Coy taken on final day of MLB draft

{WICHITA, Kan.} — Wichita State baseball student-athlete Johnny Coy was drafted in the 45th round of the 2011 MLB First-Year Player Draft by the Toronto Blue Jays.  He was the 1,369th pick overall.
 
Coy, a sophomore first baseman from St. Joseph, Mo., hit .274 with 71 hits, 17 doubles, seven home runs and 59 RBI, while earning first team all-Valley honors.
 
Coy joins fellow Shockers Tyler Grimes, Charlie Lowell, Brian Flynn, Chris O’Brien, Chance Sossamon, Mitch Mormann and Josh Smith who were drafted on Tuesday.
 
The Shockers also had two recruits taken in the draft.  A.J. Ladwig was taken in the 45th round by the Philadelphia Phillies and Tyler Baker was taken in the 50th round by the Cleveland Indians.

2011 First-Year Player Draft
Player                      Team                        Round                        Pick
Tyler Grimes          Minnesota Twins        5th                     178th
Charlie Lowell        Florida Marlins            6th                     193rd
Brian Flynn            Detroit Tigers            7th                     227th            
Chris O’Brien          Los Angeles Dodgers  18th                    554th
Chance Sossamon  Texas Rangers           21st                    654th
Mitch Mormann       Detroit Tigers           25th                    767th
Josh Smith            Milwaukee Brewers     26th                    791st
Johnny Coy           Toronto Blue Jays      45th                    1,369th
A.J. Ladwig (Signee)Philadelphia Phillies    45th                    1,381st
Tyler Baker (Signee)Cleveland Indians      50th                    1,508th