by Royals Media Relations
The Kansas City Royals completed the third and final day of the 2011 First-Year Rule 4 Player Draft today, selecting a total of 50 players over the three days.
The Royals selected 18-year-old Derek “Bubba” Starling, a 6-foot-5, 195-pound centerfielder from Gardner Edgerton High School in Gardner, Kan., with the fifth overall pick on Monday. Starling was ranked by Baseball America as the number one high school prospect and the best high school athlete in the draft. The right-handed hitter and thrower batted .481 with nine home runs this spring for the Trailblazers, averaging a home run every six at bats.
Among the selections with local ties, in addition to Starling, were left-handed pitcher Adam Schemenauer, a 6-foot-9 southpaw from Park Hill (Mo.) South High School and right-handed pitcher Christian Witt, a 36th-round pick from Truman State University and Kearney (Mo.) High School. Included in the 50 selections were teammates and fellow outfielders D’Andre Toney (14th) and Terrance Gore (20th) from Gulf Coast Community College. In addition, the Royals picked left-handed pitcher Stephen Lumpkins in the 13th round. The 6-foot-8, 225-pounder averaged 13.5 points and a team-leading 8.2 rebounds in 30 minutes for the American University Eagles Men’s Basketball team during the 2010-2011 campaign, his junior season. American does not field a baseball program, but Lumpkins played for a collegiate summer league team as well as at Junipero Serra High School in San Mateo, Calif., and was drafted by Pittsburgh in the 42nd round in 2010.
Here is a breakdown of the Royals 50 selections from the 2011 draft:
– 20 high school selections
– 30 college selections (25 four-year and five junior college)
– 25 pitchers (18 right-handers and seven left-handers)
– Five catchers
– 13 infielders
– Seven outfielders
Below is a complete list of the players selected by the Kansas City Royals in 2011 Rule 4 First-Year Player Draft.
| Rnd | Sel # | Name | DOB | Pos | B | T | Ht | Wt | School | City, State |
| 1 | 5 | Starling, Derek (Bubba) | 8/3/1992 | CF | R | R | 6’5″ | 205 | Gardner Edgerton HS | Gardner, KS |
| 2 | 65 | Gallagher, Cameron | 12/6/1992 | C | R | R | 6’3″ | 210 | Manheim Township HS | Lancaster, PA |
| 3 | 95 | Brickhouse, William | 6/6/1992 | RHP | R | R | 6’2″ | 195 | The Woodlands HS | The Woodlands, TX |
| 4 | 126 | Smith, Kyle | 9/10/1992 | RHP | R | R | 6’0″ | 180 | Santaluces HS | Lantana, FL |
| 5 | 156 | Leonard, Patrick | 10/20/1992 | 3B | R | R | 6’2″ | 190 | St. Thomas HS | Houston, TX |
| 6 | 186 | Ogando, Cesar | 6/6/1992 | LHP | R | L | 6’3″ | 215 | Caribbean U. | Bayamon, PR |
| 7 | 216 | Moen, Kellen | 5/30/1988 | RHP | S | R | 6’2″ | 185 | U Oregon | Eugene, OR |
| 8 | 246 | Beal, Evan | 8/2/1993 | RHP | R | R | 6’6″ | 180 | S. County HS | Lorton, VA |
| 9 | 276 | Brooks, Aaron | 4/27/1990 | RHP | R | R | 6’4″ | 200 | Cal State San Bernardino | San Bernardino, CA |
| 10 | 306 | Murray, Matthew | 12/28/1989 | RHP | R | R | 6’4″ | 225 | Georgia Southern U | Statesboro, GA |
| 11 | 336 | Allen, Jerrell | 9/6/1992 | CF | R | R | 6’2″ | 185 | Milford Sr. HS | Milford, DE |
| 12 | 366 | Schemenauer, Adam | 3/28/1993 | LHP | R | L | 6’8″ | 220 | Park Hill South HS | Riverside, MO |
| 13 | 396 | Lumpkins, Stephen | 4/16/1990 | LHP | R | L | 6’8″ | 225 | American U. | Washington, DC |
| 14 | 426 | Toney, D’Andre | 1/24/1992 | CF | R | R | 5’10” | 180 | Gulf Coast CC | Panama City, FL |
| 15 | 456 | Espy, Richard (Dean) | 10/30/1989 | 1B | R | R | 6’1″ | 210 | UCLA | Los Angeles, CA |
| 16 | 486 | Lopez, Jack | 12/16/1992 | SS | R | R | 6’0″ | 175 | Deltona HS | Deltona, FL |
| 17 | 516 | Cuckovich, Nicholas | 10/8/1991 | SS | R | R | 6’2″ | 200 | Riverside CC | Riverside, CA |
| 18 | 546 | Ferguson, Andrew | 9/2/1988 | RHP | R | R | 6’1″ | 195 | Arkansas St U | State University, AR |
| 19 | 576 | Flemer, Matthew | 11/22/1990 | RHP | R | R | 6’2″ | 216 | UC Berkeley | Berkeley, CA |
| 20 | 606 | Gore, Terrance | 6/8/1991 | CF | R | R | 5’8″ | 165 | Gulf Coast CC | Panama City, FL |
| 21 | 636 | Swab, Kenneth | 8/20/1988 | C | R | R | 6’3″ | 215 | U Virginia | Charlottesville, VA |
| 22 | 666 | Middendorf, David | 1/23/1989 | LHP | L | L | 6’4″ | 215 | Northern Kentucky U | Highland Heights, KY |
| 23 | 696 | Harper, Lance | 7/17/1990 | C | S | R | 6’1″ | 205` | Scottsdale CC | Scottsdale, AZ |
| 24 | 726 | Patton, Spencer | 2/20/1988 | RHP | R | R | 6’1″ | 185 | Southern Illinois U at Edwardsville | Edwardsville, IL |
| 25 | 756 | Threlkeld, Mark | 5/2/1990 | 3B | R | R | 6’3″ | 205 | Louisiana Tech U | Ruston, LA |
| 26 | 786 | Moorefield, Joseph | 10/25/1989 | LHP | L | L | 6’1″ | 205 | Clemson U | Clemson, SC |
| 27 | 816 | Clubb, Lee | 3/27/1993 | CF | L | R | 5’10” | 185 | Iowa Park HS | Iowa Park, TX |
| 28 | 846 | Ramsey, Jordan | 9/6/1992 | RHP | L | R | 6’4″ | 178 | N. Davidson HS | Lexington, NC |
| 29 | 876 | Junis, Jakob | 9/16/1992 | RHP | R | R | 6’3″ | 210 | Rock Falls HS | Rock Falls, IL |
| 30 | 906 | Binford, Mark (Christian) | 12/20/1992 | RHP | R | R | 67″ | 215 | Mercersburg Academy | Mercersburg, PA |
| 31 | 936 | Serritella, Christopher | 2/21/1990 | 1B | L | R | 6’3″ | 210 | Southern Illinois U | Carbondale, IL |
| 32 | 966 | Piscotty, Nicholas | 3/18/1993 | RHP | R | R | 6’3″ | 185 | Amador Valley HS | Pleasanton, CA |
| 33 | 996 | Gonzales, Abel | 12/30/1987 | LHP | L | L | 6’1″ | 190 | Rice U | Houston, TX |
| 34 | 1026 | Williams, Ali | 7/8/1989 | RHP | R | R | 6’3″ | 185` | Charleston Southern U | Charleston, SC |
| 35 | 1056 | Gray, Gabriel | 8/26/1993 | CF | S | R | 6’1″ | 190 | Hazlehurst HS | Hazlehurst, MS |
| 36 | 1086 | Witt, Christian | 10/11/1988 | RHP | R | R | 6’4″ | 245 | Truman State U | Kirksville, MO |
| 37 | 1116 | Wessinger, Matt | 9/20/1990 | 2B | R | R | 6’0″ | 180 | St. John‘s U | Jamaica, NY |
| 38 | 1146 | Durden, Andrew | 11/27/1988 | RHP | R | R | 6’0″ | 205 | Nova Southeastern U | Davie, FL |
| 39 | 1176 | Mattlage, Garrett | 2/25/1993 | SS | S | R | 5’10” | 185 | West HS | West, TX |
| 40 | 1206 | Waldrip, Benjamin | 6/27/1990 | 1B | L | L | 6’6″ | 245 | Jacksonville State U | Jacksonville, AL |
| 41 | 1236 | Lane, Travis | 8/10/1990 | C | R | R | 6’2″ | 210 | Central Arizona College | Coolidge, AZ |
| 42 | 1266 | Hawkins, Joseph | 3/10/1993 | SS | R | R | 5’11” | 170 | Sinclair Secondary School | Whitby, Ontario, Canada |
| 43 | 1296 | Chism, Tyler | 10/6/1988 | OF | R | R | 6’0″ | 205 | Gonzaga U | Spokane, WA |
| 44 | 1326 | Vasquez, Andrew | 9/14/1993 | LHP | S | L | 6’5″ | 210 | Los Osos HS | Rancho Cucumonga, CA |
| 45 | 1356 | Morales, Julio | 11/22/1988 | RHP | R | R | 6’1″ | 190 | Bethune Cookman U | Daytona Beach, FL |
| 46 | 1386 | Bringas, Adrian | 7/18/1989 | 3B | R | R | 5’10” | 185 | Chico State U | Chico, CA |
| 47 | 1416 | Corbett, Patrick | 8/7/1992 | RHP | R | R | 6’6″ | 180 | Tabb HS | Yorktown, VA |
| 48 | 1446 | Beaty, Matt | 4/28/1993 | C | L | R | 6’0″ | 210 | Dresden HS | Dresden, TN |
| 49 | 1476 | Morales, Adrian | 11/18/1988 | 3B | R | R | 5’9″ | 195 | U Scouth Carolina | Columbia, SC |
| 50 | 1506 | Kalkowski, Kash | 3/5/1989 | 1B | R | R | 6’1″ | 200 | U Nebraska | Lincoln, NE |