Dayton Flyers

Junior Lefty Becomes Highest Draft Pick In UD History

June 7, 2011

DAYTON, Ohio – Cameron Hobson became the highest draft pick in Dayton history after the Seattle Mariners selected the junior left-handed pitcher in the 11th Round of the 2011 Major League Baseball First Year Player Draft on Tuesday.

It is the second consecutive season the Crawfordsville, Ind., native has been selected in the MLB Draft after getting picked up in the 37th round by the Yankees in 2010. Hobson ended his junior campaign at Dayton as the program’s career leader in strikeouts with 256 after becoming the first player in program history to record over 100 strikeouts in a single season (105).

Hobson was named to the Atlantic 10 All-Championship Team after tossing a complete-game shutout with 11 strikeouts and just one walk on May 25 against Xavier. For another (seven-inning) complete-game shutout against Siena on March 18, in which he threw a career-high 14 strikeouts, Hobson was named the Atlantic 10 Pitcher of the Week and one of the "Louisville Slugger's" National Players of the Week.

Hobson’s 11th-round selection is the highest of Dayton’s first 13 prospects to be selected in the draft. The previous highest was the Washington Nationals’ 12th-round selection of Craig Stammen, who was recently called up to the majors last weekend.

The 2011 MLB First Year Player Draft continues Tuesday as teams select through round 30. Rounds 31-50 will be conducted Wednesday beginning at 12 p.m. ET.

Player	Pos.	Team	Round	Overall Pick	Year
Cameron Hobson	LHP	Mariners	11	333	2011
Cameron Hobson	LHP	Yankees	37	1135	2010
Cole Tyrell	SS	Padres	42	1264	2010
Luke Trubee	RHP	Yankees	33	1004	2006
Craig Stammen	RHP	Nationals	12	354	2005
Jerry Blevins	LHP	Cubs	17	516	2004
Samuel Fischer	RHP	Astros	22	671	2002
Mark Wahl	C	Orioles	48	1411	2002
Samuel Fisher	RHP	Cardinals	49	1460	2001
Jason Siegfried	C	Tigers	36	1077	1999
Ryann Fleming	OF	Blue Jays	18	531	1998
Anthony Miller	LHP	Astros	13	339	1991
Damon Brooks	OF	Astros	28	697	1986
Alan Schmidt	2B	Astros	26	602	1969