Baseball | 6/17/2013 12:53:52 PM

Kansas City, Mo. --  Missouri Western's Grant Fink and Michael Schulze were drafted as well as Pittsburg State's Matt Stalcup in last week's MLB Draft.

ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Unanimous Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association player of the year Michael Schulze added to his list of accolades on Saturday afternoon when he was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the Major League Baseball Draft.

The Cardinals used their 19th round selection, number 575 overall, to draft Schulze. He was the seventh infielder and sixth shortstop selected by the Cardinals in the 2013 Draft.

The selection comes following a standout junior season for Schulze, the anchor of the MWSU lineup. Schulze earned national player of the year honors from Daktronics and the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA). He was also named to the first team All-American squads by Daktronics, ABCA and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) All-America teams. He set a single season school record for batting average (.439), hits (94) and runs scored (70). He was also the region player of the year and first team All-Region by Daktronics, ABCA and the NCBWA. He was finally the MIAA Player of the Year and a first team selection. He had 17 doubles, two triples, five home runs and 49 RBI from his lead off position. He stole 17 base's and had a .939 fielding percentage with 69 putouts and 146 assists. The Lee's Summit native earned MIAA Player of the Week honors once this past season and helped the Griffons to the most wins in school history at 40-12 and to their second ever NCAA Division II Playoff appearance.

Schulze was the first Griffon baseball player to be drafted since pitcher AJ Huttenlocker was a 44th round selection of the Oakland Athletics in 2009. In total, Schulze becomes the 5th player from MWSU to be drafted.

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Unanimous Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association first team All-MIAA third baseman Grand Fink added to his list of accolades on Saturday afternoon when he was selected by the Cleveland Indians in the Major League Baseball Draft.

The Indians used their 23rd round selection, number 681 overall, to draft Fink. He was the fourth infielder and first third baseman selected by the Indians in the 2013 Draft.

The selection comes following a standout senior season for Fink. Fink earned numerous All-American honors which included first team by Daktronics. He was a second team selection by the American Baseball Coaches Association and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association. He was one of the eight finalists who were selected for the Tino Martinez Award which is presented to the most outstanding player in the DII College Baseball. He tied the MWSU single season record for most home runs in a season with 14 while hitting .397 on the year. He had 77 hits, 40 runs scored, 14 doubles, two triples and 51 RBI. He led the Griffons with a .706 slugging percentage and played excellent in the field with a .959 fielding percentage. He finished with 95 assists, 44 putouts and only six errors. The Spokane, Wash. native helped the Griffons to the most wins in school history at 40-12 and to their second ever NCAA Division II Playoff appearance.

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Matt Stalcup became Pittsburg State’s sixth baseball in school history selected in the Major League Baseball Amateur Draft on Friday (June 7). The senior left-handed pitcher was selected in the ninth round by the Oakland Athletics organization.
 
Stalcup wrapped up his senior campaign earning first-team All-MIAA honors. The Wellington, Kan. native posted a 7-4 record with a 3.91 ERA in 71.3 innings of work. He finished fifth in NCAA Division II in strikeouts per nine innings (11.99), while tying for 15th in total strikeouts (95).
 
After transferring to PSU after two seasons at Allen County Community College, Stalcup recorded a 14-10 record with a 3.82 ERA and 187 strikeouts in 148.3 innings of work in two seasons for the Gorillas. His 187 strikeouts in his career place him second on the school’s all-time list. The southpaws’ 95 strikeouts in 2013 and 92 strikeouts in 2012 place him second and third all-time in season strikeouts. Stalcup has also set the bar at career strikeouts per nine innings pitched at 11.35.
 
Stalcup becomes the second highest drafted player from Pittsburg State since the Boston Red Sox selected Stephen Eagan in the sixth round of the 1967 draft and the highest drafted player since the baseball program was reinstated in 1991.
 
Other Pittsburg State draftees include: Kerry Compton (1965, 18th round, New York Yankees), David Ross (1966, 14th round, New York Yankees), Travis Shaffer (1992, 41st round, New York Mets) and Scott Beach (1995, 42nd round, Pittsburgh Pirates).