Saturday, June 12, 2010

More Draft signings!

The Chronicle also says that seven more draft picks have signed:

14th Round pick Jordan Scott (HS)
17th Round pick Tyler Burnett
18th Round pick Josh Magee (HS)
20th Round pick Daniel Adamson
31st Round pick Travis Blankenship
33rd Round pick Mike Ness
37th Round pick Brian Streilein

Also signed 5'8" 160lb SS Jonathan Merritt, out of UAB. He hit .295/.417/.497 with 33K:32BB in 2010.

From Alabama's NBC 13:
The Douglasville, Ga., product was a four-year starter at UAB and finished his career this spring with a second-team all-conference season. He led the Blazers with 15 doubles while also hitting six home runs, scoring 47 runs, driving in 45 and stealing 13 bases in 13 attempts. A career .309 hitter, Merritt scored more runs (194) and recorded more at-bats (851) than any player in UAB history. He also ranks in the top five in the Blazers’ career record book for hits (263, 3rd), doubles (54, 3rd), RBI (137, 5th) and stolen bases (61, 5th).