What baseball player will Duquesne University lose to the MLB Draft?
Rockies manager Jim Tracy, himself a former big league outfielder, saw his third son drafted on Wednesday when Mark, a catcher at Duquesne University, was taken in the 49th round by the Rockies. Middle son Chad, formerly a catcher and now an outfielder, plays for the Rangers system at Double-A Frisco, while his oldest son, Brian, is the pitching coach at short-season State College in the Pittsburgh system. Sources: https://www.mturk.com/mturk/accept?hitId=AWEZS4YJB9V2M1YBGY60&prevHitSubmitted=false&prevRequester=Amazon+Reque
Duquesne junior catcher/first baseman Mark Tracy (Claremont, Calif./Claremont) was selected by the Colorado Rockies in Thursday’s 49th round of the 2009 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft. Tracy is the ninth Duquesne baseball player to be drafted all-time and is the fifth in the past eight years. Tracy led the Dukes with 14 home runs and 46 RBI in 2009. The Pepperdine transfer made 52 starts at catcher, first base and designated hitter, batting .250 (51-204) with six doubles, three triples, 34 runs scored, 23 walks and four stolen bases. He is the son of current Colorado Rockies manager and former Pittsburgh Pirates skipper, Jim Tracy. In other Duquesne related draft news, Duquesne recruit Karl “Gus” Benusa (Riverview HS) was drafted in the eighth round by the San Francisco Giants. It is the first time a Duquesne signee has been drafted. Sources: http://www.goduquesne.com/sports/m-base
