Simmons Selected By The Diamondbacks In MLB Draft

June 8, 2011

GREENVILLE, N.C. - Senior Seth Simmons was the sixth player from the 2011 East Carolina Pirates to hear his name called when the Arizona Diamondbacks chose him in the 40th round with pick No. 1204 Wednesday afternoon during the 2011 Major League Baseball First Year Amateur Draft.

Simmons joins Shawn Armstrong (Cleveland Indians), Seth Maness (St. Louis Cardinals), Brad Mincey (Florida Marlins), Mike Wright (Baltimore Orioles) and Zach Wright (Philadelphia Phillies) as other Pirates chosen in the draft.

Also selected in the 2011 MLB Amateur Draft on Tuesday, June 7 were ECU commitments Cam Gallagher (Kansas City Royals), Deshorn Lake (Boston Red Sox), Rookie Davis (New York Yankees), Shawn Morimando (Cleveland Indians) , Jharel Cotton (New York Mets) and David Lucroy (Milwaukee Brewers).

Seth Simmons - 2011 Biographical Sketch
Named to the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Stopper-of-the-Year Watch List ... Appeared in 29 games (all out of the bullpen) where he posted a 6-2 record with six saves (team leader) ... Struck out 50, walked 23 and sported a 2.78 ERA in 35.2 innings ... Notched saves against No. 10 Virginia, Pepperdine, Monmouth, Rutgers, UCF and Tulane ... Became ECU's all-time saves leader on Mar. 19 against Rutgers after closing the final two-thirds of an inning with a strikeout ... Did not allow an earn run in 22 of 29 outings including his first 15 games of the season ... Fanned two or more batters 16 times ... Tied career-high with six punch outs against Campbell (Mar. 8) when he entered the game in the seventh inning with the bases loaded and struck out the side to get ECU out of a jam ... Did not issue a walk in 16 of 29 games ... Stuck out five against Houston (Apr. 21) after working three scoreless inning where he allowed one run in ECU's 5-4 win in 12 innings ... Worked at least one inning of relief in 22 games and tossed a season-high three innings of relief three times (Campbell, Houston and Virginia) ... Posted wins against Campbell, Elon, Memphis, UAB, Houston and Tulane ... Ranked among the league leaders (all games) in games finished (t-2nd), games in relief (t-3rd) and saves (sixth) ...Career Notes: Two-time NCBWA Stopper-of-the-Year nominee ... ECU's all-time career leader in saves (26), appearances (117) and relief appearances (117) ... Holds the second (26 in '09), third (23 in '10) and fourth (21 in '11) spots on ECU's single-season charts in game finished ... His 26 career saves is tied for sixth all-time Conference USA history ... Career Numbers:: 13-8, 3.91 ERA, 117 games, 26 saves, 149.2 IP, 140 Hs, 77 Rs, 65 ERs, 85 BBs and 187 Ks ... Career-Highs - innings pitched: 5.2 vs. Southern Miss (5/9/10); strikeouts: 6 (twice, last vs. Campbell 3/8/11); walks: 4 vs. Rice (4/9/11); hits: 6 vs. Southern Miss (5/9/10); runs: 5 vs. Rice (4/10/09); earned runs: 4 (twice, last vs. Marshall 5/2/10).

ALL-TIME EAST CAROLINA BASEBALL DRAFT HISTORY

Player	Year	Round	Pick	Team	Position
Pat Watkins	1993	1st (Supp)	32	Cincinnati Reds	OF
James Snyder	1968	2nd	38	Pittsburgh Pirates	RHP
Richard Narron	1967	5th	88	Washington Senators	C
Mike Wright	2011	3rd	94	Baltimore Orioles	RHP
Ricky Brooks	2005	3rd	95	Chicago White Sox	RHP
Tommy Toms	1973	6th	126	San Francisco Giants	RHP
Ronald Staggs	1975	6th	130	Montreal Expos	1B
Greg Bunn	2004	5th	144	Montreal Expos	RHP
Justin Bristow	2008	5th	161	Chicago Cubs	RHP
Tommy Eason	1991	6th	161	Philadelphia Phillies	C
Richard Narron	1966	9th	171	Atlanta Braves	C
Lee Delfino	2001	6th	181	Toronto Blue Jays	SS
Mike Christopher	1985	7th	181	New York Yankees	RHP
Richard Narron	1967	12th	187	New York Mets	C
Zach Wright	2011	6th	211	Philadelphia Phillies	C
Chad Tracy	2001	7th	218	Arizona Diamondbacks	3B
Vince Colbert	1968	11th	234	Cleveland Indians	RHP
Devin Harris	2009	8th	236	Baltimore Orioles	OF
Shane Mathews	2007	8th	249	Baltimore Orioles	RHP
Trevor Lawhorn	2004	9th	258	Cincinnati Reds	2B
Kyle Roller	2010	8th	265	New York Yankees	1B
Bobby Supel	1977	11th	265	Detroit Tigers	3B
Ryan Norwood	2004	9th	276	Chicago Cubs	1B
James Raynor	1966	14th	279	Los Angeles Dodgers	RHP
Bobby Supel	19778	12th	287	Atlanta Braves	3B
Butch Davis	1980	12th	302	Kansas City Royals	OF
Kelly Robinette	1983	13th	325	Cleveland Indians	INF
Darryl Lawhorn	2004	11th	326	Arizona Diamondbacks	OF
Ryan Wood	2009	11th	332	Kansas City Royals	RHP
Mike Aldridge	1971	14th	333	New York Mets	OF
Glenn Tucker	2003	11th	337	Atlanta Braves	RHP
Seth Maness	2011	11th	350	St. Louis Cardinals	RHP
Chris Heston	2009	12th	357	San Francisco Giants	RHP
Mike Jacobs	1994	14th	383	Boston Red Sox	RHP
Raymie Styons	1980	16th	395	San Diego Padres	C
Bill Wilder	1982	16th	402	Kansas City Royals	RHP
Corey Kemp	2008	14th	428	Milwaukee Brewers	C
Billy Richardson	2005	14th	428	San Diego Padres	SS
John Rawls	1965	22nd	435	Baltimore Orioles	RHP
Sam Narron	2002	15th	442	Texas Rangers	LHP
Richie Blackwell	1994	17th	466	Pittsburgh Pirates	LHP
Steve Godin	1990	17th	472	Baltimore Orioles	OF
Matt Bishop	2004	17th	502	Pittsburgh Pirates	RHP
John Poppert	2004	17th	504	Montreal Expos	C
Mark Minicozzi	2005	17th	522	San Francisco Giants	3B
Bob Patterson	1982	21st	524	San Diedgo Padres	LHP
Jonathan Jenkins	1990	20th	536	Chicago White Sox	RHP
Shawn Amrstrong	2011	18th	548	Cleveland Indians	RHP
Dale Mollenhauer	2007	17th	539	Chicago White Sox	SS
David Ritchie	1989	21st	543	Kansas City Royals	SS
John Williamson	2001	18th	549	Seattle Mariners	OF
Carlton Barnes	1965	29th	556	Cincinnati Reds	SS
Steven Batts	2009	19th	587	Philadelphia Phillies	1B
Tim Snow	1988	23rd	601	Milwaukee Brewers	2B
Steve Salargo	1999	20th	607	Baltimore Orioles	OF
Bob Davidson	1984	24th	615	New York Yankees	RHP
Dustin Sasser	2007	21st	637	Chicago Cubs	LHP
Brian Cavanaugh	2005	21st	638	San Diego Padres	OF
Jake Smith	2006	21st	638	Oakland Athletics	C
Clayton McCullough	2002	22nd	664	Cleveland Indians	C
John Gast	1991	25th	665	Cincinnati Reds	3B
Ryan Jones	2004	22nd	667	Oakland Athletics	OF
Travis Meyer	1995	24th	667	Los Angeles Dodgers	C
Billy Best	1980	27th	673	Kansas City Royals	2B
Fred Rodriguez	1966	37th	691	Chicago Cubs	2B
Mickey Britt	1980	30th	715	San Diego Padres	RHP
Joseph Hastings	2001	24th	720	San Diego Padres	1B
Kevin Riggs	1990	28th	747	Cincinnati Reds	2B
Shane Matthews	2006	26th	776	San Francisco Giants	RHP
Wayne Britton	1965	56th	790	Baltimore Orioles	OF
Jason Colquitt	1998	27th	807	Detroit Tigers	C
Jamie Borel	1994	29th	809	Detroit Tigers	OF
Chris West	1993	29th	814	San Diego Padres	3B
Davey Penny	2003	28th	834	Boston Red Sox	RHP
Brad Mincey	2011	28th	853	Florida Marlins	RHP
Tim Flaherty	1997	30th	898	San Francisco Giants	C
John Gast	1990	34th	903	Cincinnati Reds	3B
Brian Fields	1997	30th	907	Milwaukee Brewers	LHP
Nick Schnabel	2000	31st	915	Montreal Expos	2B
Randy Rigsby	1998	32nd	970	Florida Marlins	3B
Jason Howard	1999	33rd	998	Cincinnati Reds	C
Dustin Harrington	2010	34th	1030	Chicago Cubs	3B
Tim Langdon	1990	39th	1031	Cleveland Indians	LHP
T.J. Hose	2008	36th	1098	Arizona Diamondbacks	RHP
Jason Neitz	2007	37th	1117	San Francisco Giants	LHP
Johnny Beck	1994	43rd	1198	Philadelphia Phillies	LHP
Seth Simmons	2011	40th	1204	Arizona Diamondbacks	RHP
Seth Maness	2010	41st	1247	Florida Marlins	RHP
Ryan Wood	2008	42nd	1268	Milwaukee Brewers	SS
Kyle Roller	2009	47th	1413	Oakland Athletics	1B
Devin Harris	2010	48th	1458	San Francisco Giants	OF

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