CARTER, HEARNE DRAFTED BY CARDS IN BACK-TO-BACK ROUNDS OF MLB
DRAFT
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi baseball players Chuck Carter and Trey
Hearne became the first Islander players selected in the Major
League Baseball draft when they were selected in the 27th and 28th
rounds respectively by the St. Louis Cardinals.
"This is a great day for our program, the athletic department and
the university," said Texas A&M-Corpus Christi head coach
Hector Salinas of the players being drafted. "I think both players
have a chance to do really well as professionals."
"I think Chuck's dedication and determination will pay dividends
for him. Trey is the type of player that will continue to improve
as he plays and he has a tremendous work ethic. I think both
players will make the most of the opportunity."
The draft selection follows a week when Hearne was named to the
ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America First Team and the
Independent Pitcher of the Year, while Carter named was named
First-Team All-Independent.
Hearne posted an 8-1 record and a 2.00 ERA, which was 18th in the
nation during the regular season. The righthander led all
Independent pitchers in ERA, innings pitched (108.0) and strikeouts
per nine innings (9.67). He had four games with 10 or more
strikeouts and tossed three complete games. He finished his career
with 16 wins, 201 strikeouts, and a 2.43 earned run average, which
are all school records.
Carter led the Islanders with 15 home runs and 59 runs batted in.
With 0.28 home runs a game, Carter was third amongst Independent
batters and 38th in the nation, while finishing 46th in Division I
with 1.11 RBI per games to top all Independent hitters. The
centerfielder was second on the Islanders with 62 runs scored (35th
in DI with 1.17 runs a game) and a .386 average, which was fifth in
the Independent rankings and 56th in the country. Carter was the
first Islander to be named the Louisville Slugger National Player
of the Week following a stellar weekend at Northern Colorado where
he tied the school record with three home runs in a single-game
driving in seven runs and became the second Islander to hit for the
cycle.
The duo joins A&M-Corpus Christi softball player Sarah Pauly as
the only players drafted by a major professional sport. Pauly was
selected 16th overall by the Ladies Pro Fastpitch Association
draft.
