Chipola Players Selected in Major League Baseball

With the success that Chipola College baseball program has achieved in the past decade, it is not unusual for several current and former Indians to hear their names called during the yearly MLB Draft.

In the second day of the draft on June 8, five current Chipola players and two former players were drafted by major league teams.

Current Chipola player LaVon Washington was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the second round with the 55th overall selection. The 5’11 centerfielder was drafted in the first-round by the Tampa Bay Rays a year ago, but opted to attend Chipola. Playing in 41 games, Washington batted .327 with 8 homeruns and 25 RBIs.

Pitcher C.J. Riefenhauser, a native of Mahopac, NY, was selected in the twentieth round by the Tampa Bay Rays. Riefenhauser took the mound for Chipola in 18 games with an ERA of 4.93.

Other Indians, Austin Wright, Rodney Quintero, and Joey Rapp also were selected on the second day of the draft. The Boston Red Sox picked Wright in the 23rd round. The seven game winner for Chipola had an ERA of 3.90.

Quintero, a right-handed pitcher who had an ERA of 4.46 in 17 appearances, was taken in the 25th round by Houston. Rapp, who hit 10 homeruns on the season with 28 RBIs, was selected by the Washington Nationals as the first pick of round 28.

Former Indians David Buchanan and Adam Duvall also heard their names called on the second day of the draft. Buchanan, a 6’3 right-handed junior at Georgia State University, was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the seventh round. Last year, Buchanan was drafted in the sixth round by the New York Mets. Duvall was selected in the eleventh round by the San Francisco Giants after being named to the 2010 Preseason All-Big East First Team in his senior season at Louisville.