Four former Blue Wave players were drafted in the 2011 MLB draft last month, starting with Austin Hedges of JSerra when he was selected as the No. 82 pick in the second round by the San Diego Padres.
Dutch Deol of Aliso Niguel was then selected No. 530 by the St. Louis Cardinals, followed by Drew Hillman (UCI) at No. 571 by the Phillies.
Wyatt Strahan (Villa Park) was selected No. 814 by Arizona.
“Blue Wave is proud of the fact that each of the above players played with us for a full season or more in their formative years,” Blue Wave President and GM Steve Kruse noted.
In total, Blue Wave has nearly a dozen former players/coaches currently playing with MLB organizations.