Texas Tech University Athletics
Proudfoot Selected by Athletics in 21st Round
June 08, 2014 | Baseball
June 8, 2014
LUBBOCK, Texas - Texas Tech junior shortstop Tim Proudfoot (North Bend, Wash.) was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 21st round (642nd overall) of the 2014 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft on Saturday afternoon.
Proudfoot is the third Red Raider to be selected in this year's draft following junior left-handed pitcher Chris Sadberry (6th Round - Miami) and junior catcher Hunter Redman (8th Round - Los Angeles Dodgers). It marks the fifth time over the past decade that Tech has had three draft picks in the top-21 rounds of the draft.
Proudfoot is the first Red Raider to be drafted by the Athletics since 2007 when catcher Matt Smith was selected in the 14th round. Proudfoot was the third shortstop taken by the A's and overall their fifth middle infielder selected in this year's draft.
Proudfoot became the first Red Raider shortstop to earn All-Big 12 first team since 2005 (Cameron Blair) while batting .317 (44-for-139) this season with 26 runs, five doubles and 19 RBI in 41 games (39 starts).
Proudfoot recently recorded his 500th career assist as he became the first Red Raider with over 500 career assists since Joey Kenworthy (2007-10) and just the second Tech player over the past decade.
Texas Tech had two signees selected through 21 rounds of the draft with left-handed pitcher Tanner Scott (Howard College) taken in the sixth round (181st overall) by the Baltimore Orioles and right-handed junior-college pitcher Quinn Carpenter (Iowa Western CC) drafted in the 17th round by the Toronto Blue Jays with the 504th overall pick.
21 (642): @Athletics select Texas Tech SS Tim Proudfoot. http://t.co/i1GneFDPV1 #MLBDraft
-- MLB Draft Tracker (@MLBDraftTracker) June 7, 2014
