Two Frogs Taken in 13th Round of MLB Draft
6/10/2009 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
June 10, 2009
FORT WORTH, Texas - Two Horned Frogs were drafted on the second day of the 2009 MLB First-year player draft. Matt Vern was the first Frog taken with the third pick of the 13th round by the San Diego Padres. Matt Carpenter followed as the 18th pick of the 13th round by the St. Louis Cardinals.
Vern, the 384th overall pick, completed a very successful career at TCU helping the Frogs to their first-ever appearance in a Super Regional. He had a career year as a senior, leading the team with 17 home runs, 54 runs driven in, 16 stolen bases and a .360 batting average. He was named first-team all-Mountain West as a senior.
For his career, Vern was a .309 hitter in 199 games played with 29 home runs, 143 RBIs and 50 doubles, a total that ranks third all-time in school history.
Vern joins former Horned Frog Chad Huffman as a member of the San Diego Padres organization.
Carpenter, the 399th overall pick, wrapped up an impressive five-year career in the Purple and White. He was one of only two Frogs to appear in all 58 games this season and finished second on the squad with a .333 batting average. For the second straight season, he tallied 11 home runs, while driving in 47. His 23 doubles on the season is a new single-season record
He ranks first all-time in career games played with 241. His 263 career hits ties him for second all-time with Chad Huffman, while his 57 doubles is second all-time and his 159 RBIs are fourth all-time. He is a career .312 hitter.
Carpenter joins former Horned Frog Brad Furnish as a member of the St. Louis Cardinals organization.
Since his arrival at TCU, head coach Jim Schlossnagle has seen 20 players drafted into professional baseball.
