach Totals 97-36 .729 one of the top collegiate head coaches in the country. Serrano’s four Titan teams produced 21 All-Americans, a Big West Conference of the Year (Tri), two Big West Players of the YEAR SCHOOL POSITION RECORD PCT TITLES Year, a Big West Freshman of the Year three conference freshman 1997 Cal State Fullerton Assistant 39-24-1 .617 C of the year, 14 All-Big West Conference first-teamers (35 1998 Cal State Fullerton Assistant 47-17 .734 South all-conference honorees in all) and 31 players selected in the major 1999 Cal State Fullerton Assistant 50-14 .781 C/R/SR* league draft including a pair of first-round draft picks ( 2000 Cal State Fullerton Assistant 38-21 .644 C and Christian Colon) in 2010. Those numbers increase substantially 2001 Cal State Fullerton Assistant 48-18 .727 C/R/SR* for Serrano when you add in his Irvine player’s accomplishments; 2002 Cal State Fullerton Assistant 37-22 .627 17 major league draft picks, 17 All-Big West Conference honorees, a 2003 Cal State Fullerton Assistant 50-16 .758 R/SR* two-time All-American (Scott Gorgen) and the NCAA’s all-time saves leader (Blair Erickson). 2004 Cal State Fullerton Assistant 47-22 .681 C/R/SR/N* In his final season at the helm of the Fullerton program, Serrano CSF Assistant Coach Totals 356-154-1 .698 defended his Big West Conference Coach of the Year award after steering the Titans to their second straight Big West Conference YEAR SCHOOL POSITION RECORD PCT TITLES championship and ninth in the last 13 years. CSF finished with a 2005 UC Irvine Head Coach 31-25 .554 41-17 overall record after hosting an NCAA Regional in its 20th 2006 UC Irvine Head Coach 36-24 .600 consecutive postseason appearance. The former Titans , 2007 UC Irvine Head Coach 47-17-1 .723 R/SR/* oversaw a pitching staff that led the Big West in ERA, and 2008 Cal State Fullerton Head Coach 41-22 .651 C/R fewest walks. 2009 Cal State Fullerton Head Coach 47-16 .746 R/SR/* A total of seven Titans were recognized with all-conference honors led by Big West Player of the Year and Louisville Slugger/Baseball 2010 Cal State Fullerton Head Coach 46-18 .719 C/R America All-American Nick Ramirez. A two-way threat, Ramirez 2011 Cal State Fullerton Head Coach 41-17 .707 C .291 with a team-high nine home runs and 49 RBIs, while posting UC Irvine Head Coach Totals (3 yrs) 114-66-1 .633 1-1 record, 16 saves and 2.13 ERA in 22 relief appearances on the Fullerton Head Coach Totals (4 yrs) 175-73 .706 mound. In addition, Michael Lorenzon was named the conference freshman of the year after a stellar rookie campaign in which he hit DIVISION I TOTALS at a squad-best .342 clip and stole a league-leading 19 bases despite Head Coach 7 years 289-139-1 .675 missing nearly three weeks with a wrist injury. Assistant Coach 10 years 453-190-1 .704 Serrano earned his first career Big West Conference Coach of the Year Total 17 years 742-329-2 .692 nod in 2010 after piloting the Titans to a dominant 21-3 first-place finish. The year started off a bit shaky at 7-9, but Serrano quickly righted the ship and the team went on to win the last 11 weekend C = Conference Title, S = State Championship, R = Regional Title, series and ascend to No. 7 in the nation in the national polls heading SR = Super Regional Title, * = College World Series Appearance, into the postseason. N = National Championship Some key injuries and health issues to stars Noe Ramirez, and Gary Brown along the way didn’t make things easy for the third-year skipper throughout the year, but the Titans again found themselves hosting and winning TWO PROGRAMS TO OMAHA a regional and advancing to a super regional at UCLA where they just missed another trip to Omaha. During the 2010 campaign, the Titans ranked first in the Only 11 coaches in NCAA history have taken two different Big West in nearly every major batting and pitching category, finished second in programs to the College World Series. fielding percentage behind UC Irvine and had three pitchers named All-Americans. In 2009, Serrano made his way back to Omaha for the first time as the head Cal State LA, CS Fullerton and Oklahoma coach of Cal State Fullerton, breezing through the Fullerton Regional (3-0) and Augie Garrido CS Fullerton and Texas Super Regional (2-0). However, the results were 180 degrees from those he Pepperdine, Florida and Arizona achieved the last time he coached there as a Titan in 2004. The team’s “First to Notre Dame and LSU Practice, Last to Play” rally cry served them well for 61 games, but uncharacteristic Pat McMahon Mississippi State and Florida pitching woes and a lack of clutch hitting sent the Titans packing early after losses to Arkansas and Virginia. Tom Petroff Rider and Northern Colorado The 2009 Titans led the Big West in hitting, pitching and fielding, and at times Georgia Southern, Miss. St. and Georgia looked as good as any Titan team in the school’s 35-year history. Serrano’s team Dave Serrano UC Irvine and CS Fullerton ascended to the No. 1 spot in the nation according to numerous polls following Loyola Marymount and Long Beach St. a grueling 11-day road trip that saw his team bus throughout the South to play Jack Stallings Florida State and Georgia Southern eight games in 11 days against eventual CWS participant Southern Miss, then-No. Nebraska and Arkansas 3 Texas A&M, then-No. 19 Oklahoma State, and Rhode Island. They finished that road trip 7-1 and went on to win six of their next seven games upon returning home. Serrano’s club ended up with the nation’s best RPI and went into the NCAA postseason nationally seeded. Serrano’s second return to Fullerton ended his three-year as the head coach at UC Irvine (2005-07), a team he managed to Omaha in 2007. Serrano was a relief pitcher for Augie Garrido’s Titans in the mid 1980s and was later Horton’s assistant coach/recruiting coordinator for eight seasons - helping Fullerton to four College World Series appearances and the school’s fourth national championship in 2004. Following apprenticeships at Cerritos College (1988-1994), the University of Tennessee (1995-96) and Cal State Fullerton (1997-2004), Serrano got his shot as a head coach when he was hired by UC Irvine on July 12, 2005, to replace . At the helm of an Irvine program that was defunct from 1993-2001, Serrano compiled .633 winning percentage over three seasons and guided the Anteaters to postseason appearances in 2006 and 2007 and their first College World Series in 2007. The Anteaters led the Big West Conference in nearly every offensive category in 2007 and finished with an overall record of 47-17-1, setting the school record for victories in a season. Serrano’s Irvine squad marched through the 2007 Regionals and Super Regionals and finished tied for third in the nation with a 2-2 showing in Omaha, helping to solidify the National Coach of the Year honor presented to him by Baseball America (the same publication that also picked him as the nation’s top assistant coach in 2004). Prior to 2007, the Anteaters had never had a postseason victory at the Division I level. After winning 14 of their last 15 games heading into the College World Series, Serrano’s Anteaters found themselves on the grand stage in Omaha along with conference partner Cal State Fullerton, the team they would eventually eliminate. After a loss to Arizona State, the Titans and Anteaters played the first College World Series game between two Big West clubs. The two squads locked horns for 13 , taking a CWS record five hours and 40 minutes, with Serrano’s Irvine squad coming out on top, 5-4. The Anteaters went on to defeat the Sun Devils in extra innings in their next game before being eliminated by the eventual National Champion Oregon State Beavers. In his first trip to Omaha as a head coach, Serrano’s team played in front of the third and fourth largest crowds in College World Series history, became the first team to ever win back-to-back extra games in Omaha, and set a record with 12 hit batsmen, breaking the mark set by Fullerton in 2003. In 2006, Serrano led the team to 36 wins, the highest number of wins in 26 years. The Anteater pitching staff posted the nation’s 15th-best ERA, and tallied its first Division I no-hitter by Glenn Swanson, who also broke the UCI career record. In eight seasons as Cal State Fullerton’s pitching coach and recruiting coordinator, Serrano established himself as one of the top assistants in the nation. His recruiting efforts played a large part in the Titans’ success, as each of his eight recruiting classes was ranked by Baseball America in its annual Top 20 and two of his classes between 2001 and 2004 ranked No. 2. Collegiate Baseball ranked his 2001 efforts the best in the nation. In 2010, former UC Irvine Bryan Petersen (Marlins) became Serrano’s first player to reach the majors after playing for him as a Div. I head coach. As an assistant at Cal State Fullerton, 29 pitchers and catchers were drafted and 14 of his pupils (Matt Wise, , Erasmo Ramirez, , Mike Rouse, Kirk Saarloos, Jordan DeJong, , Wes Littleton, , , , and ) have reached the big leagues. Serrano also tutored a quartet of major leaguers in R.A Dickey, Todd Helton, Mike Lincoln and Augie Ojeda during his two-year run as an assistant at the University of Tennessee from 1995-96, as well as two others, Danny Patterson and Joel Adamson, during his seven seasons as a coach on the Cerritos College staff from 1988-1994. Cordero, the All-American closer for the Titans from 2001-2003, was a first-round draft pick that reached the majors just two months after pitching for the Titans in the 2003 College World Series. He went on to become one of ’s premier closers and was named a National League All-Star while leading all of the major leagues with 47 saves in 2005. Of the 25 Titans to earn All-American honors during Serrano’s term as an assistant, 15 were pitchers. Benito Flores and eventual first-round draft pick Adam Johnson in 1998 started the current string of 12 straight seasons with at least one Titan All-American pitcher, the best streak by any school in the nation. Serrano produced a Fullerton school record four All-American hurlers in both 2001 and 2003, including Saarloos, who was a finalist for virtually every National Pitcher of the Year award and recorded a no-hitter in 2001. Windsor, Serrano’s last All-American pitcher as an assistant at Fullerton, was named the 2004 College World Series Most Valuable Player and was named to the College World Series’ Legends Team in 2010. Though he had already moved on to Irvine by 2005, Serrano recruited and was also part of the early development of now-big league pitcher Ricky Romero, who ended up being the Titans’ 10th No. 1 draft pick, an All-American and Big West Conference Pitcher of the Year in 2005. Before assisting at Fullerton, Serrano spent two seasons (1995-96) serving the same role at Tennessee for former head coach . There, he helped the Volunteers reach the College World Series for the first time in 44 years in 1995. During his stay in the south, he oversaw the development of two first-round draft picks in Dickey and Helton, the latter blossoming into one of the best hitters in Major League Baseball after serving as a standout hitter and pitcher or the Vols. Serrano’s first run as a coach at Fullerton was his second as an assistant to Horton. He worked under Horton at Cerritos College for three seasons (1988-90) before Horton moved to Fullerton in 1991 as associate head coach to Garrido. Serrano succeeded Horton as the head coach that year and earned the South Coast Conference’s Coach of the Year Award. He reverted back to his assistant coaching post in 1992 and remained there through the 1994 season. In his seven-year tenure, the Falcons won a state championship in 1989, and five conference championships. Serrano graduated from Cerritos High School in 1982 and played two seasons at Cerritos College. In 1985, he went 12-1 and earned junior college All-American honors while helping the Falcons to a 39-5 record en route to the state championship. Serrano then pitched for Cal State Fullerton in 1986, posting a 3-4 record with one save in 15 appearances. His writings were published in 2009-2010 when he authored a chapter (“Building a Pitching Staff”) for the American Baseball Coaches Association’s book entitled “Practice Perfect Baseball.” He was one of 14 head coaches from around the country to provide their insight. Former Fresno State Head Coach was the book’s editor. Serrano holds a bachelor’s degree from Trinity College and University (2003) and was born on June 28, 1964, in Torrence, Calif. He and his wife, Tracy, have three sons, Kyle, Zachary and Parker. WHAT THEY ARE SAYING ABOUT COACH SERRANO

- Oregon Head Coach “Of anybody, I am probably the most prepared to evaluate Dave, as I have known him as a player, an assistant coach and competi- tively as an opposing head coach. I think the world of him, not only as a baseball coach, but as a businessman and a people person. From the chair I sit in, Tennessee’s search has been a very successful venture and will be putting a coach in a position to make a significant impact for the sport of baseball at that university. The SEC is already a great league and the addition of Dave only makes it even more competitive. He is simply one of the brightest young minds in college baseball.”

 BILL KINNEBERG - Utah Head Coach and former head coach of the USA Collegiate National Team “I have known Dave for a long time, both as a player and a coach. I’ve watched his progression over the years and am very thrilled for him to get an opportunity to coach at a school like Tennessee. I’m sure that Dave is going to get the program back on track, make it a consistent NCAA qualifier and get it back to the World Series.”

 BILL SCHMIDT – Vice President of Scouting, “I go back a long ways with Dave. I knew him as a player at Cerritos Junior College and have followed his coaching career all along. I believe that the University of Tennessee is getting an outstanding coach and person. Dave will represent the university very well and is just a high character guy. On the field, he is a tremendous teacher and coach. I expect the program to grow under his guidance and, in time, compete for SEC and national championships.”

 ERIC CAMPBELL, General Manager USA Baseball “Dave embraced the USA uniform when he was the pitching coach on our 2010 Collegiate National Team and he did a great job with our pitching staff in a very tough world championship in Japan. We were a great team that summer under the direction of Bill Kinneberg, but he turned the pitching staff over to Dave, and that was the strength of our team. It would be great to have Dave back in the uniform and I believe he has a chance to manage the collegiate team in the future. Obviously, he has been in the Tennessee family before and I think they are getting one of the top coaches in all of baseball.” DRAFTED PLAYERS COACHED BY DAVE SERRANO Year Round Pick Pro Team Player Year Round Pick Pro Team Player 2011 4 131 Brewers *Nick Ramirez, 1B/LHP 2003 8 227 Rockies Darric Merrell, RHP 2011 4 132 Mets *Tyler Pill, RHP 2003 11 311 Padres Justin Smyres, SS 2011 4 142 Red Sox *Noe Ramirez, RHP 2003 14 423 Giants Sean Martin, RHP 2011 6 210 Rays *Jake Floethe, RHP 2003 22 640 Tigers Richie Burgos, 1B 2011 8 256 Athletics *Colin O’Connell, RHP 2003 29 869 Astros Jason Corapci, 2B 2011 25 771 White Sox *Chris Devenski, RHP 2003 37 1103 Marlins Nick Lovato, LHP 2011 28 868 Twins *David Hurlbut, LHP 2003 44 1318 Yankees ^Mike Martinez, RHP 2011 30 925 Reds *Joe Terry, 3B 2002 18 536 Blue Jays Jordan De Jong, RHP 2011 49 1444 Diamondbacks *Raymond Hernandez, RHP 2002 22 644 Devil Rays ^Travis Ingle, RHP 2010 1 4 Royals Christian Colon, SS 2002 33 979 Brewers Jeff Housman, LHP 2010 1 24 Giants Gary Brown, OF 2001 3 86 Astros Kirk Saarloos, RHP 2010 7 223 Tigers Corey Jones, 2B 2001 4 125 Yankees Aaron Rifkin, 1B 2010 25 757 Reds Daniel Renken, RHP 2001 5 151 Blue Jays Mike Rouse, SS 2010 26 788 White Sox Kevin Rath, LHP 2001 8 252 Mets Brett Kay, C 2010 28 854 Braves Kyle Mertins, RHP 2001 9 262 Expos Shawn Norris, 3B 2010 29 871 Diamondbacks ^Jake Floethe, RHP 2001 13 398 Diamondbacks Shane Waroff, RHP 2010 37 1123 Tigers ^Carlos Lopez, 1B 2001 16 474 Pirates ^Jon Smith, LHP 2010 41 1242 Mariners Billy Marcoe, C 2001 18 527 Twins Robert Guzman, OF 2009 7 209 Reds Josh Fellhauer, OF 2001 22 672 Mets Dave Bacani, 2B 2009 7 226 Brewers Khris Davis, OF 2000 1 2 Twins Adam Johnson, RHP 2009 9 281 Astros , SS 2000 6 162 Twins Ronnie Corona, RHP 2009 12 361 Rockies Jared Clark, 1B 2000 17 515 Mets ^Mike Nunez, RHP 2009 19 571 Rockies Dustin Garneau, C 2000 34 1029 Diamondbacks Steve Woodward, OF 2009 23 690 Tigers Cory Hamilton, RHP 2000 36 1088 Yankees Jeff Gates, C 2009 29 870 Tigers Michael Morrison, RHP 2000 42 1255 Blue Jays ^Matt Sorensen, RHP 2009 41 1223 Mariners Kyle Witten, RHP 1999 7 208 Diamondbacks Ryan Owens, SS 2009 42 1261 Rockies Joe Scott, 2B 1999 14 429 White Sox Spencer Oborn, OF 2008 4 125 Cardinals Scott Gorgen, RHP 1999 17 523 Blue Jays Reed Johnson, OF 2008 8 248 Brewers Erik Komatsu, OF 1999 19 582 Cardinals ^Chris Beck, OF 2008 11 344 Mets Jeff Kaplan, RHP 1999 25 749 Twins ^Craig Patterson, C 2008 13 408 Diamondbacks Ollie Linton, OF 1998 1s 35 White Sox Aaron Rowand, OF 2008 19 587 Rockies ^Ben Orloff, 2B 1998 11 338 Giants Erasmo Ramirez, LHP 2008 22 680 Yankees Cory Arbiso, RHP 1998 13 391 Angels Greg Jacobs, LHP 2008 26 797 Rockies Adam Jorgenson, RHP 1998 17 505 Red Sox Benito Flores, LHP 2008 41 1238 Brewers ^Joe Scott, SS 1998 25 750 Rockies Kevin Duck, 1B 2008 44 1317 Giants Aaron Lowenstein, C 1997 6 177 Angels Matt Wise, RHP 2008 45 1366 Angels ^Jared Clark, 1B 1997 7 227 Rangers Mike Lamb, C 2008 47 1409 Cardinals ^Ray Asaro, OF 1997 11 327 Angels Brian Tokarse, RHP 2007 4 136 Marlins Bryan Peterson, OF 1997 13 385 Tigers John Alkire, RHP 2007 9 275 Devil Rays Cody Cipriano, 2B 1997 13 388 Giants C.J. Ankrum, 1B 2007 10 332 Twins Blair Erickson, RHP 1997 17 522 Rockies Jerome Alviso, SS 2007 12 371 Brewers Wes Etheridge, RHP 1997 23 710 Padres Scott Seal, 1B 2007 19 604 Yankees Taylor Holiday, OF 1997 FA --- Phillies Brandon Duckworth, RHP 2007 22 693 Mets Tyler Vaughn, 3B 1996 1 18 Rangers R.A. Dickey, RHP 2007 23 724 Yankees Matt Morris, OF 1996 12 339 Blue Jays Ryan Meyers, RHP 2007 30 927 Padres Dylan Axelrod, RHP 1996 13 367 Twins Mike Lincoln, RHP 2006 4 115 Orioles , SS 1996 13 381 Orioles Augie Ojeda, SS 2006 7 204 Reds Justin Turner, 2B 1996 14 422 Braves ^John Alkire, RHP 2006 7 206 Giants , 1B 1996 15 446 Rockies Scott Schroeffel, RHP/OF 2006 7 225 White Sox Justin Cassel, RHP 1996 37 1108 Dodgers ^Jim Fritz, C 2006 10 292 Tigers L.J. Gagnier, RHP 1995 1 8 Rockies Todd Helton, 1B/LHP 2006 10 316 Cardinals ^Blair Erickson, RHP 1995 26 711 Rockies Matt Whitley, SS 2006 12 355 Orioles Brandon Tripp, OF 1995 28 763 Cubs Scott Vieira, C 2006 20 611 Indians Vinnie Pestano, RHP 1994 33 917 Mariners ^Jason Hill, C 2006 24 732 Angels ^John Curtis, C 1994 51 1365 Marlins ^Santos Cortez, OF 2006 39 1175 Marlins Brandon McDougall, OF 1994 67 1601 Royals Juan Rocha, OF 2005 1 6 Blue Jays Ricky Romero, LHP 1992 15 416 Brewers Ron Rico, LHP 2005 3 82 Royals Chris Nicoll, RHP 1991 29 752 Twins ^Scott Moten, RHP 2005 3 106 Dodgers Sergio Pedroza, OF 1991 61 1470 Mariners ^Edward Davis, OF 2005 7 213 Orioles Bobby Andrews, OF 1991 63 1496 Dodgers ^Richard Linares, RHP 2005 8 231 Diamondbacks Ryan Schreppel, LHP 1991 89 1588 Dodgers ^Martin Meza, RHP 2005 9 288 Red Sox Mark Wagner, C 1990 7 185 Phillies ^Joel Adamson, LHP 2005 10 293 Mariners Ronnie Prettyman, 3B 1990 8 218 Dodgers C.J. Kerr, LHP 2005 16 478 Devil Rays Neil Walton, SS 1990 32 850 Mariners ^Ron Rico, 1B 2005 21 644 Astros Scott Sarver, LHP 1990 93 1483 Astros ^Scott Mowl, RHP 2005 23 688 Devil Rays ^, OF 1989 20 529 Twins Javier Fimbres, 1B 2005 26 787 Phillies Brett Dalton, 2B 1989 26 679 Blue Jays ^C.J. Kerr, LHP 2005 27 811 Pirates Nash Robertson, RHP 1989 37 970 Mets ^Joe Arredondo, 3B 2005 29 874 Indians ^John Curtis, C 1989 39 1004 Cardinals John Corona, LHP 2005 29 889 Yankees ^Justin Turner, 2B 1989 45 1152 Mariners ^L.V. Powell, OF 2005 31 929 Mets Matt Anderson, 3B 1989 47 1197 Mariners Tommy Boudreau, OF 2005 33 994 Yankees Trevor Mortensen, OF 1989 47 1199 Texas Rangers Danny Patterson, RHP 2005 34 1039 Yankees Felipe Garcia, 1B 1989 50 1260 Mariners Bobby Magallanes, SS 2005 45 1362 Yankees ^Brett Pill, 1B 1989 54 1346 Tigers ^Tony Muser Jr., 2B 2005 46 1377 Indians ^Blake Davis, SS 1989 66 1451 Astros ^Craig Fairbrother, OF 2005 49 1466 Rangers Glenn Swanson, LHP 1989 78 1481 Astros ^Scott Mowl, 1B 2004 2 67 Athletics Kurt Suzuki, C 2004 3 97 Athletics Jason Windsor, RHP Bold - Reached MLB ^ - Did not sign * - 2011 draftees 2004 8 249 Yankees Mike Martinez, RHP 2004 13 399 Yankees P.J. Pilittere, C 2004 28 826 Brewers ^Ronnie Prettyman, 3B  161 total drafted in 23 years (Average of 6.96/year) 2004 48 1437 Red Sox ^Felipe Garcia, C/1B 2003 1 20 Expos Chad Cordero, RHP  113 have signed professional contracts 2003 2 42 Royals , OF 2003 4 106 Rangers Wes Littleton, RHP  23 MLB players 2003 7 193 Cubs Kyle Boyer, OF  7 first-round picks