... week with the Houston Astros, who selected the former Arkansas pitcher in the seventh round of the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft. The junior admitted that at the beginning of the year he was leaning toward leaving Arkansas if ...

... Conway center fielder Jay Mattox said he expects to be selected within the first four rounds of the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft today. Mattox, a 6-foot-4, 210-pound All-State selection, should become the first Conway ...

Jay Mattox couldn't have scripted a more ideal scenario for Tuesday's Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft. The Chicago White Sox, the team Mattox hoped would draft him, used their fourth round pick (133rd overall) to select ...

... next season rather than sign with the Chicago White Sox, who picked him in the fourth round of the Major League Baseball First Year Player Draft in June. Mattox said the Sox offered him $250,000 and funding for his college education. "We ...

... news today. But there's good news from Texas. A nervous Van Horn will await word from the 2003 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft that begins at noon today. Arkansas' coach figures five of his current players - juniors Jay Sawatski ...

... to find his ticket out. The Colorado Rockies chose the Trojans catcher in the fourth round of the Major League Baseball first-year player draft on Tuesday, making him the 107th overall selection. Guarno transferred to UALR this year after two ...

... they called me. It was a big load off me." Pratt became the third Razorbacks player taken in the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft. Monday, Razorbacks left-hander Jay Sawatski (10-3 with a 3.51 earned run average) was picked ...

... baseball history, was drafted in the 24th round by the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday on the last day of the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft. Former teammate, senior center fielder Casey Rowlett, was picked in the 32nd round (980th overall ...

... from White Hall, was taken in the eighth round by the San Francisco Giants on the first day of the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft on June 7. He was the 252nd player chosen. Bridges, along with senior center fielder Casey Rowlett ...

... a Class A (short season) Chicago Cubs affiliate, after being drafted in the 24th round of the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft on June 8. But after some soul searching, Hode decided late last week to end his baseball career ...