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Four University of Memphis baseball players taken in amateur draft
By Phil Stukenborg
Friday, June 6, 2008
Three University of Memphis pitchers and a catcher/pitcher were selected in the major league baseball amateur draft today.
Righthander Scott McGregor, a Cincinnati-area native, was selected in the 15th round by the St. Louis Cardinals, while lefthander Neil Schenk, who attended Briarcrest, and righthander Will Hudgens, a former Ridgeway High star and Tiger football player, were picked in the 23rd round. Catcher Chris Kirkland, who made eight appearances on the mound, was taken in the 36th round by the Seattle Mariners.
McGregor went 1-8 with a 5.19 earned-run average as the team's No. 1 starter. Hudgens went 1-6 with an 8.12 ERA, but struck out 42 in 48 innings. Schenk, who pitched mostly in relief, was 2-2 with a 3.40 ERA.
Kirkland, used primarily as a catcher, was 0-1 with a 6.35 ERA in his brief work on the mound, but was clocked in the mid-90s. Hudgens, a quarterback on the football team, also threw in the 90s.
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TR - Four Tigers taken in draft.
