Junior RHP Mike Hamann was selected in the Major League Baseball Amateur Draft for the second time on Wednesday in the 16th round (494th overall pick) by the Chicago Cubs. Hamann was also drafted in the 24th round (725th overall pick) by the Cleveland Indians in 2009 but chose to enroll at the University of Toledo. The Port Clinton, OH native is one of 38 Rockets to be drafted on 43 occasions since the 1965 inception of the MLB Draft and the ninth student-athlete to be selected under Head Coach Cory Mee a total of 11 times.
A three-year member of the weekend rotation for the 2012 Mid-American Conference West Division champion Rockets, Hamann sported a 3-5 record with a 5.80 ERA in a team-high 14 games this spring. Picked as the fourth-best MAC prospect for the 2012 MLB Draft by Baseball America, Hamann surrendered 62 runs (49 earned) on 89 hits with 55 strikeouts in 76.0 innings of work. The 2009 second-team All-MAC honoree finished first on the squad in games started, second in punchouts, third in opponent batting average (.289) and innings pitched and tied for third in wins.
Hamann worked at least 7.0 innings in four starts this spring and on 13 occasions in his three-year collegiate career for the Midnight Blue & Gold. He currently sits eighth in UT annals in career fewest walks per inning (.294, minimum 100.0 frames).
Toledo's Professional Signees (Signing date and organization listed below)
Player Team (Round Selected) Year
Carl Schulz Detroit (32nd) 1967
Michael Pompili Cleveland (6th) 1969
Brad Davies Detroit (8th) 1972
Roger Coe San Diego (3rd) 1974
Len Matuszek Philadelphia (5th) 1976
Terry Tyson Cleveland (16th) 1976
Herbert Krul Detroit (17th) 1976
Kevin Balogh Detroit (24th) 1977
Kevin Balogh Atlanta (20th) 1978
Stan Clarke Toronto (6th) 1981
Tim Kubacki New York (AL) (17th) 1982
Paul Peer New York (AL) (32nd) 1982
Rick Molnar New York (AL) (31st) 1983
Jeff Greene Atlanta (11th) 1985
Jerry Schunk Toronto (6th) 1986
Kevin MacLeod Oakland (10th) 1987
Tom Marsh Toronto (70th) 1987
A.J. Sager San Diego (10th) 1988
Tom Marsh Philadelphia (16th) 1988
David Krol Minnesota (13th) 1989
Jeff Ladd Toronto (41st) 1992
Marc Wilkins Pittsburgh (47th) 1992
John Torok Philadelphia (19th) 1994
Greg Keifer San Francisco (22nd) 1994
Bryan Braswell Houston (4th) 1996
Denny Stark Seattle (4th) 1996
Bill Bronikowski New York (AL) (21st) 1997
Jeremy Griffiths New York (NL) (3rd) 1999
Tony Miller Colorado (10th) 2001
Mitch Maier Kansas City (1st) 2003
J.D. Foust Philadelphia (24th) 2003
Joe Welsh Baltimore (40th) 2003
Joe Welsh Minnesota (25th) 2004
Sean Dobson St. Louis (40th) 2004
Joe Welsh Washington (32nd) 2006
Scott Boley Kansas City (46th) 2007
Justin Collop Chicago (AL) (6th) 2009
Mike Hamann Cleveland (24th) 2009
Jeff Cinadr Tampa Bay (36th) 2009
Matt Suschak Atlanta (7th) 2010
Jared Hoying Texas (10th) 2010
Andrew Marra New York (NL) (45th) 2011
Mike Hamann Chicago (NL) (16th) 2012
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