Two Pirates Selected in Major League Baseball Draft

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Two Pirates Selected in Major League Baseball Draft

6/6/2000 12:00:00 AM | Baseball

SOUTH ORANGE, NJ (June 6) -- Juniors B.J. Benik (Southampton, NJ) and Tony Calabrese (Riverside, CT) of the Seton Hall baseball team were selected in the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft.

Junior Shortstop Tony Calabrese

Benik, the 485th player chosen, was taken in the 16th round by the New York Mets on June 5. A right-handed pitcher, Benik went 9-5 with a 3.48 ERA. He set school single-season records with 16 games started and 111.1 innings pitched. Benik was named Second Team All-New Jersey by the New Jersey Collegiate Baseball Association.

Calabrese was selected in the 21st round by the Yankees on June 6 as the 638th player chosen. Seton Hall's starting shortstop, Calabrese led the Pirates with 20 doubles and was second on the team with a .364 batting average. He was a Second Team All-New Jersey selection.