COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Big league talent was readily available in NJCAA baseball this season and many Major League Baseball teams were paying attention. MLB teams again looked to the ranks of the NJCAA to fill the needs of their clubs as a record 175 NJCAA baseball players were selected in the 2010 MLB First-Year Player draft, which was held over the past three days (June 7-9). The 175 players selected from the organization breaks the previous record of 161 NJCAA players that were taken in the 2007 draft.
Last year 155 NJCAA players were selected. Of the 175 NJCAA players selected 22 were Division I All-Americans, four were Division II All-Americans and two received Division III All-American honors.
Also two 2010 NJCAA Rawlings Gold Glove winners were selected.
The 2010 MLB First-Year Player Draft was highlighted by the selection of College of Southern Nevada's Bryce Harper with the No. 1 overall pick by the Washington Nationals. Harper is the first player from a two-year college to be selected with the No. 1 overall pick.
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