BREWERS MAKE THREE SELECTIONS ON DAY ONE OF 2015 FIRST-YEAR PLAYER DRAFT Team Selects OF Trent Clark, LHP Nathan Kirby and RHP Cody Ponce
Tonight marked Day One of the MLB Draft.
The Milwaukee Brewers made three selections during day one of the 2015 First-Year Player Draft, selecting outfielder Trent Clark (Richland High School-Texas), left-handed pitcher Nathan Kirby (University of Virginia) and right-handed pitcher Cody Ponce (Cal Poly Pomona University) with the 15th, 40th and 55th picks, respectively.
The announcements were made by Vice President of Amateur Scouting/Special Assistant to the General Manager Ray Montgomery.
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Clark, 18, batted .552 with 3 HR, 24 RBI and 11 stolen bases during his senior season at Richland (TX) High School. He bats left-handed and plays center field. He was scouted by area scout KJ Hendricks and national crosschecker Steve Riha.
Kirby, 21, is currently a junior at Virginia, going 5–2 with a 2.28 ERA in 10 starts. He has produced 75 strikeouts in 59.1 innings pitched and has held opponents to a .233 batting average, helping to lead the Cavaliers to the College World Series. He was scouted by area scout Dan Nellum.
Ponce, 21, is currently a junior at Cal Poly Pomona, going 5–3 with a 1.44 ERA in 13 starts. He was scouted by area scout Josh Belovsky.
The Draft will resume tomorrow at 12pm CT with rounds 3–10. Day three of the Draft will begin at 11am CT with rounds 11–40.
