Cal Poly senior outfielders Luke Yoder and Adam Melker along with junior starting pitcher Matt Leonard were selected on the final day of the 2010 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft on Wednesday.
Yoder was drafted for the third time in his baseball career, chosen Wednesday by the Boston Red Sox in the 40th round, while Melker and Leonard were drafted for the first. Melker was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 44th round and Leonard was chosen by the Cincinnati Reds in the 38th round.
Yoder broke school records for career runs scored (189) and doubles (51) and is the first Mustang in school history to compile four Division-I seasons above the .300 mark, hitting a .328 career average.
Yoder, a first-team All-Big West selection this spring and a second-team all-conference choice as a sophomore, also ranks No. 2 in career home runs (32), No. 3 in walks (104), No. 3 in hits (231), No. 4 in at-bats (705), No. 5 in triples (12), No. 5 in RBIs (137) and No. 10 in stolen bases (43).
Leonard earned victories in his last two starts of the season after seven losses and six no-decisions. He finished with a 2-7 record and 4.97 ERA, lowest among the starters, while striking out 49 batters in 96 innings.
He was Cal Poly’s Saturday starter in 2009 and posted a 5-3 record and 7.68 ERA with 43 strikeouts in 77.1 innings.
Melker finished his final season with a 36-for-79 run (.456) and finished with a .304 career mark, en-route to honorable mention All-Big West honors. He also finished with 18 doubles (tied for No. 11 in the Mustang record book) and produced 21 multiple-hit games and nine multiple-RBI contests.
Recruits Chase Johnson, of Fallbrook High School in San Diego County (26th round, Texas Rangers), and Jimmy Allen, of Rancho Buena Vista High School, also in San Diego County (39th round, Los Angeles Angels), were also drafted this week. Both signed national letters of intent in November.