Along with the three Rice Pitchers taken in the top ten, Fresno State's Richie Robnett went to Oakland in the first round and Brian Finegan from Hawaii went in the 15th to Cleveland.
Full draft of WAC players on the first day....
Rd.-Pick, Name, Pos., School, Team
1-3, Philip Humber, P, Rice, NY Mets
1-4, Jeff Niemann, P, Rice, Tampa Bay
1-8, Wade Townsend, P, Rice, Baltimore
1-26, Richie Robnett, OF, Fresno St., Oakland
2-44, Matt Durkin, P, San Jose St., NY Mets
4-106, Josh Baker, P, Rice, Milwaukee
5-138, Paul Janish, SS, Rice, Cincinnati
10-292, Chris Kolkhorst, OF, Rice, San Diego
12-370, Kevin Frandsen, 2B, San Jose St., San Francisco
15-437, Brian Finegan, SS, Hawai‘i, Cleveland
16-489, Ryan Haag, 2B, Fresno State, NY Yankees