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July 13, 2007 | Baseball

July 13, 2007

Since 1967, 16 Sooners have been selected in the first round of the Major League Baseball Draft, including Jackson Williams, the most recent selection in 2007 (Supplemental First Round - 43rd overall).  Below is a look at those players (in bold) and the rest of the Sooners to be drafted over the last 30 years.

Year  Player - pos. Rd. - Overall  Team
2007 Jackson Williams - C 1st - 43 San Francisco Giants
2007 Joe Dunigan - OF 5th - 165 Seattle Mariners
2007 Heath Taylor - P 10th - 317 Cleveland Indians
2007 Aaron Reza - SS 21st - 654 Boston Red Sox
2007 Stephen Porlier - P 21st - 660 Oakland Athletics
2007 Brad Burns - P 26th - 813 New York Mets
2006 Ryan Rohlinger - SS 6th - 176 San Francisco Giants
2006 Daniel McCutchen - P 13th - 404 New York Yankees
2006 Russell Raley - 2B 21st - 644 New York Yankees
2006 Kody Kaiser - 2B 26th - 773 Los Angeles Dodgers
2006 William Savage - P  26th - 787 Philadelphia Phillies
2006 John Brownell - P 27th - 817 Philadelphia Phillies 
2006 Charles Caufield - OF  39th - 1172 Milwaukee Brewers
2006 Kevin Smith - 1B  39th - 1184 New York Yankees
2006 Ryan Mottern - P  49th - 1469 Cleveland Indians
2005 Garrett Patterson - P  7th - 229 New York Yankees 
2005 Daniel McCutchen - P  12th - 380 St. Louis Cardinals
2005 Ryan Rohlinger - SS 21st - 650 St. Louis Cardinals 
2005 Tyler Gooch - P  50th - 1491 Philadelphia Phillies
2004 David Purcey - P 1st - 16 Toronto Blue Jays 
2004 Jarod McAuliff - P  7th - 217

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2004 Mark Roberts - P 8th - 231 Texas Rangers
2004 Ole Sheldon - 1B  14th - 424 Houston Astros 
2004 Casey Brown - P  27th - 814 Houston Astros
2004 Michael Swindell - P 29th - 854 New York Mets
2004 Daniel McCutchen - P 29th - 855 Tampa Bay Devil Rays
2003 Reggie Willits - OF 7th - 210 LAA Angels
2003 Thomas Blair - P 10th - 305 St. Louis Cardinals 
2003 Eduardo Cornejo - SS 13th - 392 Oakland Athletics
2003 David Purcey - P 17th - 514 New York Yankees 
2003 Spencer Wyman - C 31st - 923 Florida Marlins
2003 Curtis White- P  44th - 1302 Texas Rangers
2002 Jason Fransz - OF 8th - 243 Chicago Cubs 
2002 Denver Kitch - INF  9th - 271 Los Angeles Dodgers 
2002 Rocky Cherry - P  14th - 423 Chicago Cubs
2002 Evan Greusel - P  17th - 503 Florida Marlins 
2002 Curtis White - P 43rd - 1297 Oakland Athletics 
2001 Rocky Cherry - P  10th - 290 Philadelphia Phillies 
2001 Jason Bartlett - SS 13th - 390 San Diego Padres
2001 Chris Haggard - C  50th - 1470 Milwaukee Brewers 
2000 Tommy Whiteman - SS 6th - 187 Houston Astros
2000 Zach Lekse - SS  24th - 717 Los Angeles Dodgers
1999 Casey Bookout - 1B 9th - 278 Cincinnati Reds
1999 Val Pascucci - P 15th - 450 Washington Nationals
1999 Ryan Van Horn - C 25th - 770 Chicago Cubs
1999 Kyle Denney - P  26th - 797 Cleveland Indians
1999 Jeff Bajenaru - P  36th - 1089 Chicago White Sox
1998 Derek Wathan - SS  2nd - 70 Florida Marlins
1998 Clint Smith - P 7th - 207 Detroit Tigers
1998 Brian Shackelford - OF 13th - 377 Kansas City Royals
1998 Paul McCurtain - P 13th - 400 Florida Marlins
1998 Geoff Geary - P 15th - 434 Philadelphia Phillies
1998 Jose Montenegro - SS 15th - 446 Milwaukee Brewers
1998 Casey Bookout - 1B 21st - 615 Oakland Athletics 
1998 Corey Hart - 2B 23rd - 677 Kansas City Royals
1998 Kevin Olsen - P 26th - 790 Florida Marlins 
1998 Willy Hill - OF 27th - 820 Florida Marlins
1997 Jeff Andra - P 3rd - 88 San Francisco Giants
1997 Javier Flores - C  10th - 305 Oakland Athletics 
1997 Brian Shackelford - P 17th - 531 Cleveland Indians
1997 Geoff Geary - P 41st - 1236 Milwaukee Brewers
1996 Javier Flores - OF  8th - 229 Kansas City Royals
1996 Damon Minor - 1B 12th - 342 San Francisco Giants
1996 Joe Victery - P 12th - 357 Seattle Mariners
1996 Jamie Gann - OF 14th - 425 Arizona Diamondbacks
1996 Jesse Zepeda - 2B 23rd - 671 Detroit Tigers
1996 Ryan Minor - 3B 33rd - 981 Baltimore Orioles
1995 Mark Redman - P 1st - 13 Minnesota Twins
1995 Russ Ortiz - P 4th - 103 San Francisco Giants
1995 Ryan Minor - 3B 7th - 189 New York Mets
1995 Damon Minor - 1B 19th - 525 New York Mets
1995 Rich Hills - SS 20th - 537 San Diego Padres
1995 Steve Connelly - P 24th - 652 Oakland Athletics
1995 Tim Walton - P  25th - 659 Philadelphia Phillies 
1995 Toby Wilmot - P 45th - 1246 Minnesota Twins 
1994 Jerry Whittaker - OF 2nd - 60 Chicago White Sox 
1994 Bucky Buckles - P  7th - 197 Texas Rangers
1994 Kevin Lovingier - P  25th - 698 St. Louis Cardinals
1994 Ricky Gutierrez - 2B  28th - 773 Cleveland Indians
1994 Chip Glass - OF 37th - 1025 Cleveland Indians
1994 Rich Hills - SS 48th - 1320 Atlanta Braves 
1993 Greg Norton - 3B 2nd - 59 Chicago White Sox
1993 Drew Christmon - OF 8th - 221 Detroit Tigers 
1993 Tim Cossins - C 16th - 451 Texas Rangers
1993 Rick Gutierrez - 2B  22nd - 627 Milwaukee Brewers 
1992 Bryon Mathews - OF  3rd - 92 Chicago White Sox
1992 Clifton Foster - P  6th - 172 Oakland Athletics 
1992 Jason Evans - 3B 12th - 344 Chicago White Sox 
1992 Brian Eldridge - 2B 13th - 368 Oakland Athletics
1992 Casey Mendenhall - P  17th - 476 Detroit Tigers
1992 Zak Krislock - P  23rd - 629 Houston Astros
1992 Tim Cossins - OF 45th - 1267 Pittsburgh Pirates
1991 Matt Ruebel - P  3rd - 97 Pittsburgh Pirates
1991 Marty Neff - OF 5th - 149 Pittsburgh Pirates 
1991 Derrick White - 1B 6th - 165 Washington Nationals
1991 Korey Keling - P 15th - 402 LAA Angels
1991 James Koebler - 1B 22nd - 586 Texas Rangers
1991 Scott Campbell - OF 30th - 789 Washington Nationals
1991 Drew Christom - OF  32nd - 842 Detroit Tigers
1990 Kevin King - P 7th - 188 Seattle Mariners
1990 Jim Huslig - P 23rd - 631 San Francisco Giants
1989 Kevin Castleberry - 2B 3rd - 62 Atlanta Braves
1989 Darron Cox - C 5th - 134 Cincinnati Reds
1989 Marvin Cobb - P 7th - 175 LAA Angels
1989 Mark Cole - SS 15th - 395 Detroit Tigers 
1989 Chris Ebright - OF  18th - 460 Chicago Cubs 
1989 John Douglas - OF  36th - 923 Philadelphia Phillies 
1989 Paul Oster - OF 36th - 934 New York Yankees 
1988 Mike Hensley - P  2nd - 53 St. Louis Cardinals 
1988 Chris Ebright - OF 12th - 292 San Diego Padres 
1988 Chris Burgin - P 23rd - 581 Baltimore Orioles 
1988 Marvin Cobb - P  34th - 882 Washington Nationals 
1987 Jack Armstrong - P  1st - 18 Cincinnati Reds 
1987 Sherman Collins - P  13th - 326 Los Angeles Dodgers 
1987 Kevin Burdick - 2B  18th - 450 Pittsburgh Pirates
1987 Glenn Sullivan - 1B 29th - 738 Chicago Cubs 
1986 Jeff Hughes - OF 6th - 134 San Francisco Giants
1986 Kevin Pearson - SS 8th - 202 Cincinnati Reds
1986 John Toal - 2B  11th - 266 San Francisco Giants
1986 Scott Hamilton - P  17th - 442 St. Louis Cardinals 
1986 Stan Zaltsman - P  22nd - 570 St. Louis Cardinals
1986 Jim Richardson - 3B 23rd - 575 Cleveland Indians
1986 Sherman Collins - P  33rd - 789 Toronto Blue Jays
1985 Bobby Witt - P 1st - 3 Texas Rangers
1985 Steve Peters - P  5th - 124 St. Louis Cardinals 
1985 Jeff Kaye - C  7th - 174 Philadelphia Phillies
1985 Kevin Pearson - SS  13th - 321 Seattle Mariners 
1985 Russ McGinnis - 1B  14th - 341 Milwaukee Brewers
1985 Darrell Rodgers - P 16th - 394 San Francisco Giants
1985 Joe Jordan - C  19th - 472 San Francisco Giants 
1985 Jay Reynolds - P  22nd - 551 Texas Rangers 
1985 Keith Hamilton - P  25th - 638 Houston Astros 
1985 David Johnson - P 2nd - 47 LAA Angels
1984 Jay Searcy - 3B  17th - 443 Baltimore Orioles
1984 Mike Santiago - P 20th - 515 Atlanta Braves
1984 Darrell Rodgers - P 38th - 799 Pittsburgh Pirates
1983 Ray Hayward - P 1st - 10 San Diego Padres
1983 Bruce Hinz - P 5th - 121 Detroit Tigers 
1983 Mike Santiago - P 30th - 728 New York Mets
1983 Craig Reid - SS  1st - 14 San Diego Padres
1983 Paul Williams - OF  1st - 22 Houston Astros
1983 Kight Higgins - P 3rd - 50 San Francisco Giants 
1982 John Russell - C  1st - 13 Philadelphia Phillies 
1982 Ray Hayward - P  12th - 295 Pittsburgh Pirates 
1982 Mike Empting - C  33rd - 787 San Francisco Giants
1982 Kevin Bates - 2B 43rd - 825 San Francisco Giants
1981 Frank Meraz - OF 14th - 338 Seattle Mariners
1981 Billy Irions - P 1st - 6 Philadelphia Phillies
1980 Scott Gardner - P 9th - 224 Houston Astros
1979 Nick Capra - 2B 3rd - 69 Texas Rangers
1979 David Harrigan - C 12th - 306 Philadelphia Phillies
1979 Dave Luethy - SS 22nd - 565 Kansas City Royals
1979 Tommy Thompson - OF 28th - 692 Atlanta Braves
1979 Scott Gardner - P 28th - 704 Baltimore Orioles
1978 Doug Smith - P 6th - 136 Seattle Mariners
1978 Terry Bogener - OF 6th - 150 Texas Rangers
1978 Mark Nipp - P 7th - 177 Los Angeles Dodgers
1978 Art Toal - 2B 11th - 272 Detroit Tigers
1978 Donald Morris - OF 17th - 420 Oakland Athletics
1978 Lee Hover - OF 25th - 608 Cincinnati Reds
1977 Joe Price - P  4th - 102 Cincinnati Reds 
1977 Mickey Hatcher - OF 5th - 124 Los Angeles Dodgers 
1977 Roger LaFrancois - C  8th - 195 Boston Red Sox 
1977 Michael Pace - OF 11th - 282 Philadelphia Phillies 
1977 Terry Bogener - OF 17th - 417 Chicago White Sox
1977 Gene Krug - 1B  29th - 688 Chicago Cubs 
1976 Bob Shirley - P  1st - 8 San Diego Padres 
1976 Dan Massari - 1B  4th - 81 Cleveland Indians
1976 Karl Schroeder - P  10th - 105 Chicago White Sox 
1976 Keith Drumright - 2B  4th - 79 Chicago Cubs
1976 Marty Kunkler - P 4th - 91 Los Angeles Dodgers
1976 Kelly Snider - 1B 7th - 163 Los Angeles Dodgers 
1976 George Frazier - P 9th - 196 Milwaukee Brewers
1976 Mickey Lashley - P 24th - 564 Los Angeles Dodgers 
1976 Wayne Pechek - OF 25th - 577 San Francisco Giants
1975 Chuck Redmon - SS  2nd - 35 St. Louis Cardinals
1975 Billy Severns - OF 3rd - 64 San Francisco Giants
1975 Bob Shirley - P 5th - 104 San Francisco Giants
1975 Mickey Lashley - P  8th - 179 Chicago White Sox
1975 Jacky Parish - C  8th - 192 Los Angeles Dodgers
1975 Mike Umfleet - SS  11th - 244 Chicago Cubs
1975 Breen Newcomer - P 13th - 303 Boston Red Sox
1975 Doug Schaefer - P  15th - 344 San Francisco Giants
1975 Billy Severns - OF  1st - 15 Milwaukee Brewers
1974 Billy Severns - OF  12th - 275 New York Yankees 
1974 Stan Meek - P  15th - 348 St. Louis Cardinals 
1974 Timothy Fox - P 25th - 540 Cleveland Indians
1973 Jackson Todd - P 2nd - 38 New York Mets
1973 Joe Simpson - OF  3rd - 66 Los Angeles Dodgers 
1973 Glenn Bannister - OF 6th - 137 Boston Red Sox 
1973 Lanny Phillips - 3B  16th - 377 Boston Red Sox
1973 Joe Ford - 3B 22nd - 512 St. Louis Cardinals
1972 Bobby Jack - 1B  3rd - 59 Atlanta Braves
1972 Richard Jacobs - P  22nd - 518 Richard Jacobs
1971 Mike Swenton - OF  1st - 8 San Francisco Giants
1971 Mike Swenton - OF  1st - 2 St. Louis Cardinals
1970 Dick Brown - P  25th - 582 San Diego Padres
1970 Ronald Hall - P 28th - 651 Los Angeles Dodgers
1970 Mike Swenton - OF  1st - 4 Cleveland Indians
1968 Ralph Rickey - OF  1st - 15 Chicago Cubs
1968 Eddie Williams - P  43rd - 851 Baltimore Orioles 
1967 Michael Burns - OF 41st - 748 Cleveland Indians
    


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