Texas Collegiate League

The Texas Collegiate League was well represented in the 2005 Major League Baseball First Year Player Draft, which took place Tuesday and Wednesday.

A total of 28 players with TCL ties were selected by the 30 major league organizations in the two-day draft. That included participants in the 2004 TCL season and players on the 2005 rosters.

Righthanded pitcher Jacob Marceaux of McNeese State became the first Texas Collegiate League alumbus to ever be selected in the first round of the draft, chosen by Florida with the 29th oberall pick. The 2004 TCL Player of the Year, first baseman Erik Lis of the University of Evansville, was a ninth round pick by Minnesota.

The first TCL player to sign out of the 2005 draft was RHP Logan Ondrusek of McLennan Community College, a 13th round pick by Cincinnati. He was scheduled to play for the Graham Roughnecks this summer before signing with the Reds organization on Thursday.

The complete list of 2005 draft picks with TCL connections:

RD, ML TEAM
1, FLA RHP Jacob Marceaux, McNeese State--Mckinney, 2004
*1, BOS RHP Clay Buchholz, Angelina College--Weatherford, 2005
3, SD RHP Josh Geer, Rice Univ.--McKinney, 2004
6, TEX INF German Duran, Weatherford College--Coppell, 2004/2005
6 ATL RHP Tyler Bullock, Baylor--Euless, 2005
7, BAL OF Bobby Andrews, Cal State Fullerton--Highland Park, 2004
9, MIN 1B Erik Lis, Univ. of Evansville--Colleyville-Grapevine, 2004
11, MIL RHP Brett Allar, Weatherford College--McKinney, 2005
13, CIN RHP Logan Ondrusek, McLennan CC--Graham, 2005
13, LAA RHP Bryce Cox, Rice Univ.--McKinney, 2004/2005
15, STL LHP Adam Daniels, Oklahoma St.--Highland Park, 2005
16, TB INF Neil Walton, Cal State Fullerton--Highland Park, 2004
16, DET INF Michael Hollimon, Oral Roberts--Colleyville-Grapevine, 2004
17, SEA LHP James Russell, Navarro JC--Coppell, 2005
19, SF OF Brandon Grabham, Grayson CC--McKinney, 2005
20, ARZ RHP Pete Duda, Stanford--Weatherford, 2004
21, BOS RHP Drew Johnson, Navarro JC--Coppell, 2004
25, SD RHP Grant Varnell, UTA--McKinney, 2004
26, MIL RHP Jacob Arietta, Weatherford College--McKinney, 2005
29, CLE C John Curtis, Cal State Fullerton---McKinney, 2004/2005
32, TEX INF Renny Osuna, New Mexico JC--Weatherford, 2005
36, BAL RHP Shawn Ferguson, TCU--Weatherford, 2005
39, WAS RHP Jake McCarter, Navarro JC--Granbury, 2004
40, TOR C Al Quintana, Cal State Northridge--McKinney, 2004
41, BOS RHP Eddie Degerman, Rice Univ.--Denton, 2005
45, NYY 1B Brett Pill, Cal State Fullerton--Coppell, 2004
46, CWS OF Brendan O'Donnell, Santa Barbara CC--Granbury, 2004
47, STL INF Adam Morris, Rice Univ.--McKinney, 2004
*Sandwich Pick Between First and Second Rounds