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Two FAU Baseball Players Chosen in 2009 MLB Draft
6/11/2009 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
June 11, 2009
BOCA RATON, FL - Two homegrown student-athletes from Florida Atlantic University's baseball team were selected today in the 2009 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft. Hard-throwing left-handed pitcher Alex Pepe from Deerfield Beach,and Boca Raton native Travis Ozga both heard their names called on Day Two of this year's draft. Pepe and Ozga were four-year lettermen at FAU after starring at their local high schools.
LHP Alex Pepe - Round 36, Toronto Blue Jays (1,090 overall)... a senior from Highlands Christian High School in Deerfield Beach, Pepe finished his four-year career as FAU's all-time leader in career appearances (88)... limited opposing batters to a .260 average during his career, including allowing just 25 hits in 34-plus innings as a senior in 2009... allowed just five homeruns in more than 119 career innings while totaling 119 strikeouts... Pepe had been chosen in the 44th round of the 2008 MLB Draft by the Texas Rangers, but opted to return to FAU for his senior season.
1B Travis Ozga - Round 41, New York Mets (1,244 overall) ... a senior from Boca Raton's Pope John Paul II High School, Ozga totaled 100 RBI as FAU's everyday first baseman in 2008 and 2009...not only did he play excellent defense at first base, but piled-up 39 extra-base hits in his final two seasons hitting in the heart of the FAU batting order... Ozga switch-hit for power while also hitting for average, reeling off a 19-game hitting streak from March 1 through April 4.
It marks the 10th straight year an FAU player has been selected in the MLB Draft. During the past four years, the Owls' baseball program has had more than 20 players sign professional contracts.
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