Todd Golden
The Tribune-Star
TERRE HAUTE —
Three players with Wabash Valley ties have been selected in the Major League Baseball Draft on Tuesday.
Indiana State pitcher Jake Petricka and center fielder Ryan Strausborger and Rose-Hulman pitcher Derek Eitel were selected.
Petricka was chosen in the second round by the Chicago White Sox. Petricka was the 63rd pick overall, the fourth-highest position a Sycamore has even been picked in.
He is the first ISU second-round pick since Casey Whitten was chosen in the second round in 1993.
Petricka joins former teammates Brady Shoemaker and Nick Ciolli in the White Sox organization. Shoemaker and Ciolli were chosen in the 2009 draft.
Strausborger was chosen in the 16th round by the Texas Rangers. He was the 496th pick overall.
Eitel, a Marshall, Ill. native, made history as the first Rose-Hulman player ever selected. He was chosen by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 17th round. He was the 511th pick overall.
For more, please see Wednesday's Tribune-Star.
