Harris Selected By The Giants In MLB Draft
June 09, 2010 | Baseball
June 9, 2010
GREENVILLE, N.C. - East Carolina's Devin Harris was selected in the 48th round, pick 1458 overall, of the 2010 Major League Baseball First Year Amateur Player Draft by the San Francisco Giants Wednesday afternoon.
Harris, the 2009 Greenville Regional hero, belted 13 home runs, drove in 53 runs (career-high) and laced 18 doubles (career-high) - all ranking among the team and league leaders. He batted .314 (65-for-2-7) on the season and posted a pair of multi-HR games against Monmouth and Southern Miss in the Pirates 8-1 win over the Golden Eagles in the 2010 Conference USA Tournament.
The junior outfielder was named Louisville Slugger National Player-of-the-Week (Mar. 22) after hitting an impressive .524 (11-for-21) with five home runs, 12 RBI, four doubles and slugged 1.429 during the Pirates five-game stretch from Mar. 16-21.
Harris led ECU with 16 multi-RBI games including a pair of five-RBI contests against instate rival UNC Wilmington and Southern Miss, which tied a career-high. His 19 multi-hit games ranked third on the squad while his 43 runs scored was fourth.
Harris, who was drafted in the eighth round (pick 236) by the Baltimore Orioles in 2009, is the third Pirate to be selected in the 2010 Draft joining Seth Maness (Florida Marlins/ Rd. 41/ Pick 1247) and Kyle Roller (N.Y. Yankees/ Rd. 8/ Pick 265).
Also taken on day three were 2011 signees Jack Reinheimer (Atlanta Braves/ Rd. 31/ Pick 944) and Austin Chrismon (Houston Astros/ Rd. 32/ Pick 963).
ALL-TIME EAST CAROLINA BASEBALL DRAFT HISTORY
Name - Year - Round - Pick - Team
Pat Watkins - 1993 - 1 - 32 - Cincinnati Reds
James Snyder - 1968 - 2 - 38 - Pittsburgh Pirates
Richard Narron - 1967 - 5 - 88 - Washington Senators (II)
Ricky Brooks - 2005 - 3 - 95 - Chicago White Sox
Tommy Toms - 1973 - 6 - 126 - San Francisco Giants
Ronald Staggs - 1975 - 6 - 130 - Montreal Expos
Greg Bunn - 2004 - 5 - 144 - Montreal Expos
Justin Bristow - 2008 - 5 - 161 - Chicago Cubs
Tommy Eason - 1991 - 6 - 162 - Philadelphia Phillies
Lee Delfino - 2001 - 6 - 181 - Toronto Blue Jays
Mike Christopher - 1985 - 7 - 181 - New York Yankees
Samuel Narron - 1967 - 12 - 187 - New York Mets
Chad Tracy - 2001 - 7 - 218 - Arizona Diamondbacks
Devin Harris - 2009 - 8 - 236 - Baltimore Orioles
Shane Mathews - 2007 - 8 - 249 - San Francisco Giants
Trevor Lawhorn - 2004 - 9 - 258 - Cincinnati Reds
Kyle Roller - 2010 - 265 - New York Yankees
Ryan Norwood - 2004 - 9 - 276 - Chicago Cubs
James Raynor - 1966 - 14 - 279 - Los Angeles Dodgers
Bobby Supel - 1978 - 12 - 287 - Atlanta Braves
Butch Davis - 1980 - 12 - 302 - Kansas City Royals
Mike Aldridge - 1971 - 14 - 324 - New York Mets
Kelly Robinette - 1983 - 13 - 325 - Cleveland Indians
Darryl Lawhorn - 2004 - 11 - 326 - Arizona Diamondbacks
Ryan Wood - 2009 - 11 - 332 - Kansas City Royals
Glenn Tucker - 2003 - 11 - 337 - Atlanta Braves
Chris Heston - 2009 - 12 - 357 - San Francisco Giants
Mike Jacobs - 1994 - 14 - 383 - Boston Red Sox
Raymie Styons - 1980 - 16 - 395 - San Diego Padres
Bill Wilder - 1982 - 16 - 401 - Kansas City Royals
Corey Kemp - 2008 - 14 - 428 - Milwaukee Brewers
Billy Richardson - 2005 - 14 - 428 - San Diego Padres
John Rawls - 1965 - 22 - 435 - Baltimore Orioles
Sam Narron - 2002 - 15 - 442 - Texas Rangers
Steve Godin - 1990 - 17 - 457 - Baltimore Orioles
Matt Bishop - 2004 - 17 - 502 - Pittsburgh Pirates
John Poppert - 2004 - 17 - 504 - Montreal Expos
Jonathan Jenkins - 1990 - 20 - 519 - Chicago White Sox
Mark Minicozzi - 2005 - 17 - 522 - San Francisco Giants
Stephen Batts - 2009 - 19 - 587 - Philadelphia Phillies
Bob Patterson - 1982 - 21 - 523 - San Diego Padres
Dale Mollenhauer - 2007 - 17 - 539 - Chicago White Sox
David Ritchie - 1989 - 21 - 541 - Kansas City Royals
John Williamson - 2001 - 18 - 549 - Seattle Mariners
Carlton Barnes - 1965 - 29 - 556 - Cincinnati Reds
Steve Salargo - 1999 - 20 - 607 - Baltimore Orioles
Bob Davidson - 1984 - 24 - 615 - New York Yankees
Dustin Sasser - 2007 - 21 - 637 - Chicago Cubs
Brian Cavanaugh - 2005 - 21 - 638 - San Diego Padres
Jake Smith - 2006 - 21 - 638 - Oakland Athletics
Clayton McCullough - 2002 - 22 - 664 - Cleveland Indians
John Gast - 1991 - 25 - 666 - Cincinnati Reds
Ryan Jones - 2004 - 22 - 667 - Oakland Athletics
Travis Meyer - 1995 - 24 - 667 - Los Angeles Dodgers
Billy Best - 1980 - 27 - 673 - Kansas City Royals
Fred Rodriguez - 1966 - 37 - 691 - Chicago Cubs
Mickey Britt - 1980 - 30 - 715 - San Diego Padres
Joseph Hastings - 2001 - 24 - 720 - San Diego Padres
Kevin Riggs - 1990 - 28 - 730 - Cincinnati Reds
Shane Mathews - 2006 - 26 - 776 - San Francisco Giants
Wayne Britton - 1965 - 56 - 790 - Baltimore Orioles
Jason Colquitt - 1998 - 27 - 807 - Detroit Tigers
Jamie Borel - 1994 - 29 - 809 - Detroit Tigers
Chris West - 1993 - 29 - 814 - San Diego Padres
Davey Penny - 2003 - 28 - 834 - Boston Red Sox
Tim Flaherty - 1997 - 30 - 898 - San Francisco Giants
Brian Fields - 1997 - 30 - 907 - Milwaukee Brewers
Nick Schnabel - 2000 - 31 - 915 - Montreal Expos
Randy Rigsby - 1998 - 32 - 970 - Florida Marlins
Jason Howard - 1999 - 33 - 998 - Cincinnati Reds
Tim Langdon - 1990 - 39 - 1013 - Cleveland Indians
T.J. Hose - 2008 - 36 - 1098 - Arizona Diamondbacks
Jason Neitz - 2007 - 37 - 1117 - San Francisco Giants
Johnny Beck - 1994 - 43 - 1198 - Philadelphia Phillies
Seth Maness - 2010 - 41 - 1247 - Florida Marlins
Ryan Wood - 2008 - 42 - 1268 - Milwaukee Brewers
Kyle Roller - 2009 - 47 - 1413 - Oakland Athletics
Devin Harris - 2010 - 48 - 1458 - San Francisco Giants
