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THIRD ROUND75. Houston, J.D. Davis, 3b, Cal St.-Fullerton76. Miami, Brian Anderson, 2b, Arkansas77. Chicago White Sox, Jace Fry, lhp, Oregon St.78. Chicago Cubs, Mark Zagunis, c, Virginia Tech79. Minnesota, Michael Cederoth, rhp, San Diego St.80. Seattle, Austin Cousino, cf, Kentucky81. Philadelphia, Aaron Brown, cf, Pepperdine82. Colorado, Sam Howard, lhp, Georgia Southern83. Toronto, Nick Wells, lhp, Battlefield HS, Gainesville, Va.84. N.Y.Mets,MiltonRamos, ss, Am.Her. Sch., Hialeah, Fla.85. Milwaukee, Cy Sneed, rhp, Dallas Baptist86. San Diego, Zech Lemond, rhp, Rice87. San Francisco, Dylan Davis, rf, Oregon St.88. L.A. Angels, Chris Ellis, rhp, Mississippi89. Arizona, Matt Railey, cf, No. Fla. Chris. HS, Talla-hassee, Fla.90. Baltimore, Brian Gonzalez, lhp, ABMcCarthy HS,Miramar, Fla.91.N.Y.Yankees,AustinDeCarr,rhp,SalisburySch.,Foxboro,Mass.92. Kansas City, Eric Skoglund, lhp, Central Florida93. Washington, Jakson Reetz, c, Norris HS94. Cincinnati, Wyatt Strahan, rhp, Southern California95. Texas, JoshuaMorgan, ss, Orange Luth. HS, Corona, Calif96. Tampa Bay, Brock Burke, lhp, Evergreen (Colo.) HS97. Cleveland, Bobby Bradley, 1b, Harrison Cen. HS,Gulfport, Miss.98. L.A. Dodgers, John Richy, rhp, UNLV99. Detroit, Grayson Greiner, c, South Carolina100. Pittsburgh, Jordan Luplow, rf, Fresno St.101. Oakland, Brett Graves, rhp, Missouri102. Atlanta, Max Povse, rhp, UNC Greensboro103. Boston, Edward Cosart, rhp, Seminole St.104. St. Louis, Trevor Megill, rhp, Loyola MarymountSUPPLEMENTAL ROUND105. Miami, Michael Mader, lhp, Chipola College

FOURTH ROUND106. Houston, Daniel Mengden, rhp, Texas A&M107. Miami, Brian Schales, ss, Edison HS, Hunt.Beach, Calif.108. Chicago White Sox, Brett Austin, c, North Carolina St.109. Chi. Cubs, Carson Sands, lhp, No. Fla. Chris. HS,Tallahassee, Fla.110. Minnesota, Sam Clay, lhp, Georgia Tech111. Seattle, Ryan Yarbrough, lhp, Old Dominion112. Philadelphia, Chris Oliver, rhp, Arkansas113. Colorado, Wes Rogers, cf, Spartanburg Methodist114. Toronto, Matt Morgan, c, Thorsby (Ala.) HS115. N.Y. Mets, Eudor Garcia-Pacheco, 3b, El Paso CC116. Milwaukee, Troy Stokes, cf, Calvert Hall Coll.HS, Baltimore117. San Diego, Nick Torres, rf, Cal Poly118. San Francisco, LoganWebb, rhp, Rocklin (Calif.) HS119. L.A. Angels, Jeremy Rhoades, rhp, Illinois St.120. Arizona, Brent Jones, rhp, Cornell121. Baltimore, Pat Connaughton, rhp, Notre Dame122. N.Y. Yankees, Jordan Montgomery, lhp, So. Carolina123. Kansas City, Dawon Burt, ss, Fuquay-Varina (NC) HS124. Washington, Robbie Dickey, rhp, Blinn College125.Cincinnati,GavinLaValley,3b,CarlAlbertHS,Choctaw,Okla.126. Texas, Brett Martin, lhp, Walters State CC127. Tampa Bay, Blake Bivens, rhp, George Wash. HS,Sutherlin, Va.128. Cleveland, Sam Hentges, lhp, Mounds View HS,Shoreview, Minn.129. L.A. Dodgers, Jeff Brigham, rhp, Washington130. Detroit, Adam Ravenelle, rhp, Vanderbilt131. Pittsburgh, Taylor Gushue, c, Florida132. Oakland, Jordan Schwartz, rhp, Niagara133. Atlanta, Chad Sobotka, rhp, So. Carolina Upstate134. Boston, Kevin McAvoy, rhp, Bryant135. St. Louis, Austin Gomber, lhp, Florida Atlantic

FIFTH ROUND136. Houston, Jacob Nix, rhp, Los Alamitos (Calif.) HS137.Miami, Casey Soltis, cf, GranadaHS, Livermore, Calif.138. ChicagoWhite Sox, Zach Thompson, rhp, UT-Arlington139. Chicago Cubs, Justin Steele, lhp, George CountyHS, Lucedale, Miss.140. Minnesota, Jake Reed, rhp, Oregon141. Seattle, Dan Altavilla, rhp, Mercyhurst142. Philadelphia, Rhys Hoskins, 1b, Sacramento St.143. Colorado, Kevin Padlo, 3b, Murrieta (Calif.) Valley HS144. Toronto, Lane Thomas, rf, BeardenHS, Knoxville, Tenn.145. N.Y. Mets, Josh Prevost, rhp, Seton Hall146. Milwaukee, Dustin DeMuth, 3b, Indiana147. San Diego, Auston Bousfield, cf, Mississippi148. San Francisco, Samuel Coonrod, rhp, Southern Ill.149. L.A. Angels, Jake Jewell, rhp, NE Oklahoma A&M150. Arizona, Mason McCullough, rhp, Lander151. Baltimore, David Hess, rhp, Tennessee Tech152. N.Y. Yankees, Jordan Foley, rhp, Central Michigan

153. Kansas City, Corey Ray, rhp, Texas A&M154. Washington, Drew Van Orden, rhp, Duke155. Cincinnati, Tejay Antone, rhp, Weatherford College156. Texas, Wes Benjamin, lhp, Kansas157. Tampa Bay, Michael Russell, ss, North Carolina158. Cleveland, Julian Merryweather, rhp, Okla. Baptist159. L.A. Dodgers, Jared Walker, 3b, McEachern HS,Powder Springs, Ga.160. Detroit, Shane Zeile, c, UCLA161. Pittsburgh, Michael Suchy, rf, Florida Gulf Coast162. Oakland, Heath Fillmyer, rhp, Mercer County CC163. Atlanta, Chris Diaz, lhp, Miami164. Boston, Josh Ockimey, 1B-SS, Neumann GorettiHS, Philadelphia165. St. Louis, Darren Seferina, 2b, Miami Dade CC

SIXTH ROUND166. Houston, Brock Dykxhoorn, rhp, Central Arizona167. Miami, Chris Sadberry, lhp, Texas Tech168. Chicago White Sox, Louie Lechich, cf, San Diego169. Chicago Cubs, Dylan Cease, rhp, Milton (Ga.) HS170. Minnesota, John Curtiss, rhp, Texas171. Seattle, Lane Ratliff, lhp, Jones County JC172. Philadelphia, Brandon Leibrandt, lhp, Florida St.173.Colorado,MaxGeorge,ss,Regis JesuitHS,Parker,Colo.174. Toronto, Grayson Huffman, lhp, Grayson County Coll.175. N.Y. Mets, Tyler Moore, c, LSU176. Milwaukee, David Burkhalter, rhp, Ruston (La.) HS177. San Diego, Zach Risedorf, c, Northwestern Region-al HS, Barkhamsted, Conn.178. San Francisco, Skyler Ewing, 1b, Rice179. L.A. Angels, Alex Abbott, rf, Tift County HS, Tifton, Ga.180. Arizona, Zac Curtis, lhp, Middle Tennessee181. Baltimore, Tanner Scott, lhp, Howard182. N.Y. Yankees, Jonathan Holder, rhp, Mississippi St.183. Kansas City, Logan Moon, of, Missouri Southern184. Washington, Austen Williams, rhp, Texas St.185. Cincinnati, Jose Lopez, rhp, Seton Hall186. Texas, Jose Trevino, 3b, Oral Roberts187. Tampa Bay, Mac James, c, Oklahoma188. Cleveland, Greg Allen, cf, San Diego St.189. L.A. Dodgers, Brock Stewart, rhp, Illinois St.190. Detroit, Ross Kivett, cf, Kansas St.191. Pittsburgh, Tyler Eppler, rhp, Sam Houston St.192. Oakland, Trace Loehr, ss, Rex Putnam HS,Milwaukie, Ore.193. Atlanta, Keith Curcio, cf, Florida Southern194. Boston, Danny Mars, cf, Chipola College195. St. Louis, Andrew Sohn, ss, Western Michigan

SEVENTH ROUND196. Houston, Derick Velazquez, rhp, Fresno St.197. Miami, Anfernee Seymour, ss, American HeritageSchool, Nassau, Bahamas.

198. Chicago White Sox, Jake Peter, ss, Creighton

199. Chicago Cubs, James Norwood, rhp, Saint Louis.200. Minnesota, Andro Cutura, rhp, SE Louisiana201. Seattle, Taylor Byrd, lhp, Nicholls St.202. Philadelphia, Emmanuel Marrero, ss, Alabama St.203. Colorado, Drew Weeks, lf, North Florida204. Toronto, Zack Zehner, lf, Cal Poly205. N.Y. Mets, Brad Wieck, lhp, Oklahoma City206. Milwaukee, Mitch Meyer, rf, Kansas St.207. San Diego, Ryan Butler, rhp, Charlotte208. San Francisco, Seth Harrison, cf, La-Lafayette209. L.A. Angels, Bo Way, cf, Kennesaw St.210. Arizona, Tyler Humphreys, 3b, St. Johns River St.211. Baltimore, Max Schuh, lhp, UCLA212. N.Y. Yankees, Mark Payton, cf, Texas213. Kansas City, Brandon Downes, cf, Virginia214. Washington, D.K. Carey, cf, Miami215. Cincinnati, Shane Mardirosian, 2b, Martin LutherKing HS, Riverside, Calif216. Texas, Nick Green, rhp, Indian Hills CC217. Tampa Bay, Mike Franco, rhp, FIU218. Cleveland, Simeon Lucas, c, Grant Comm HS219. L.A. Dodgers, Trevor Oaks, rhp, California Baptist220. Detroit, Joey Pankake, 3b, South Carolina221. Pittsburgh, Nelson Jorge, ss, International Base-ball Academy, Patillas, Puerto Rico222. Oakland, Branden Cogswell, ss, Virginia223. Atlanta, Luke Dykstra, 2b, Westlake HS, ThousandOaks, Calif.224. Boston, Reed Reilly, rhp, Cal Poly225. St. Louis, Brian O’Keefe, c, St. Joseph’s

EIGHTH ROUND226. Houston, Bobby Boyd, cf, West Virginia

227. Miami, Stone Garrett, cf, George Ranch HS, SugarLand, Texas228. Chicago White Sox, John Ziznewski, ss, LIU-Brooklyn229. Chicago Cubs, Tommy Thorpe, lhp, Oregon230. Minnesota, Keaton Steele, rhp, Missouri231. Seattle, Kody Kerski, rhp, Sacred Heart232. Philadelphia, Sam McWilliams, rhp, Beech HS,Hendersonville, Tenn.233. Colorado, Harrison Musgrave, lhp, West Virginia234. Toronto, Justin Shafer, rhp, Florida235. N.Y. Mets, Dash Winningham, 1b, Trinity Cath.HS, Ocala, Fla.236. Milwaukee, J.B. Kole, rhp, Villanova237. San Diego, Mitch Watrous, rhp, Utah238. San Francisco, Austin Slater, cf, Stanford239. L.A. Angels, Jake Yacinich, ss, Iowa240. Arizona, Grant Heyman, lf, Southern Nevada241. Baltimore, Steve Wilkerson, 2b, Clemson242. N.Y. Yankees, Connor Spencer, 1b, UC Irvine243. Kansas City, Ryan O’Hearn, 1b, Sam Houston St.244. Washington, Jeff Gardner, lf, Louisville245. Cincinnati, Brian O’Grady, 1b, Rutgers246. Texas, Erik Swanson, rhp, Iowa Western CC247. Tampa Bay, Daniel Miles, 3b, Tennessee Tech248.Cleveland,MicahMiniard, rhp,BoyleCo.HS,Danville,Ky.249. L.A. Dodgers, Hunter Redman, c, Texas Tech250. Detroit, Artie Lewicki, rhp, Virginia251. Pittsburgh, Austin Coley, rhp, Belmont252. Oakland, Branden Kelliher, rhp, Lake Stevens(Wash.) HS253. Atlanta, Bradley Roney, rhp, Southern Mississippi254. Boston, Ben Moore, c, Alabama255. St. Louis, Nick Thompson, rf, William & Mary

NINTH ROUND256. Houston, Bryan Radziewski, lhp, Miami257. Miami, Ben Holmes, lhp, Oregon St.258. Chicago White Sox, Brian Clark, lhp, Kent St.259. Chicago Cubs, James Farris, rhp, Arizona260. Minnesota, Max Murphy, cf, Bradley261. Seattle, Peter Miller, rhp, Florida St.262. Philadelphia, Matt Hockenberry, rhp, Temple263. Colorado, Andrew Rohrbach, rhp, Long Beach St.264. Toronto, Ryan Metzler, 2b, South Carolina-Aiken265. N.Y. Mets, Michael Katz, of, William & Mary266. Milwaukee, Greg McCall, c, Texas-Arlington267. San Diego, Nick Vilter, ss, UC Riverside268. San Francisco, Stetson Woods, rhp, Liberty HS269. L.A. Angels, Jordan Kipper, rhp, TCU270. Arizona, Justin Gonzalez, ss, Florida St.271. Baltimore, Austen Anderson, 3b, Mississippi272. N.Y. Yankees, Vince Conde, ss, Vanderbilt273. KansasCity, Brandon Thomasson, of, Tennessee Tech274. Washington, Austin Byler, 1b, Nevada275. Cincinnati, Brian Hunter, rhp, Hartford276. Texas, Doug Votoloto, cf, Central Arkansas277. Tampa Bay, Chris Pike, rhp, Oklahoma City278. Cleveland, Alexis Pantoja, ss, Puerto RicoBBAcademy279. L.A. Dodgers, Matt Campbell, rhp, Clemson280. Detroit, Josh Laxer, rhp, Mississippi281. Pittsburgh, Kevin Krause, c, Stony Brook282. Oakland, Mike Fagan, lhp, Princeton283. Atlanta, Jordan Edgerton, 3b, UNC Pembroke284. Boston, Kevin Steen, rhp, Oak Ridge (Tenn.) HS285. St. Louis, Daniel Poncedeleon, rhp, Embry-Riddle

10TH ROUND286. Houston, Jay Gause, rhp, Faulkner287. Miami, Dillon Peters, lhp, Texas288. Chicago White Sox, Jake Jarvis, 2b, Klein CollinsHS, Cypress, Texas289. Chicago Cubs, Ryan Williams, rhp, East Carolina290. Minnesota, Randy LeBlanc, rhp, Tulane291. Seattle, Adam Martin, c, Western Carolina

292. Philadelphia, Matt Shortall, of, Texas-Arlington293. Colorado, Troy Stein, c, Texas A&M294. Toronto, Jordan Romano, rhp, Oral Roberts295. N.Y. Mets, Kelly Secrest, lhp, UNC Wilmington296. Milwaukee, Javi Salas, rhp, Miami297. San Diego, Thomas Dorminy, lhp, Faulkner298. San Francisco, Mathew Gage, lhp, Siena299. L.A. Angels, Caleb Adams, lf, Louisiana-Lafayette300. Arizona, Scott Schultz, rhp, Oregon St.301. Baltimore, Jay Gonzalez, cf, Mount Olive302. N.Y. Yankees, Ty McFarland, 2b, James Madison303. Kansas City, Nick Green, lhp, Utah

304. Washington, Matthew Page, rf, Oklahoma Baptist305. Cincinnati, Seth Varner, lhp, Miami (Ohio)306. Texas, Seth Spivey, c, Abilene Christian307. Tampa Bay, Bradley Wallace, rhp, Arkansas St.308. Cleveland, Steven Patterson, 2b, UC Davis309. L.A. Dodgers, Colin Hering, of, Coastal Carolina310. Detroit, Paul Voelker, rhp, Dallas Baptist311. Pittsburgh, Alex McRae, rhp, Jacksonville312. Oakland, Corey Miller, rhp, Pepperdine313. Atlanta, Matt Tellor, 1b, Southeast Missouri St.314. Boston, Cole Sturgeon, of, Louisville315. St. Louis, Danny Diekroeger, 3b, Stanford

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SATURDAY, JUNE 7, 2014 • 7COMAHA WORLD-HERALD MAJOR LEAGUE DRAFT

Third-round choice nowmustdecide between pro ball and aHusker scholarship offer

BY MIKE PATTERSON

WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER

After waiting to hear his name calledthe night before, Jakson Reetz took amore laid-back approach toward thesecond day of the Major League Base-ball draft.

He was playing video games Fridaywith his younger brothers when he wasselected in the third round by the Wash-ington Nationals.

“I wasn’t paying real close attentiontoday,” he said. “We were playing on thePlayStation when my cellphone blew upwith about 60 texts in a minute.”

Reetz, a senior catcher from NorrisHigh School, was the 93rd player se-lected overall. He had hoped to hear hisname called during the draft’s first tworounds Thursday night, but that didn’thappen.

“I was a little discouraged,” he said.“You obviously want to go as soon aspossible, but I’m extremely excitedabout the way things turned out.”

Now comes the difficult part forReetz, a Nebraska recruit who mustdecide whether to turn pro or honorhis commitment to the Huskers. It’s adecision Reetz doesn’t take lightly.

“The next step is to sit down and talkto the Nationals,” he said. “We’ll seehow that works out, and then I’ll discussthings with my family.”

That family consists of his parentsAndy and Leslie, and his three videogaming brothers — Will (14), Drew (13)and Garet (6).

Reetz becomes the first Nebraskahigh school player since 1996 to beselected in the first five rounds of thedraft. Bellevue East pitcher BuddyCarlyle was drafted in the second roundthat year by the Cincinnati Reds.

Reetz batted .486 and drove in 37runs for the Class B Titans this spring.He also belted eight home runs and hada 2.21 ERA as the team’s closer.

The 18-year-old, who recently wasnamed the Gatorade Nebraska playerof the year, said he was surprised thatWashington was the team that selectedhim.

“I didn’t expect that at all,” hesaid. “But I’m pretty fired up about itbecause they’ve got some really goodplayers.”

In addition to young stars such asBryce Harper and Stephen Strasburg,the Nationals already have someone intheir organization Reetz knows. DrewWard, a 2013 third-round selectionwho is playing Class A ball this season,played along with Reetz on a USA Base-ball showcase team.

“I feel thankful and blessed that Iwas selected in the draft,” Reetz said.“Now we’ll see what happens fromhere.”

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Norris starexcited tolandwithNationals

Pelini wasn’t yet sure if the 6-foot-2,205-pound receiver would join thefootball team in Lincoln for summerconditioning workouts next week.

“We’re ready for him to come,”Pelini said.

Harrison, who watched the draftfrom the MLB Network studio in NewJersey Thursday, could not be reachedfor comment. Harrison’s adviser, RobMartin, declined an interview requestFriday morning.

The deadline for drafted players tosign professional contracts is July 18.

A Milwaukee front office executiveacknowledged Thursday night thatsigning the outfielder from Lee’s Sum-mit, Missouri, is not a certainty.

Bruce Seid, director of amateurscouting for the Brewers, told report-ers Thursday that he viewed draftingHarrison as an “opportunity” becauseof the prospect’s potential. But noth-ing’s guaranteed.

“We know it’s probably going to bea tougher sign,” Seid said, “but at thesame time, you have to take oppor-tunities like this. If we can make itwork, we’ll make it work.”

Area scout Drew Anderson, who let-tered with the Nebraska baseball pro-gram from 2001 to 2003, will work onMilwaukee’s behalf to try to persuadeHarrison to sign a deal. Seid plannedto speak with Harrison on Friday.

The Brewers have been allotteda total of $7.6 million (ninth-most

among MLB teams) to use on signingbonuses for all of the players theydraft within the first 10 rounds. It’slikely that they’ll offer Harrison morethan $1.1 million, the predeterminedsigning bonus value assigned to theNo. 50 pick.

Seid certainly had plenty of positivethings to say about Harrison’s poten-tial.

“I don’t ever want to put names to aplayer, but All-Star comparisons havecome up on him,” Seid said. “He hasa chance to play center field. He hasgood instincts out there, his stridesare outstanding. He’s got a plus arm,he’s got plus raw power and his speedis above average. It’s just like any-thing: It’s about playing the game, get-

ting enough at-bats and being patientin watching him develop.”

Milwaukee used its 41st overallpick to draft shortstop Jacob Gate-wood, a high school player fromClovis, California. Gatewood, a USCbaseball recruit, may have dropped abit, too.

The franchise’s general manger,Doug Melvin, said Thursday that theBrewers didn’t want to let Gatewoodor Harrison slide for much longer onthat first day.

“If you don’t take them early, you’renot going to get them,” Melvin said.“They’re just going to go to school.”

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Harrison:Brewers say K.C. prep star’s potential is worth the riskContinued from Page 1

Two notable major leagueplayers saw sons selectedin the early rounds

NEW YORK (AP) — Former bigleaguers Lenny Dykstra and Charlie

Leibrandt each had sons selectedduring the second day of the MajorLeague Baseball draft.

Luke Dykstra, an infielder atWestlake High School in suburban LosAngeles, was drafted in the seventhround by Atlanta. He’s the second sonof the former All-Star outfielder to be

drafted; infielder Cutter Dykstra wasa second-round pick by Milwaukee in2008 and is currently in Washington’ssystem.

Florida State left-hander BrandonLeibrandt went in the sixth round toPhiladelphia. He was 4-1 with a 1.83ERA this season, but missed several

weeks with a severely bruised left leg.After having no picks in the first

two rounds, Baltimore made eightselections Friday, including NotreDame right-hander Pat Connaughton,who also started for the Fighting Irishbasketball team.

Familiar names fill out Day 2 of draftJ E F F BE I E RMANN / THE WORLD -HERA LD

FSU pitcher Brandon Leibrandt was drafted Friday in the sixth round by the Phillies. His father, Charlie, was a member of the Royals squad that won the 1985 World Series.

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