Vagedes Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in 35th Round
6/6/2008 12:00:00 PM | Baseball
June 6, 2008
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - The Wright State baseball team made history on Friday at the 2008 Major League Baseball First Year Player Draft as Ross Vagedes was the third WSU player taken. The Chicago Cubs drafted Vagedes with the 1,061st pick in the 35th round.
Vagedes spent five seasons wearing the Green and Gold and was a staple in the outfield and on the mound. During his time at WSU, Vagedes posted a 5-5 overall record on the mound with 61 strikeouts in 93.1 innings of work. He walked only 47 batters in that time and owns a career batting average against of .277.
At the plate, Vagedes carried a .298 batting average with 15 home runs and 81 RBI's in 497 at-bats. He set career-highs in 15 offensive categories during his senior campaign and was one of the top offensive threats in the WSU lineup.
As a draft pick of the Chicago Cubs - the first WSU player ever drafted by the organization - Vagedes will be in the National League and as a pitcher will be required to swing the bat if pitching.
Vagedes joins teammates Jeremy Hamilton and Justin Parker as the trio of players to be drafted into Major League Baseball. It marks the first time in the programs history that three players have been drafted in the same year.
The following players are the 21 players that have been taken in the Major League Draft,
1976 - Bob Grote; New York Mets (12th)
1980 - Dave Lockner; Cincinnati Reds (14th)
1983 - Fred Blair; Montreal Expos (19th)
1987 - Greg Karklins; Kansas City Royals (46th)
1990 - Mike Mathile; Montreal Expos (3rd, 84th pick)
Keith Gordon; Cincinnati Reds (2nd, 47th pick)
1992 - Jeff Ashton; Cincinnati Reds (16th)
1993 - Brian Anderson; California Angels (1st, 3rd pick)
Jon Sbrocco; San Francisco Giants (49th)
1994 - Scott Huntsman; Milwaukee Brewers (21st)
1995 - Sean Gill; New York Mets (45th)
1997 - Chris Wallace; New York Yankees (14th)
1999 - Dusty Beam; Detroit Tigers (20th)
2001 - Joe Powers; Cincinnati Reds (23rd)
2002 - Nathan Kopp; New York Yankees (28th)
Nick Shields; Texas Rangers (29th)
2003 - Casey Abrams; Seattle Mariners (5th, 146th pick)
2006 - Joe Smith; New York Mets (5th, 94th pick)
2007 - Ross Oeder; St. Louis Cardinals (28th)
2008 - Jeremy Hamilton; Philadelphia Phillies (5th, 166th pick)
Justin Parker; Arizona Diamondbacks (6th, 198th pick)
Ross Vagedes; Chicago Cubs (35th)
