
THREE PITT BASEBALL PLAYERS SELECTED IN MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL DRAFT
6/8/2007 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
June 8, 2007
PITTSBURGH - Three current Pitt baseball players were selected on day two of the Major League Baseball draft on Friday, including Kyle Landis, Paul Nardozzi and Jordan Herr. Also drafted was Pitt signee David Kaye, a right-handed pitcher from Oakmont, Pa.
Landis (SO/Hazleton, Pa./Hazleton) was selected in the 18th round by the Cleveland Indians and was the 557th pick overall. The sophomore led the Panthers in earned run average and was the team's top reliever on his way to earning All-Big East Third Team honors in 2007. The sophomore led the country for the first half of the season in ERA, averaging as low as 0.33.
Nardozzi (SR/Victor, N.Y./Victor) was selected in the 31st round by the Detroit Tigers. The right-handed pitcher became Pitt's all-time leader in strikeouts earlier in the season and completed his four years with the Panthers with 260 strikeouts. Nardozzi also represented Pitt on the All-Big East Third Team this season and was named a Big East Pitcher of the Week in 2007.
Outfielder Jordan Herr (RS-FR/Lancaster, Pa./Delaware) was selected in the 41st round to the Chicago Cubs. Herr played in 49 games on the year and batted .263 on the year with a .983 fielding percentage.
Kaye was selected in the 30th round by the Toronto Blue Jays. The Riverview High School product is a 6-2 right-handed pitcher, who led the WPIAL in strikeouts this season with 95.