UTSA third baseman becomes highest draft pick in school history

(June 5, 2002)--One week after becoming UTSA's first baseball all-American, third baseman Mark Schramek became the highest major league baseball draft pick in school history when the Cincinnati Reds selected the San Antonio native in the supplemental first round as the 40th overall pick of the 2002 draft.

Just the 11th Roadrunner ever drafted, Schramek easily surpassed the previous high of pitcher Jeff Hutzler's 10th round selection in 1995. A 15th round pick in 1998, former Roadrunner catcher Ronnie McGinnis was the highest position player taken before Schramek.

After a breakout year in 2001 that saw the Madison High School graduate hit .319 with 10 home runs,
Schramek suffered a devastating injury during the first game of the Southland Conference Tournament, tearing the ACL in his left knee. Despite the injury, the Reds drafted the third baseman in the 45th round that year, but Schramek chose to remain at UTSA for his senior season.

After months of grueling rehab, Schramek hit the diamond in 2002, better and stronger than he was the year before. The senior went on to lead the Southland Conference in nearly every offensive category, batting .416 with 11 home runs on the way to earning league player and hitter of the year honors.

The UTSA coaches and players voted Schramek the team's offensive and defensive player of the year, as well as team most valuable player. The awards continued to pile up following the season as Collegiate Baseball magazine tabbed Schramek third-team all-American, making the San Antonio native the school's first baseball all-American.

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