Webster alums selected in MLB draft

Bryan Gardner (Ithaca – Rochester/Webster) and Jordan Petraitis (Miami, Ohio – Rochester) were among 33 former NYCBLers chosen in the Major League Baseball draft.

In the 34th round the Cincinnati Reds chose Gardner with the 1,019 pick in the draft. The Cubbies took Petraitis in the 41st round with the 1,241 selection in the draft.

Gardner and Petraitis were teammates during the 2006 NYCBL season in the franchise’s first year when the team was known as the Rochester Royals.

Last season Gardner made 22 appearances for Webster fanning 37 and walking 13 in 26 innings of work. One of his more memorable showings came against eventual league champion, Elmira, when Gardner struck out the heart of the Pioneer order on nine pitches.

Gardner averaged 13.5 strikeouts per nine innings for the Ithaca Bombers this past season.

Petraitis hit .352 and garnered second team All-MAC conference honors for the Red Hawks. He hit .328 for the Royals during the ’06 season including five doubles, two triples, and twelve runs batted in.

Glad to see him go: Other NYCBL alum, Ashton Mowdy(Eastern Oklahoma) went in the 19th round to the Houston Astros. Mowdy had a 3-0 record versus Webster last season.

2008 MAJOR LEAGUE DRAFT, NYCBL PLAYERS
Rd. No. Name NYCBL Team
3 98 Aaron Pribanic Hornell ’06 Seattle
3 107 Cord Phelps Amsterdam ’06 Cleveland
9 284 Eric Beaulac Amsterdam ’06-‘07 New York (NL)
10 321 Donnie Webb Saratoga ’06-’07 Cleveland
13 408 Ollie Linton Little Falls ’06 Arizona
14 436 Mike Schwimmer Saratoga ’05 Philadelphia
15 462 Jake Shaffer Glens Falls ’07 Seattle
16 493 Thad Weber Alfred ’04 Detroit
18 542 David Flores Little Falls ’06 Houston
19 572 Ashton Mowdy Geneva ’07 Houston
19 591 Nate Recknagel Glens Falls ’06 Cleveland
20 600 Justin Greene Hornell ’05 Chicago (AL)
20 617 Nate Lape Amsterdam ’05 Colorado
22 672 Blake Nation Glens Falls ’08 Seattle
24 716 TJ Baxter Saratoga ’05 Baltimore
24 740 Mike Lyon Watertown ’05 New York (AL)
25 771 Steve Smith Allegany County ’06 Cleveland
26 782 Shane Wolf Elmira ’06-’07 Houston
26 783 Chris Dove Saratoga ’06 Texas
27 815 George Brown Watertown ’05 St. Louis
28 836 Tom Edwards Little Falls ’06 Baltimore
30 910 Chris Shehan Glens Falls ’06 Atlanta
34 1019 Bryan Gardner Roch. ‘06/Webster ’07 Cincinnati
34 1023 Ryan Schlecht Little Falls ’06 Texas
34 1025 Jack Cawley Elmira ’06 St. Louis
39 1169 Mike Konstanty Glens Falls ’05, ’07 Cincinnati
41 1241 Jordan Petraitis Rochester ’06 Chicago (NL)
43 1293 Cody Eppley Elmira ’06 Texas
44 1323 Alex Pepe Glens Falls ’07 Texas
45 1355 Mike Spina Amsterdam ’08 Minnesota
47 1423 Jeremy Kehrt Geneva ’06-’07 Boston
48 1448 Rob Scahill Allegany County ’06 New York (AL)
49 1463 Adam Veres Glens Falls ’07 St. Louis