Cole selected No. 1, Bauer goes No. 3 to Arizona

UCLA pitchers Gerrit Cole and Trevor Bauer would no doubt love to be playing today, maybe even pitching themselves, against the UC Irvine Anteaters, but alas, the Bruins' season ended last night with a 4-3 loss in the ninth inning.

Still, today shouldn't be too shabby for the devastating duo.

Cole was selected with the first pick in today's MLB Amateur Draft, and Bauer went shortly after to the Arizona Diamondbacks with the third overall pick. They are the first pair of teammates to be drafted in the top-10 since Vanderbilt's David Price (No. 1) and Casey Weathers (No. 8) and tie the record for highest drafted twosome.

While their respective seasons could not have played out more differently, the pair's immediate upside shot them to the top of the draft.

Cole struggled for much of April and early May and finished with a 6-8 record, 3.31 ERA and .242 batting average against while striking out 119 in 114 1/3 innings. Bauer, meanwhile, became the best pitcher in college baseball, with one of the most memorable seasons in recent college history. Bauer went 13-2 with a 1.25 ERA, .154 BAA and a Pac-10 record 203 strikeouts in 136.2 innings. While he racked up complete game after complete game, Bauer set UCLA career records for wins (34), strikeouts (460, No. 2 in Pac-10 history to Washington's Tim Lincecum) and innings pitched (373.1).

Cole joins a Pirates organization that has been among the dreads of the major leagues for nearly two decades. Pittsburgh has drafted in the top-5 in each of the last six years, selecting pitchers in 2006 (Brad Lincoln, No. 4), 2007 (Daniel Moskos, No. 4), and 2010 (Jameson Taillon, No. 2). The Pirates also selected bust Bryan Bullington with the No. 1 pick in 2002.

The Diamondbacks, who also own the No. 7 pick, have fallen on hard times the last two seasons after advancing to the NLCS in 2007. They've selected five pitchers in the first round since 2006.

Cole and Bauer will both participate in conference calls later today, as will UCLA head coach John Savage.