Mailloux Selected in 45th Round of MLB Draft by Seattle Mariners

Canisius College senior Kevin Mailloux (Windsor, Ontario) was selected by the Seattle Mariners in the 45th round (No. 1343 pick overall) of the Major League Baseball Draft on Thursday afternoon.

Mailloux gives Canisius its second player selected in the 2009 MLB Draft in as many days as Kevin Mahoney was taken by the New York Yankees in the 23rd round on Wednesday.

In just two years as a Golden Griffin, Mailloux had one of the most productive careers in program history. Mailloux ranks in the top 10 of nine offensive categories in the Canisius career record books. In 2009, the Windsor, Ontario native broke his own program record with 86 hits as the second baseman led the team with a .381 batting average. Mailloux also had 59 runs scored, 16 home runs and 56 runs batted in. During his two years as a Golden Griffin, Mailloux reached base in 105 of 109 games and went consecutive games without a hit one time in two years.

Canisius has now had four players associated with its program selected in the past two drafts as rising sophomores Benson Merritt (Cincinnati Reds, 42nd round) and Nathan Linseman (Detroit Tigers, 45th round) were selected as high school seniors in the 2008 MLB Draft.

Prior to 2008, the last Canisius player drafted was Joe Mammott, who was taken in the sixth round of the 1994 MLB Draft by the Boston Red Sox.

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Players Mentioned

#16 Nathan Linseman: P; 6' 2"; Freshman

#4 Kevin Mahoney: 3B; 6' 0"; Senior

#12 Kevin Mailloux: 2B; 6' 0"; Redshirt Senior

#27 Benson Merritt: P; 6' 1"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

#16 Nathan Linseman
: 6' 2"; Freshman
: P

#4 Kevin Mahoney
: 6' 0"; Senior
: 3B

#12 Kevin Mailloux
: 6' 0"; Redshirt Senior
: 2B

#27 Benson Merritt
: 6' 1"; Freshman
: P