MONROE, La. - ULM
baseball
signee Joey Rapp was selected with the first pick in the 28th
round
of the 2010 Major League Baseball First Year Player Draft by the
Washington
Nationals on Tuesday evening. Rapp signed with the Warhawks in November
and has
played the last two seasons at junior college power Chipola College.
Rapp, who
has until Aug. 16 to sign with the Nationals, batted .263 with 10
doubles, a
triple, 10 home runs and 28 RBIs this past season for the Indians. As a
freshman, he batted at a .356 clip with eight doubles, 10 home runs and
34 RBIs
in 35 starts. The 6-foot-3 right fielder was selected in the 41st
round
of the 2009 Major League Baseball First Year Player Draft by the Los
Angeles
Angels of Anaheim.
"Joey
has the potential to be one of the best players in our conference," ULM
head coach Jeff Schexnaider said when Rapp signed last fall. "He has
played for one of the top junior college programs in the country and
shown that
he can really produce offensively. Joey will have an impact on the
middle
of our lineup in a big way as soon as he steps on campus."
Rapp helped
lead Sarasota High School to the 2007 6A Florida State
Championship and was named to the Florida Athletic Coaches Association
All-Star
Game in the summer following his senior year.
