After focusing on high school players during the first two days of the draft, the Orioles began the third and final day making a run on college talent.
With their first two picks of the day, the Orioles selected a pair of big college relievers, taking 6-foot-4 Radford (Va.) University junior right-hander Ryan Meisinger in the 11th round and 6-foot-5 University of Louisville junior left-hander Robert Strader in the 12th round.
The Orioles took college players with their first six selections and nine of their first 10 picks of Day 3.
Meisinger was 5-0 with a 0.61 ERA and 17 saves as Radford's closer this season, allowing just 24 hits in 39 innings while striking out 66 and walking just seven. He was one of five finalists for the national Stopper of the Year award.
Strader was 1-0 with a 1.27 ERA for the Cardinals, allowing just nine hits in 21 1/3 innings with 21 strikeouts and 20 walks.
The Orioles have made one local selection and he's an intruguing one. They selected Reservoir High School right-hander Cody Morris in the 32nd round (973nd overall).
The 6-foot-4, 200-pound Morris is committed to the University of South Carolina and was projected to be a top three-round pick, but he suffered a complete tear of the ulnar collatoral ligament in his right elbow and was scheduled to have Tommy John surgery last week.
Here is a list of the Orioles' Day 3 selections. It will be updated as picks are made:
Round Position Name School Class B/T Hgt/Wgt
11 RHP Ryan Meisinger Radford (Va.) U. Jr. R/R 6'4", 240
12 LHP Robert Strader U. of Louisville Jr. R/L 6'5", 205
13 CF Cedric Mullins Campbell (N.C.) U. Jr. S/L 5'8", 175
14 2B Drew Turbin Dallas Baptist (TX) Sr. L/R 6'0", 200
15 C Christopher Shaw U. of Oklahoma Jr. R/R 6'1", 205
16 CF Mike Odenwaelder Amherst (Mass.) U. Jr. R/R 6'5", 225
17 SS Branden Becker Cajon (Calif.) HS HS L/R 6'1", 175
18 LHP Nick Vespi Palm Beach (Fla) CC JuCo (1) L/L 6'3", 205
19 C Jerry McClanahan UC Urvine (Calif) Sr. R/R 6'1", 200
20 SS Adam Walton U. of Illinois Jr. R/R 6'1", 190
21 RHP Juan Echeverria Osceola (Fla.) HS HS R/R 6'3", 194
22 RF Tristan Graham Northeast Texas CC JuCo (1) R/R 6'4", 215
23 LHP Will Dennis Seattle (Wash.) U. Jr. L/L 6'2", 195
24 3B Kirvin Moesquit Seminole St. (Fla.) JuCo (1) S/R 5'8", 165
25 1B Steve Laurino Marist College (N.Y.) Sr. R/R 6'3", 230
26 RHP Rocky McCord Auburn (Ala.) U. Sr. R/R 6'2", 170
27 C Stuart Levy Arkansas State U. Sr. R/R 6'2", 185
28 RHP Christian Turnipseed Ga. Gwinnett Coll. Sr. (5) R/R 5'11" 220
29 C Gabriel Garcia Montverde (Fla.) HS R/R 6'3", 185
30 RHP Andrew Elliott Wright State U. (Ohio) Sr. R/R 6'0", 200
31 LHP Will Shepley UNC-Wilmington Sr. R/L 6'1", 190
32 RHP Cody Morris Reservoir HS (Md.) HS R/R 6'4", 200
33 RHP Steven Klimek St. Bonaventure (NY) Jr. L/R 6'3", 205
34 RHP Kory Groves Cal State-Monterey Bay Sr. R/R 6'2", 205
35 RHP Guillermo Trujillo Oral Roberts U. Jr. R/R 6'2", 195
36 LHP Xavier Borde U. of Arizona Sr. L/L 6'2", 225
37 LF Jake Pries Junipero Serra HS (Calif.) HS R/R 6'4", 200
38 2B Jack Graham Slippery Rock U. (Pa.) Jr. R/R 5'9", 180
39 UT Frank Crinella Merrimack Coll. (Mass.) Jr. R/R 5'11", 188