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The 2009 Frontier League Tryout Camp and Draft came to a close on Tuesday, May 5th at Washington's CONSOL Energy Park with 33 players taken by FL teams.
All twelve Frontier League teams were represented in Washington. Directly following the tryout portion of the Camp, the teams selected the following players in the annual Draft:
FIRST ROUND
Midwest - RHP Chris Rollins
Washington (from Lake Erie) - OF Chris Demons
Evansville - LHP Nathan Fike
Evansville (from Florence) - OF Bobby Brown
Rockford (from River City) - RHP Chad Dawson
Rockford - RHP Kurt Hayer
Washington - OF Jon Leber
Traverse City - LHP David Hurst
River City (from Gateway) LHP Matt Restivo
Southern Illinois - C Brad Meier
Kalamazoo - LHP Jon Sprowls
Windy City - RHP Justin Costi
SECOND ROUND
Midwest - 1B Ralph Rosas
Lake Erie - RHP Reid Lamport
Evansville - C John Montague
Florence - SS Henry Sanchez
River City - RHP Mike Hart
Rockford - PASS
Lake Erie (from Washington) - OF Rob Vernon
Traverse City - RHP Kyle Stahlburg
Gateway - RHP Shawn Ellis
Southern Illinois - OF Kellen Kimiecic
Kalamazoo - LHP Mike Jacobs
Windy City - C Zach Aakhus
THIRD ROUND
Midwest - PASS
Lake Erie - LHP B.J. Richmond
Evansville - PASS
Florence - C Luis Santiago
River City - LHP Joe Welsh
(traded to Gateway for LHP Devin Collis)
Washington - PASS
Traverse City - RHP Eric Theisen
Gateway - OF Jareck West
Southern Illinois - PASS
Kalamazoo - RHP Ross Fetterly
Windy City - OF Sean Conley
FOURTH ROUND
Lake Erie - PASS
Florence - PASS
River City - PASS
Traverse City - PASS
Gateway - RHP Scott Kelly
Kalamazoo - PASS
Windy City - LHP Joseph McIntyre
FIFTH ROUND
Gateway - LHP George Rohan
Windy City - PASS
SIXTH ROUND
Gateway - PASS
The Midwest Sliders of Ypsilanti selected pitcher Chris Rollins, 22, as the first overall pick of this year's Draft. Rollins, a native of Winslow, New Jersey, played college baseball at Gloucester County College in Sewell, New Jersey. The 6'4", 230-pound right-hander was drafted by the Chicago Cubs out of high school, but did not sign.
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