Four California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) players were selected on Wednesday during the second day of the 2009 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft. The three-day 50-round draft began on Tuesday and concludes on Thursday.
Cal State Dominguez Hills right-handed pitcher Matt Hopps was the first CCAA player drafted when the Chicago White Sox selected him in the ninth round with the 283rd overall pick.
As a senior, Hopps posted a 3-2 record and 4.11 ERA while making 11 starts. In 50 1/3 innings, he allowed 44 hits, 34 runs (23 earned), walked 15, struck out 48 and limited opposing batters to a .237 average.
Hopps began his collegiate career as a first baseman/designated hitter and was named the CCAA’s Freshman of the Year after batting .298 with seven home runs and 45 RBI in 2005.
Hopps made the transition to the mound as a sophomore and concluded his career with a 10-14 record and 4.81 ERA. In 189 1/3 innings, he allowed 158 runs (101 earned), walked 94 and struck out 158.
Cal State Stanislaus junior right-handed pitcher Dakota Watts was picked by the Minnesota Twins in the 16th round with the 492nd overall selection. Watts, who was a second team All-CCAA selection in 2009, transferred to Cal State Stanislaus after two seasons at Delta Community College.
Cal State San Bernardino pitcher Erick Carillo (578th overall) and Cal State L.A. catcher Travis Tartamella (579th) were selected by the Florida Marlins and St. Louis Cardinals, respectively, on consecutive picks in the 19th round.
The 6-1, 190-pound Carrillo posted a 4-5 record and 5.60 ERA in 11 starts for Cal State San Bernardino in 2009. He struck out 51 batters and held opponents to a .276 average in 62 innings of work.
Carillo, a product of Kaiser High School, pitched two seasons at Riverside Community College and helped the Tigers to the 2007 state junior college championship before transferring to Cal State San Bernardino.
In his first season at Cal State L.A. after transferring from Pepperdine, Tartamella, a graduate of Los Osos High School, batted .301 with eight home runs and 40 RBI en route to earning second-team All-CCAA honors.
Rounds 31 through 50 will take place on Thursday beginning at 8:30 a.m. (PDT).
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