June 6, 2001
Georgia Tech's Mark Teixeira headed up the list of ACC baseball players selected in the 2001 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft on Tuesday. Teixeira was the fifth overall pick of the Texas Rangers. In all, the Yellow Jackets had nine players selected. Clemson had six players selected while Wake Forest had four picks.
AP Draft Recap
School Draft Recaps:
Clemson
Duke
Georgia Tech
Maryland
North Carolina
NC State
Virginia
Wake Forest
ACC Draft Selections
Rd - Pick Team - Player, Pos., School
1 - 5. Texas - Mark Teixeira, 3b, Georgia Tech
1 - 23. New York (AL) (from Seattle) - John-Ford Griffin, of, Florida State
SA - 40. Atlanta - Richard Lewis, 2b, Georgia Tech
3 - 91. Toronto - Tyrell Godwin, of, North Carolina
4 - 109. Tampa Bay - David Bush, rhp, Wake Forest
4 - 126. Cincinnati - Steve Kelly, rhp, Georgia Tech
4 - 136. San Francisco - Josh Cram, rhp, Clemson
7 - 202. Rangers - Patrick Boyd, of, Clemson
7 - 215. Rockies - Corey Sullivan, of, Wake Forest
7 - 227. Giants - Jamie Athas, ss, Wake Forest
9 - 271. Padres - John Bemick, 1b, Virginia
9 - 285. Cardinals - Rhett Parrott, rhp, Georgia Tech
10 - 289. Cubs - Corey Slavik, 3b, Wake Forest
10 - 307. Reds - Bryan Prince, c, Georgia Tech
12 - 349. Cubs - Jason Blanton, rhp, North Carolina State
13 - 378. Twins - Kevin Cameron, rhp, Georgia Tech
13 - 404. White Sox - Brian Sager, rhp, Georgia Tech
14 - 409. Cubs - Khalil Greene, ss, Clemson
15 - 462. Athletics - Jason Basil, of, Georgia Tech
16 - 482. Marlins - Hunter Wyant, ss, Virginia
16 - 491. Athletics - Steve Reba, rhp, Clemson
21 - 633. Red Sox - Charles Weatherby, rhp, North Carolina
22 - 651. Rangers - Brad Stockton, of, Georgia Tech
22 - 676. Giants - Karl Jernigan, of, Florida State
24 - 715. Royals - Joe Alleva, c, Duke
24 - 735. Braves - Frederick Wray, rhp, North Carolina
27 - 804. Pirates - Dan D'Amato, lhp, NC State
32 - 950. Phillies - Josh Miller, rhp, NC State
35 - 1040. Phillies - Nick Glaser, rhp, Clemson
47 - 1388. Phillies - Sean Walsh, of-3b, NC State
SA - Sandwich Pick
