Two Red Raiders Drafted in Third Round
By: David Collier/TTU Release
Updated: June 5, 2008
Click WATCH for moreJuniors Roger
Kieschnick and Zach Stewart were both selected in the third round of today’s
Major League Baseball Amateur Draft that was being held in
Roger Kieschnick, a junior outfielder
from Rockwall, was the first Red Raider taken in today’s draft as he was
selected by the San Francisco Giants as the 82nd overall pick in the
third round. Kieshnick was a preseason
All-American in 2008 and ended the season with a .305 average through 55 games
and led the squad with 15 doubles, 17 home runs and 65 RBIs. In his three-year career at Tech, he has
posted a .322 average while ranking in the top five in several career offensive
categories including; at-bats (689), hits (222), doubles (54), home runs (39)
and RBIs (156).
Zach Stewart, a junior right-hander
from
