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2016 MLB draft picks from Arizona

Jun 12, 2016, 4:00 PM

Arizona pitcher Bobby Dalbec (3) throws against Mississippi State during the first inning of an NCA...

Arizona pitcher Bobby Dalbec (3) throws against Mississippi State during the first inning of an NCAA Super Regional baseball tournament game in Starkville, Miss., Friday, June 10, 2016. (AP Photo/Jim Lytle)

(AP Photo/Jim Lytle)

Five Sun Devils and four Wildcats were selected in the 2016 MLB Draft, but the state of Arizona had much more representation in the event that finished up 40 rounds of selections on Saturday.

Twenty-five players who either were playing for an Arizona high school team or entered college out of an in-state high school heard their names called. Nine of those players attended both high school in Arizona and most recently played for an in-state college or university.

Here’s the entire list of draftees with Arizona ties.

Arizona State Sun Devils

C Brian Serven (5th round, 140), Rockies

SS Colby Woodmansee (5th round, 160), Mets

RHP Hever Bueno (9th round, 279), Rangers

3B David Greer (10th round, 297), Mariners

RHP Seth Martinez (17th round, 502), Athletics

Arizona Wildcats

3B Bobby Dalbec (4th round, 118), Red Sox

OF Zach Gibbons (17th round, 516), Angels

RHP Kevin Ginkel (22nd round, 659), Diamondbacks

RHP Nathan Bannister (28th round, 837), Mariners

Grand Canyon University Antelopes

SS Paul Panaccione (10th, 304), Nationals

Arizona high schools

Includes high schoolers and players who attended high school in Arizona before college.

SS Colby Woodmansee, Desert Vista/Arizona State (5th round, 160), Mets

C Sam Huff, Arcadia (7th round, 219), Rangers

RHP Hever Bueno, Westwood/Arizona State (9th round, 279), Rangers

3B David Greer, Desert Mountain/Arizona State (10th round, 297), Mariners

RHP Joel Kuhnel, Sunrise Mountain/Texas-Arlington (11th round, 318), Reds

3B Chad McClanahan, Brophy Prep (11th round, 321), Brewers

1B Darick Hall, Buena/Dallas Baptist (14th round, 407), Phillies

RHP Seth Martinez, Sunrise Mountain/Arizona State (17th round, 502), Athletics

OF Zach Gibbons, Saguaro/Arizona (17th round, 516), Angels

RHP Tyler Fallwell, Palo Verde/Cochise College (19th, 583), Royals

SS Cameron Cannon, Mountain Ridge (21st round, 629), Diamondbacks

2B Nate Easley, Sandra Day O’Connor/Yavapai College (23rd round, 684), Padres

LHP Tyler Erwin, Hamilton/New Mexico State (23rd round, 691), Orioles

RHP Casey Legumina, Basha (25th round, 762), Bluejays

RHP Austin Moore, Mountain View (Tucson)/West Texas A&M (26th round, 770), Rockies

RHP Nathan Bannister, Liberty/Arizona (28th round, 837), Mariners

C Juan Gamez, Cienega/North Dakota State (31st round, 933), Twins

RHP Johnny Morell, Basha (31st round, 936), Angels

LF Jeremy Wolf, Chaparral/Trinity (31st round, 940), Mets

OF Marcus Still, Queen Creek/Scottsdale CC (31st round, 942), Bluejays

RHP Juan Cabrera, North Canyon (32nd round, 968), Yankees

SS Casey Thomas, Desert Vista/Texas A&M Corpus Christi (34th round, 1012), Athletics

3B Anthony DeFrancesco, Red Mountain (37th round, 1117), Astros

LHP Alex Segal, Chaparral (38th round, 1152), Bluejays

RHP Taylor Kaczmarek, Desert Ridge High School/San Diego (40th round, 1213), Royals

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