Former Frenship standout Tyler Lyons, a senior at Oklahoma State, was taken in the ninth round Tuesday, No. 289 overall, by the St. Louis Cardinals. He went in the 10th round by the New York Yankees in the 2009 draft but did not sign.
His Oklahoma State teammate, junior left-hander Thomas Keeling from Coronado, went in the 18th round Tuesday, No. 549 overall, to Milwaukee. That's an improvement of two rounds over last year's draft when he went in the 20th round to the Yankees but did not sign as a draft-eligible sophomore.
"I expected to be a little higher this year and that didn't quite get met," Keeling said. "It's a little disappointing. At the same time it's still the major league draft and I'm happy to have been wanted and to get drafted. When it comes down to it, (signing) is about getting the right number. I think there's a good chance we could come to an agreement."
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