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STORRS, Conn. - University of Connecticut junior Pierre LePage was selected by the Chicago Cubs in the 13th round of the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft, which took place on Tuesday.
As the 400th overall pick, LePage becomes the second UConn player to be drafted in 2010, as he joins Mike Olt, who went as the 49th overall pick on Monday. LePage is also the 137th Husky to be drafted or to sign with the MLB in program history.
"Pierre is an extraordinary student-athlete that always played as hard as he could," said head coach Jim Penders. "He's been one of our most consistent, confident, and competitive players. I'm very proud of him and glad the Cubs recognized his immense potential by drafting him today."
LePage finished the 2010 season batting .327 for the Huskies, while recording 81 hits, 63 runs scored and 57 RBI. He led the team with 20 doubles and struck out only three times during the year, which was an NCAA record. In 56 games played, the junior stole 29 bases in his 35 attempts and chipped in with 106 putouts and 173 assists at second base.Here are the Boston Red Sox 2010 MLB Draft picks for rounds 16 through 30. We'll be back tomorrow with rounds 31-50 once the draft is completed.
| Pick (Rd) | Name | School | POS | B/T | Class |
| 503 (16th) | Adam Duke | Spanish Fork HS (UT) | P | R/R | HS |
| 533 (17th) | Jason Garcia | Land O'Lakes HS (FL) | P | R/R | HS |
| 563 (18th) | Dallas Chadwick | Shasta HS (CA) | P | R/R | HS |
| 593 (19th) | Eric Jaffe | Bishop O'Dowd School (CA) | P | R/R | HS |
| 623 (20th) | Roderick Shoulders | Brandon HS (FL) | C | L/R | HS |
| 653 (21st) | Mason Justice | Holland Hall HS (OK) | P | R/R | HS |
| 683 (22nd) | Trace Tam Sing | Newport HS (WA) | P | R/R | HS |
| 713 (23rd) | Austin Wright | Chipola JC | P | L/L | J2 |
| 743 (24th) | Sean Yost | Nebraska | P | R/R | JR |
| 773 (25th) | Tyler Lockwood | TCU | P | R/R | SR |
| 803 (26th) | Dillon Overton | Weatherford HS (OK) | P | L/L | HS |
| 833 (27th) | Jay Gonzalez | Freedom HS (FL) | CF | L/L | HS |
| 863 (28th) | Michael Wagner | Centennial HS (NV) | P | R/R | HS |
| 893 (29th) | Paul Davis | Pensacola JC | P | R/R | J2 |
| 923 (30th) | Desean Anderson | Ragsdale HS (NC) | CF | R/R | HS |
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Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 6/8 [SOX & Dawgs]
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Behind a strong outing from Daisuke Matsuzaka, the Boston Red Sox took the first game of a four-game set against the Cleveland Indians. Tonight they'll look for another win at Progressive Field behind Tim Wakefield.
Tonight's game will start at 7:05 p.m. and will be shown on NESN in the Red Sox television market. The game will be shown on STO (SportsTime Ohio) in the Indians television market. If you can't catch the television broadcast, you can always listen to the game on the 2010 Red Sox radio network.
Wakefield has made 12 appearances with eight starts for Terry Francona and the Red Sox in 2010. In those 12 games, he is 1-4 with a 6.02 ERA. He's made 27 appearances (22 starts) against the Indians in his career and is 11-8 with a 4.23 ERA. In 13 games (12 starts) at Cleveland, Wake is 5-4 with a 4.09 ERA.
David Huff makes just his second start since taking an Alex Rodriguez line drive off of his head. He's made 10 starts this season and is 2-6 with a 6.08 ERA. Huff has never faced the Red Sox in his career.
Lineups, batter/pitcher matchups, and links after the jump.
Here are the Boston Red Sox 2010 MLB Draft Picks for rounds 4-15. We'll be back after round 30 with rounds 16-30.
| Pick (Rd) | Name | School | POS | B/T | Class |
| 143 (4th) | Garin Cecchini | Barbe HS (LA) | SS | L/R | HS |
| 173 (5th) | Henry Ramos | Alfonso Casta Martinez HS (PR) | RF | S/R | HS |
| 203 (6th) | Kendrick Perkins | La Porte HS (TX) | CF | L/R | HS |
| 233 (7th) | Chris Hernandez | Miami (FL) | P | L/L | JR |
| 263 (8th) | Mathew Price |
Virginia Tech | P | R/R | JR |
| 293 (9th) | Tyler Barnette | Hickory HS (NC) | P | R/R | HS |
| 323 (10th) | Jacob Dahlstrand | Memorial HS (TX) | P | R/R | HS |
| 353 (11th) | Lucas LeBlanc | Delgado College | OF | R/R | J2 |
| 383 (12th) | Garrett Rau | California Baptist Univ. | P | R/R | JR |
| 413 (13th) | Keith Couch | Adelphi Univ. | P | L/R | JR |
| 443 (14th) | Michael Hollenback | Joliet Township HS (IL) | C | L/R | HS |
| 473 (15th) | Stephen Wilkerson | Pope HS (GA) | SS | S/R | HS |
With the 110th overall pick (3rd round), the Boston Red Sox have selected shortstop Sean Coyle from Germantown Academy in Pennsylvania.
Coyle is the first high school player drafted by the Red Sox in the 2010 MLB Draft. He has signed a letter-of-intent to attend the University of North Carolina.
With the draft continuing today through round 30, I will do two more updates of whom the Red Sox select. At the end of round 15, we'll update rounds 4-15 and again at the end of round 30, we'll do rounds 16-30.
Using the second round pick they got from the New York Mets as compensation for Jason Bay, the Boston Red Sox selected right-handed pitcher Brandon Workman from the University of Texas in the second round.
Workman is the second collegiate pitcher taken by the Red Sox in the 2010 MLB Draft. They had previously taken Anthony Ranaudo of LSU in the supplemental round.
Here's what MLB.com had to say about Workman:
Fastball: Workman throws his fastball in the 90-95 mph range. He throws a two- and four-seamer.
Fastball movement: He has plus movement -- late sink with bore on the two-seamer and riding life on the four-seamer.
Cutter: It's a plus pitch.
Curve: He has an average curve ball and he commands it well.
Changeup: He's got a good feel for his changeup.
Control: He has good command and pitches ahead in the count.
Poise: He's always on an even keel and has a competitive, bulldog mentality.
Physical Description: Workman has a Kerry Wood-type body.
Medical Update: Healthy.
Strengths: Strong mix of pitches, good command, excellent competitiveness on the mound.
Weaknesses: While he's durable, he has reliever mechanics with a little bit of effort.
Summary: Scouts have known about Workman for quite some time, and he was a third-round pick of the Phillies in 2007. Over the course of his Longhorns career and a couple of Cape Cod League stints, he's done little to hurt his stock. With a solid repertoire, good command and bulldog mentality, he's the kind of top-program college starter who will undoubtedly get many looks in the early going on Draft Day.
Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox, has earned an honorable mention in PETA's annual ranking of the Top 10 Vegetarian-Friendly Ballparks. Fenway added some great vegetarian options to its list this year: a hearty veggie burger and a protein-packed veggie dog. The park continues to offer tasty standbys from previous years, such as meatless burritos and meatless tacos.
"With the addition of John Lackey, Adrian Beltre, and delicious veggie dogs and veggie burgers, the Red Sox had quite an off-season," says PETA Director Dan Shannon. "With this lineup, fans can load up their plates with a variety of meat-free options and at the same time reduce their risk of heart disease, cancer, and diabetes for many seasons to come."
For the fourth straight year, the Philadelphia Phillies' Citizens Bank Park took top honors—this time for adding a delicious vegan breaded chicken sandwich to a roster that includes a vegetarian crab-cake salad (also available as a sandwich or wrap), veggie burgers and veggie dogs, a Southwestern black-bean burger, a veggie steak sandwich, a mock chicken steak, the new vegan Rice Crispie treat, and more. Rounding out the top 10 are AT&T Park (San Francisco Giants), Minute Maid Park (Houston Astros), Comerica Park (Detroit Tigers), Coors Field (Colorado Rockies), Turner Field (Atlanta Braves), PETCO Park (San Diego Padres), Angel Stadium (Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim), Miller Park (Milwaukee Brewers), and Target Field (Minnesota Twins) and Progressive Field (Cleveland Indians), which tied for 10th place.
Top athletes across the sports spectrum—including slugger Prince Fielder, Olympic great Carl Lewis, NFL running back Ricky Williams, and mixed martial arts fighter Mac Danzig—have kicked the meat habit, and a trip to ballpark concession stands confirms that fans are getting the message too.
Each major-league team to make the Top 10 Vegetarian-Friendly Ballparks list or be given an honorable mention will receive a framed certificate from PETA. For more information and to see the complete list of winners, please click here.
If you can figure out Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka, please step up to the front of the line. Seriously though, will we ever figure him out? Or do we just sit and watch and pray that he pitches like he did last night, everytime he toes the rubber?
The last time Dice-K and Victor Martinez worked together, there was a little verbal spat between the pair. Since then, the Dice man had worked with el capitan, Jason Varitek. But with VMart returning to Cleveland for the first time since his trade to the Red Sox, there was no keeping him out of the lineup.
Going into last night's game, Dice-K had an era of over 11 in three starts with VMart as his catcher. On the contrary, he had a 2.39 ERA with Tek behind the dish in four starts.
In his last outing, Dice-K was roughed up for three early runs and then was dominant the rest of the way, earning a standing ovation from the Fenway faithful after being booed in the 1st inning.
Well last night, he kept the momentum going from the end of his last start as he went eight scoreless innings. He scattered four hits and had just two walks while striking out five. His key to success last night was attacking the strike zone and letting his defense do the work. He mixed in all of his pitches and had great command and location with all of them.
If Dice-K continues to pitch like this, there's no telling how successful he can be this season. And with John Lackey not at the top of his game right now and Josh Beckett out for the forseeable future, a successful Dice-K is beneficial to the Red Sox chances of making the playoffs.
In his return to his former home, VMart had a pretty good night all around. He was 2-for-4 with an RBI including a double and also threw out a runner trying to steal second. Basically, he showed the very few Indians fans who showed up to the game (14,758) what they were missing.
We'll be back later with news from the day two of the MLB draft as well as tonight's lineups, batter/pitcher matchups, any non-draft related news and any links but for now enjoy the overnight links.
