Alaniz and Boone chosen on second day of 2006 MLB Draft
AUSTIN, Texas -- University of Texas pitchers Adrian Alaniz and Randy Boone were selected during the second and final day of the 2006 Major League Baseball (MLB) First-Year Player Draft on Wednesday, June 7. While Alaniz (Sinton, Texas) was chosen by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 36th round (No. 1096 overall), Boone (Yoakum, Texas) was picked by the Minnesota Twins in the 38th round (No. 1146 overall). Their selections give the Longhorns a total of five 2006 draftees as Drew Stubbs, Kyle McCulloch and Carson Kainer were all selected during the first 18 rounds of the draft on Tuesday, June 6. During their UT careers to date, Alaniz holds a 15-7 record to go along with a 3.38 ERA over two seasons, while Boone has gone 14-7 with a 3.22 ERA during his three years. Additionally, both hurlers have posted over 160 strikeouts and worked 205 and 196 innings, respectively. A complete list of current Longhorns and UT recruits for 2006-07 selected during 2006 MLB First-Year Player Draft (50 rounds) is listed below: CURRENT LONGHORNS Name Pos. Rd. (#) Team Drew Stubbs OF 1st (8) Cincinnati Reds Kyle McCulloch RHP 1st (29) Chicago White Sox Carson Kainer OF 14th (414) Cincinnati Reds Adrian Alaniz RHP 36th (1096) St. Louis Cardinals Randy Boone RHP 38th (1146) Minnesota Twins 2006-07 UT RECRUITS Name Pos. Rd. (#) Team Russell Moldenhauer C 3rd (102) Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Marcus Lemon SS 4th (118) Texas Rangers Nathan Karns RHP 10th (309) Houston Astros Brandon Belt LHP/OF 11th (343) Boston Red Sox Jordan Walden RHP/1B 12th (372) Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Carmine Giardina LHP 28th (853) Boston Red Sox Taylor Hammack LHP/1B 46th (1372) San Francisco Giants Clint Stubbs OF 49th (1458) Texas Rangers
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