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Adam Westmoreland
USC lefthander Adam Westmoreland underwent Tommy John surgery Thursday for a torn ligament in his left elbow and will miss all of the 2010 season coach Ray Tanner confirmed this afternoon. Westmoreland suffered the injury late in the season.
As a freshman this season, Westmoreland was 4-2 with a 4.24 ERA. He appeared in 13 games with six starts. He struck out 46 batters in 46.2 innings, and he walked 32 batters.
Three players from the state of South Carolina were named to the third team of the NCBWA Division 1 Baseball All America Team.
Coastal Carolina first baseman David Anderson batted .377 this season with 21 home runs and 82 RBIs.
College of Charleston second baseman Brandon Sizemore batted .318 with 17 home runs and 74 RBIs.
And Winthrop freshman pitcher Tyler Mizenko was 2-4 with a 3.77 ERA and 14 saves.
Two days of the baseball draft are done and 30 rounds are complete. Following is a chart showing players selected from the state. The draft will continue Thursday with rounds 31-50.
|
PLAYER |
P |
SCHOOL |
RD |
TEAM |
|
| CHRISTOPHER OWINGS | SS | USC* | 1A | DIAMONDBACKS | |
| WILL MYERS | 1B | USC* | 3 | ROYALS | |
| BEN PAULSEN | 1B | CLEMSON | 3 | ROCKIES | |
| BROOKS HALL | RHP | USC* | 4 | BREWERS | |
| BJ HYATT | RHP | USC SUMTER | 4 | ASTROS | |
| JUSTIN DALLES | C | USC | 5 | ORIOLES | |
| DAVID BERRYHILL | RHP | NEWBERRY HIGH | 5 | BRAVES | |
| MADISON YOUNGINER | RHP | CLEMSON* | 7 | RED SOX | |
| JOHN MURRIAN | C | WINTHROP | 9 | TIGERS | |
| NICK MCCULLY | RHP | COASTAL CAROLINA | 9 | CARDINALS | |
| RICHARD JONES | C | THE CITADEL | 9 | CUBS | |
| SAM DYSON | RHP | USC | 10 | A’S | |
| RYAN HINSON | LHP | CLEMSON | 10 | PADRES | |
| RUNEY DAVIS | OF | SMC | 12 | CUBS | |
| DEANGELO MACK | OF | USC | 13 | YANKEES | |
| CHRIS MCGUINESS | 1B | THE CITADEL | 13 | RED SOX | |
| CASIO GRIDER | SS | NEWBERRY | 14 | DODGERS | |
| GRAHAM STONEBURNER | RHP | CLEMSON | 14 | YANKEES | |
| TYLER BORTNIC | SS | COASTAL CAROLINA | 16 | RAYS | |
| KEVIN NOLAN | SS | WINTHROP | 20 | BLUE JAYS | |
| MATT CRIM | LHP | THE CITADEL | 21 | BRAVES | |
| MATTHEW MANSILLA | OF | COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON | 22 | TIGERS | |
| JOSEPH BERGMAN | 2B | COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON | 22 | CARDINALS | |
| RICHARD SHAFFER | 3B | CLEMSON* | 25 | DODGERS | |
| STEFAN DEL PINO | LHP | DORMAN HIGH | 27 | REDS | |
| MICHAEL GILMARTIN | 2B | WOFFORD | 27 | A’S | |
| TREY DELK | RHP | CLEMSON | 29 | WHITE SOX | |
| BRIAN FOGLE | OF | ERSKINE | 29 | RANGERS | |
| BRANDON SIZEMORE | 2B | COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON | 30 | BREWERS |
Sam Dyson
The Major League draft cranks up today. There are several players with local ties that could go early. USC pitcher Sam Dyson is a potential first rounder. Clemson lefty Chris Dwyer could also be an early round selection. Mauldin high pitcher Madison Younginer is expected to go early as is Gilbert High shortstop Chris Owings.
Younginer is a Clemson signee and Owings is a Gamecock signee. Both schools are hoping their incoming classes aren’t hit two hard by the draft over the next couple of days. However, players that are selected in the first three to five round almost always sign pro contracts.
The Washington Nationals have the first pick and they plan to use it on San Diego State pitcher Steven Strasburg.
Rounds 1-3 start at 6:00 today, rounds 4-30 are Wednesday and the rest of the draft is on Thursday. You can follow all action on the draft tracker and we will also keep you up to date on all of the action here and on SportsTalk tonight.
The Clemson baseball team watched its season come to an end Sunday night with an 8-2 loss to Arizona State in Tempe. The win sends the Sun Devils to their third College World Series in the past five seasons. The loss drops the Tigers to 0-5 all-time in Super Regionals on the road.
The Tigers had a 1-0 lead going into the 5th inning but it would be a shortlived. The Sun Devils put a five spot on the board in the top of the inning and never trailed again. Clemson only mustered five hits on State starter Josh Spence. Chris Dwyer took the the loss on the mound for the Tigers.
Clemson vs ASU postgame (8:27)
(Jack Leggett, Vaughn, Schaus, Paulson)
Clemson finishes the year with a 44-22 record. The Tigers haven’t been to Omaha since 2006.
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