Three More UNCW Baseball Players Taken In MLB Draft

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WILMINGTON, N.C. – One day after having junior pitcher Brad Holt selected with the 33rd pick overall by the New York Mets, UNC Wilmington produced three more draft selections as seniors Jason Appel, Daniel Hargrave (left) and Mark Carver all heard their names called during the second day of the Major League Baseball Draft.

Appel was the first to go for the Seahawks on the second day when the Tampa Bay Rays tabbed the speedy outfielder with the first pick of the 22nd round. Appel, who was picked by Philadelphia as a senior in high school, was a first-team All-Colonial Athletic Association outfielder and concluded his career with the Seahawks as the school’s all-time hits leader with 260. The Plainview, N.Y., native paced UNCW with a .397 batting average last season while setting career highs in 17 different statistical categories, including batting average, runs (64), doubles (16), home runs (5), runs batted in (53) and stolen bases (21).

Hargrave, who was one of six Seahawks to earn All-CAA honors, followed soon when the Philadelphia Phillies selected the middle infielder with their pick in the 22nd round.

Hargarve, who hails from Hurdle Mills, N.C., also fashioned a career year as a senior, hitting .333 with 18 home runs and 62 runs batted in. He tied Carver with a school-record 71 runs scored and finished as the program’s all-time leader in totals bases (429) and ranks among the program’s career leaders in 16 offensive categories.

Carver, who went to the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 33rd round, was the Colonial Athletic Association Player-of-the-Year after leading the league in RBI with a school-record 82 and tying for the lead with 21 homers. Carver appeared in all 62 games, including 42 starts at catcher and handled a pitching staff that produced four All-Colonial picks, including Holt. The Wendell, N.C., native topped the Seahawks with 23 multiple RBI games and compiled a .708 slugging percentage. Carver set or tied five UNCW single season records.

The Seahawks four total draftees was the second most in a single year for the program. The 2006 club had a school-record six players selected.

Draft notes: Appel was the first Seahawk taken by Tampa Bay since 2000 when Daniel Marsh, a catcher, was picked in the 25th round … Hargrave became the third Seahawk, and first since Ronald Hill, to join the Phillies’ organization since 2000 … With the selection of Carver, Pittsburgh has now drafted or signed five Seahawks since 1960.

Player’s career stats and rankings on next page.

Jason Appel, Sr., OF, L/L, 6-1/185, Plainview, N.Y./Plainview JFK

ALL-TIME RANKINGS: SINGLE-SEASON RANKINGS:

Most hits: 1st (260) Most games started: t-2nd (62 in 2008)

Most triples: t-2nd (10) Most hits: 3rd (100 in 2008)

Most runs scored: 3rd (165) Most games played: t-4th (62 in 2008)

Highest batting avg.: 4th (.350) Highest batting avg.: 5th (.397 in 2008)

Highest on base pct.: 6th (.413) Most at bats: 5th (252 in 2008)

Most at bats: 6th (742) Highest on base pct.: 6th (.467 in 2008)

Most total bases: 7th (357) Most runs scored: 6th (64 in 2008)

Most runs batted in: 10th (129) Most triples: t-7th (5 in 2008)

Most stolen bases: 10th (56) Most total bases: 8th (141 in 2008)

Most stolen base attempts: 12th (66) Most times hit by pitch: t-12th (8 in 2008)

Most games started: 13th (179) Most runs batted in: 15th (53 in 2008)

Most games played: t-14th (195) Most stolen bases: t-17th (21 in 2008)

Highest slugging pct.: 15th (.481)

Most doubles: t-15th (38)

Most sacrifice hits: t-17th (14)

Mark Carver, Sr., C/OF, R/R, 6-4/195, Wendell, N.C./East Wake

ALL-TIME RANKINGS: SINGLE-SEASON RANKINGS:

Most times hit by pitch: 1st (34) Most runs batted in: 1st (82 in 2008)

Most home runs: 3rd (33) Most total bases: 1st (167 in 2008)

Highest fielding pct.: 3rd (.990) Most times hit by pitch: 1st (18 in 2008)

Highest slugging pct.: 4th (.561) Most runs scored: t-1st (71 in 2008)

Most runs batted in: 4th (170) Most home runs: t-1st (21 in 2008)

Highest on base pct.: 5th (.419) Most games started: t-2nd (62 in 2008)

Most runs scored: 6th (160) Highest slugging pct.: 3rd (.708 in 2008)

Most putouts: 8th (862) Most games played: t-4th (62 in 2008)

Most sacrifice flies: t-8th (10) Most doubles: t-5th (21 in 2007)

Highest batting avg.: 9th (.318) Most sacrifice flies: t-6th (5 in 2008)

Most total bases: t-10th (347) Highest on base pct.: 8th (.466 in 2008)

Most doubles: t-11th (41) Highest fielding pct.: 8th (.994 in 2005)

Most walks: 14th (80) Most walks: t-8th (39 in 2008)

Most hits: t-15th (197) Most at bats: t-11th (236 in 2008)

Most games started: 18th (164) Most chances: 12th (437 in 2008)

Most putouts: 12th (403 in 2008)

Most hits: t-12th (82 in 2008)

Highest fielding pct.: 17th (.991 in 2008)

Daniel Hargrave, Sr., IF, R/R, 6-0/178, Hurdle Mills, N.C./Orange

ALL-TIME RANKINGS: SINGLE-SEASON RANKINGS:

Most runs scored: 1st (187) Most runs scored: t-1st (71 in 2008)

Most total bases: 1st (429) Highest slugging pct.: 2nd (.712 in 2006)

Most home runs: 2nd (39) Most games started: t-2nd (62 in 2008)

Most double plays turned: 2nd (109) Most home runs: 3rd (18 in 2008)

Most doubles: 3rd (57) Most total bases: 3rd (164 in 2008)

Most runs batted in: 3rd (172) Most at bats: 4th (261 in 2008)

Most times hit by pitch: 3rd (31) Most games played: t-4th (62 in 2008)

Most times struck out: 3rd (162) Most doubles: t-5th (21 in 2007)

Most games played: 4th (213) Most runs batted in: t-6th (62 in 2008)

Most hits: 4th (239) Most sacrifice flies: t-6th (5 in 2007)

Most at bats: t-4th (769) Most sacrifice hits: t-6th (11 in 2008)

Highest slugging pct.: 5th (.558) Most double plays turned: t-6th (40 in 2008)

Most sacrifice hits: 5th (26) Most double plays turned: t-6th (40 in 2007)

Most sacrifice flies: 7th (11) Most hits: 7th (87 in 2008)

Most games started: t-8th (193) Most times hit by pitch: 7th (12 in 2007)

Most triples: t-8th (8) Most errors: 9th (23 in 2008)

Most putouts: 11th (754) Most times struck out: t-9th (51 in 2008)

Highest fielding pct.: 12th (.966) Highest slugging pct.: 11th (.628 in 2008)

Highest on base pct.: 14th (.389) Most doubles: t-12th (19 in 2008)

Highest batting avg.: 15th (.311) Most home runs: t-12th (12 in 2006)

Most assists: t-17th (265) Most assists: 13th (154 in 2008)

Most walks: t-18th (74) Most times struck out: t-16th (46 in 2007)

Most errors: 20th (36)

-Courtesy UNCW Sports Information

-- Jesse Jones, CAPE FEAR SPORTS REPORT

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