June 9, 2010

Columbia, S.C. – South Carolina finished the 2010 MLB Draft with seven current players drafted along with eight members of the 09-10 signing class. Current players selected in the 2010 Draft were: right-handed pitcher Sam Dyson (4th round/Toronto Blue Jays), infielder/outfielder Whit Merrifield (9th round/Kansas City Royals), right-handed pitcher Blake Cooper (12th round/Arizona Diamondbacks), infielder Bobby Haney (22nd round/San Francisco Giants), left-handed pitcher Steven Neff (23rd round/Kansas City Royals), right-handed pitcher/utility player Parker Bangs (31st round/Kansas City Royals), right-handed pitcher Jordan Propst (49th round/Kansas City Royals).

Here is information on the players that were drafted from the 2009-10 signing class.

Donn Roach      RHP     Las Vegas, Nev. (College of Southern Nevada)-   2010 MLB Draft Selection (3rd round/LA Angels)-   Rated No. 12 best junior college prospect in nation by Baseball America-   Rated No. 22 best junior college prospect in nation by PG Crosschecker-   Rated No. 111 best prospect for 2010 MLB Draft by PG Crosschecker-   Set College of Southern Nevada school record for strikeouts in a game with 16 on April 2, 2010 vs. Salt Lake CC-   Played one season at Arizona (2009) before transferring to College of Southern Nevada-   Was rated in preseason of 2009 as No. 27 best freshman in the nation by Baseball America-   2008 MLB Draft Selection (40th round/Anaheim Angels)
Mason Williams       OF/RHP  Winter Garden, Fla. (West Orange)-   2010 MLB Draft Selection (4th round/New York Yankees)-   Rated No. 122 best high school prospect in nation by PG Crosschecker-   Rated No. 145 best prospect for 2010 MLB Draft by Baseball America and No. 17 best in state of Florida-   Rated No. 382 best prospect for 2010 MLB Draft by PG Crosschecker-   One of 17 players to be highlighted by Baseball America from 2009 World Wood Bat Association World Championships-   As a junior in 2009 had a .438 on-base percentage, stole 13 bases- Also compiled a 7-0 record with a 1.13 ERA and 58 strikeouts in 49.2 innings-   Son of former New England Patriots receiver Derwin Williams
Cameron Greathouse  LHP     Columbus, Ga. (Gulf Coast JC (Fla.))-   2010 MLB Draft Selection (8th round/Chicago Cubs)-   Rated No. 20 best junior college prospect in nation by Baseball America-   Rated No. 31 best junior college prospect in nation by PG Crosschecker-   Rated No. 30 best prospect in state of Florida for 2010 MLB Draft by Baseball America-   Rated No. 298 best prospect for 2010 MLB Draft by PG Crosschecker-   Compiled a 5-4 record with a 3.21 ERA in 2009, hurled 84 innings and struck out 81 batters, allowed just 76 hits-   Hurled three complete games in 2009 including a 11-strikeout performance in a victory over Pensacola JC on Mar. 30
Bryan Harper     LHP     Las Vegas, Nev. (College of Southern Nevada)-   2010 MLB Draft Selection (27th round/Chicago Cubs)-   Rated No. 16 best junior college prospect in nation by Baseball America-   Rated No. 98 best junior college prospect in nation by PG Crosschecker-   Rated No. 264 best prospect for 2010 MLB Draft by PG Crosschecker-   Played one season at Cal State Northridge (2009) before transferring to College of Southern Nevada-   2008 MLB Draft Selection (31st round/Washington Nationals)-   Two-time all-state selection in Nevada (2007, 2008)-   Played on same junior college team with younger brother Bryce, who was the No. 1 pick for the 2010 MLB Draft and Gamecock signee Donn Roach
DeSean Anderson  OF      High Point, N.C. (Ragsdale HS)-   2010 MLB Draft Selection (30th round/Boston Red Sox)-   Rated No. 3 best high school prospect in the state of North Carolina by Impact Baseball-   Rated No. 376 high school prospect in the nation by PG Crosschecker
Peter Mooney     SS      Loxahatchee, Fla. (Palm Beach CC)-   2010 MLB Draft Selection (46th round/St. Louis Cardinals)-   Rated No. 93 best junior college prospect in nation by PG Crosschecker-   Rated No. 58 best prospect in state of Florida for 2010 MLB Draft by Baseball America-   2009 Rawlings NJCAA National Gold Glove recipient for top defensive player of the year at his position-   2009 FCCAA All-Southern Conference first-team honors-   Hit. .383 as a freshman in 2009 with nine doubles and 22 RBI-   His brother Mike lettered in baseball at Florida
Drake Thomason   RHP     Taylors, S.C. (Eastside HS)-   2010 MLB Draft Selection (46th round/Boston Red Sox)-   Rated No. 248 best high school prospect in nation by PG Crosschecker-   Rated No. 6 best high school prospect in South Carolina by PG Crosschecker-   As a junior in 2009, compiled a 3-3 record with one save, a 0.99 ERA and 58 strikeouts in 42.1 innings pitched-   Also a quarterback on high school football team, invited to play in 2009 North-South All-Star game
Forrest Koumas       RHP     Elgin, S.C. (Lugoff-Elgin HS)-   2010 MLB Draft Selection (48th round/Texas Rangers)-   South Carolina's Gatorade Player of the Year by ESPN Rise magazine-   Rated No. 152 best high school prospect in nation by PG Crosschecker-   Rated No. 3 best high school prospect in South Carolina by PG Crosschecker-   Helped lead Lugoff-Elgin HS to 2010 3A state championship in South Carolina-   In Game 3 of The Finals, Koumas was the winning pitcher and hit a two-run homer in the 3-1 victory-   2010 South Carolina AAA Player of the Year-   2009 & 2010 South Carolina AAA All-State-   2010 3A Player of the Year in South Carolina by Diamond Prospects-   Finished 2010 season with a 9-1 record, 1.66 ERA, 124 strikeouts in 76 innings pitched and allowed just 45 hits