Phoenix, Arizona - South Mountain Community College had five players chosen by Major League Baseball organizations over the three day draft. SMCC boasts the highest player selected from the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference, Randy Henry, as well as the most players drafted in the conference. Only one other junior college in the country, Miami-Dade College in Florida, had more selections than SMCC. For the fourth consecutive year, SMCC has had the most players drafted in the ACCAC. Three former Cougars were also selected in the 2009 draft, Cameron Bayne (Concordia University), Jordan Whatcott (University of Utah), and Adam Bailey (University of Nebraska). Of the total eight players, only two (Ottoson and Christenson) had been drafted prior to attending SMCC.

2009 South Mountain CC MLB Draft Selections:

• Randy Henry - (Baltimore Orioles)

• Chase Johnson - (Philadelphia Phillies)

• Kyle Ottoson - (New York Yankees)

• Ryan Christenson - (Los Angeles Dodgers)

• Nicholas Rosthenhausler -(Detroit Tigers)

Three former Cougars were also selected:

• Cameron Bayne - (Chicago White Sox, via Concordia University)

• Jordan Whatcott - (Los Angeles Angels, via University of Utah)

• Adam Bailey - (New York Yankees, via University of Nebraska)