OKLAHOMA CITY – Chris Pike and Brad Wieck of Oklahoma City University were taken in the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft on Friday.
The New York Mets selected Wieck with the 205th overall choice in the seventh round, while the Tampa Bay Rays chose Pike with the 277th pick in the ninth round.
Wieck, a junior left-handed pitcher from Canyon, Texas, produced a 5-5 record, 3.23 earned run average, 118 strikeouts, four complete games, three shutouts and five saves in 69.2 innings. Wieck topped the NAIA with 15.24 strikeouts per nine innings and ranked eighth in strikeouts.
In April, Wieck racked up second-team all-Sooner Athletic Conference and three conference pitcher of the week nods – for March 31-April 6, April 7-13 and 21-27, each time after throwing shutouts. Wieck had a nine-inning three-hit shutout with 15 strikeouts April 5 at Northwood (Texas), seven-inning three-hit whitewash with 12 Ks vs. Southwestern Assemblies of God (Texas) on April 12 and a seven-inning one-hitter with 16 strikeouts vs. Mid-America Christian on April 25.
The Philadelphia Phillies previously drafted Wieck with the 908th pick in the 29th round of the 2012 event.
"He is a left-handed power pitcher with dominating stuff," OCU coach Denney Crabaugh said.
Pike, a senior right-handed pitcher from Southampton, N.Y., went 10-2 with a 1.74 ERA, 125 strikeouts, seven complete games and three shutouts in 82.2 innings pitched. Among the NAIA, Pike rated fifth with 12.41 batters struck out per nine innings and seventh in strikeouts this year. He also ranked 12th in opponents' batting average (.182) and hits allowed per nine innings (5.86) as well as 16th in victories.
On March 7, Pike hurled the 24th perfect game in NAIA history against St. Gregory's at Jim Wade Stadium, then tossed a no-hitter at Southwestern Christian on March 14 at Dolese Park. Pike held opponents without a hit through 17 innings including those starts and one at USAO on Feb. 28. He threw a one-hit shutout with 10 strikeouts at Mid-America Christian on April 24.
Pike took honorable-mention NAIA all-American honors, first-team all-SAC and Collegiate Baseball and SAC player of the week on consecutive weeks March 3-9 and 10-16.
"He is a complete pitcher who throws strikes," Crabaugh said. "He is very knowledgeable."
The two helped the Stars rank fourth in the NAIA this year with 494 batters struck out. Oklahoma City went 35-19 and reached the SAC Tournament title game and the NAIA Championship Opening Round Jackson Bracket.
Oklahoma City University has produced 69 MLB draftees. The remainder of the MLB Draft happens Saturday.