June 8, 2011

Bronx, N.Y. - With two draft picks on day two of the 2011 Major League Baseball First Year Player Draft, the Fordham draftees added senior pitcher Max Krakowiak (Westport, Conn./Staples) to the list on Wednesday, as he was selected by the Seattle Mariners in the 48th round (Pick #1443). It marks only the second time in team history that three draft picks with Fordham ties have gone in the MLB Draft in one year.

The other time was 2007, when Fordham had Cory Riordan drafted by Colorado in the sixth round, followed by John Mollicone in the 27th round by Tampa Bay and Javier Martinez in the 29th round by Seattle.

Overall, Krakowiak is the 11th current Atlantic 10 player to be drafted this year. He is also the 32nd Fordham player to be drafted since the inception of the draft in 1965, joining Matthew Duran and Nick Martinez in this year's draft.

Krakowiak just wrapped up his senior season at Fordham, finishing a stellar career. A 2011 tri-captain, he ended his career fourth all-time at Fordham in games started (43), ninth in innings pitched (241.0), and 11th in strikeouts (167). He posted a total 14 wins in a Rams' uniform with six complete games and a 4.89 ERA.

This past season, Krakowiak tied for the team lead with three complete games, while being second in wins (5) and strikeouts (61). He had a 4.23 ERA, the second-lowest of his career, in 83.0 innings pitched, holding opponents to a .255 batting average.

A 2010 Second Team All-Atlantic 10 performer, Krakowiak was also recognized for his off the field work this year, as one of 30 candidates for the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award, a national award that focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages students to use their platform in athletics to make a positive impact as leaders in their communities.

Full list of Fordham baseball draft picks (round):

1965 - Tom Capowski - SS - Philadelphia (11th)
1965 - Len Zandy - P - Philadelphia (27th)
1966 - Len Zandy - P - Kansas City A's (2nd)
1967 - John Carroll - P - St. Louis (17th)
1968 - Joseph Pellechi - IF - Detroit (44th)
1973 - Joseph Cork - SS - Cleveland (15th)
1987 - Pete Harnisch - P - Baltimore (1st)
1989 - Bob Aylmer - P - Toronto (48th)
1990 - Ray Montgomery - OF - Houston (13th)
1990 - Bob Aylmer - P - Toronto (33rd)
1991 - Brian Sullivan - OF - Detroit (11th)
1991 - Miguel Jimenez - P - Oakland (12th)
1992 - Jim McDermott - P - Chicago (A) (38th)
1995 - Peter Durkovic - P - Detroit (24th)
1997 - Tom Nielsen - P - San Francisco (16th)
1997 - Mike Marchiano - Seattle (20th)
1999 - Colin Young - Colorado (9th)
2000 - Kris Kozlowski - Toronto (32nd)
2002 - Bobby Kingsbury - Pirates (8th)
2002 - Jason Conlisk - Expos (17th)
2004 - Rob Semerano - Athletics (20th)
2006 - Javier Martinez - Washington (42nd)
2006 - Greg Smith - Pirates (14th)
2007 - Cory Riordan - Rockies (6th)
2007 - John Mollicone - Tampa Bay (27th)
2007 - Javier Martinez - Seattle (29th)
2008 - Tom Davis - San Diego (16th)
2008 - Liam Ohlmann - Milwaukee (20th) (JC Transfer committed to Fordham)
2009 - Peter Kennelly - Twins (38th)
2011 - Matthew Duran - New York (A) (4th) (committed to Fordham)
2011 - Nick Martinez - Texas (18th)
2011 - Max Krakowiak - Seattle (48th)