12 Current and/or Former WSC Players Drafted in 2014 MLB Draft

12 current and/or former WSC players were taken over the past weekend in the 2014 Major League Baseball First Year Player Draft.
12 current and/or former WSC players were taken over the past weekend in the 2014 Major League Baseball First Year Player Draft.

The Western State Conference was once again well represented at the 2014 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft over the past weekend. The WSC had four current players, and eight former players drafted, for a total of 12.

Former Santa Barbara City College Gaucho Zack Zehner was the highest player drafted, going in the 7th round at pick number 204 to the Toronto Blue Jays. Zehner played his 2014 junior season at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, helping lead the Mustangs to one of their best seasons in program history. Zehner was an All-Big West Honorable Mention honoree and was the third leading hitter for the Mustangs.

The highest drafted player straight out of a WSC school was sophomore hurler Luke Eubank out of Oxnard College. Fresh off of leading the Condors to one of their best season's in program history and being named the WSC North Player of the Year, Eubank was selected in the 15th round with the 457th pick by the Cleveland Indians. Eubank lead the entire WSC in wins (10), K's (98), and ERA (0.77). Eubank was a perfect 10-0 on the year during the regular season, with one save, and one complete game. Eubank led the WSC in innings pitched (93.1) and averaged 9.45 K's per game.

College of the Canyons had the most players drafted on the weekend, as they had a total of five players drafted, two current and three former. A 13th player, Michael Noteware formerly of Glendale College, was signed as an undrafted free agent by the New York Yankees.

PLAYER

SCHOOL

ROUND

PICK

TEAM

4-YEAR SCHOOL

Zack Zehner

Santa Barbara City College

7

204

Toronto Blue Jays

California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo

Andrew Rohrbach

College of the Canyons

9

263

Colorado Rockies

Long Beach State

Joey Epperson

Santa Barbara City College

13

387

San Diego Padres

University of California, Santa Barbara

Luke Eubank

Oxnard College

15

457

Cleveland Indians

 

Roberto Ramos

College of the Canyons

16

474

Colorado Rockies

 

Ivan Vela

College of the Canyons

21

639

Los Angeles Dodgers

Oklahoma Baptist University

Patrick Weigel

Oxnard College

22

656

Milwaukee Brewers

 

Steven Farnworth

College of the Canyons

23

677

Miami Marlins

California Polytechnic University, Pomona

Cody Lavalli

Cuesta College

27

809

Los Angeles Angels

Lewis-Clark State

Ryan Cruz

College of the Canyons

29

898

San Francisco Giants

 

Josh Goossen-Brown Los Angeles Valley College 31 918 Chicago White Sox University of San Diego

Taylor Aikenhead

Bakersfield College

32

957

San Diego Padres

California State University, Bakersfield