Three Tar Heels Chosen On Day One Of MLB Draft

Posted Jun 8, 2007

UNC junior teammates Josh Horton and Andrew Carignan were both selected by the Oakland Athletics, and redshirt sophomore right-hander Luke Putkonen was chosen by the Detroit Tigers Thursday in the 2007 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft. Horton was the first Tar Heel off the board in the second round, followed by Putkonen in the third and Carignan in the fifth. (Tar Heel Blue)

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