Junior left-hander Noah Lowry led a group of seven Pepperdine Waves players that were selected during the opening day of Major League Baseball’s 2001 First-Year Player Draft on June 5.
The San Francisco Giants tabbed Lowry with the 30th overall pick. Junior right-hander Dan Haren was chosen in the second round (72nd overall) by the St. Louis Cardinals. Other Waves players selected included junior second baseman Danny Garcia by the New York Mets, junior outfielder Woody Cliffords by the Baltimore Orioles, senior first baseman Jared Pitney by the New York Yankees, junior shortstop Tony Garcia by the Chicago Cubs and junior catcher Rock Mills by the Toronto Blue Jays.