2 from Rutgers taken in MLB Draft. Who else from New Jersey was picked?

The Oakland Athletics used the 41st pick to nab Rutgers University star and Jackson Memorial High School grad Ryan Lasko on the opening day of the MLB Draft Sunday night.

That was significant for multiple reasons:

• The 21-year-old outfielder is the first Shore Conference alum to be taken on the first day of the MLB Draft since 2016.

• Rutgers hasn't had a player picked higher since the Cincinnat Reds took Todd Frazier with the No. 34 pick in 2007.

• Lasko is the third-highest draftee in Rutgers baseball history after Bobby Brownlie in 2002 (No. 21) and Frazier.

Lasko in 2023 wrapped up a historic three-year Rutgers career that saw him become the first player in program history to be named All-Big Ten First team twice. He ranks in the Top 5 in Rutgers history in career home runs (38, 3rd), single-season total bases (166 in 2022, 2nd), single-season runs (81 in 2022, 3rd) and single-season home runs (16 in 2022, 3rd),

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He hit .332 this year with 32 extra-base hits, 73 hits, 58 runs scored, 11 home runs and 52 RBI.

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The A's went back to Rutgers when they chose Drew Conover with the 316th overall pick in the 11th round on Tuesday.

Conover was also picked in the 2022 draft (597th overall pick, 20th round) by the Detroit Tigers but opted not to sign.

Conover, a Pittstown, N.J. native, played at Voorhees High School and two years at Seton Hall University.

He was 5-4 with 4.50 ERA for Rutgers this year and led the team with 64 innings and 79 strikeouts.

If both Lasko and Conover sign, they would become the ninth and 10th Rutgers alumni in affiliated ball.

Conover's father, Kevin Conover, was selected by the Chicago White Sox out of Rutgers with 641st overall pick in the 25th round of the 1989 MLB Draft. They are the first father-son duo in Rutgers baseball history to both be drafted.

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Kyle Teel is a first-round pick

University of Virginia junior and former Mahwah High School standout Kyle Teel was selected by the Boston Red Sox with the No. 14 overall pick on Sunday.

A left-handed hitting catcher, the Bergen County native is the first player from North Jersey to be selected in the first round since Rob Kaminsky of St. Joseph (Montvale) was chosen 28th overall by the St. Louis Cardinals in 2013 and is the sixth Bergen County product to be selected in the first round,

He's the Garden State's highest draft pick since pitcher Jason Groome of Barnegat High School went 12th overall to the Boston Red Sox in 2016.

-- Nick Gantaifis

Ex-CBA standout Patrick Reilly goes in fourth round

Hard-throwing right-hander Patrick Reilly, the former CBA ace who has played three seasons at Vanderbilt, was selected in the fourth round, the 140th pick overall, by the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday.

The 6-3 Reilly, 21, comes off a season in which he went 5-4 in 16 appearances, striking out 69 in 52 innings for the Commodores, with a 5.77 ERA. For his career, he had an 11-9 record at Vanderbilt, including a 4-2 mark as a freshman in 2020.

Considered a top prospect in 2020, Reilly's senior season at CBA was canceled due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

With a fastball that tops out in the upper 90s, Reilly struck out an average of 5.8 batters per nine innings in college, and averaged 6.8 strikeouts last summer pitching in the Cape Cod League.

Wall's Teddy Sharkey taken in seventh round

The Baltimore Orioles took the third former Shore Conference player of the draft when they grabbed former Wall standout Teddy Sharkey in the seventh round, with the 211th pick overall.

As a junior righthander at Coastal Carolina this season, Sharkey went 7-2 as a reliever, with 74 strikeouts in 49 innings and an ERA of 2.90. In three seasons, Sharkey posted an 11-5 record, with a 3.23 ERA.

At Wall in 2019, Sharkey helped the Crimson Knights go 30-4, winning the Central Group 3 title, leading the team in slugging percentage (.598), on-base percentage (.542) and extra-base hits (14). His senior season in 2020 was cancelled due to the pandemic.

Adam Boucher to the Tampa Bay Rays

Former St. Joseph's of Metuchen star Adam Boucher went in the 10th round to the Tampa Bay Rays.

Boucher in his third season at Duke University this year appeared in 29 games, tallying 40 innings of work, fanning 59 batters and posted a 4.95 ERA. He held opponents to a .224 average at the plate.

Steven Echavarria, Nick Maldonado, Ben Simon hear their names called

Millburn High School right-handed pitcher Steven Echavarria, a University of Florida commit, was selected by the Oakland Athletics in the third round with the 72nd overall pick.

Former Seton Hall Prep standout and bullpen closer at Vanderbilt Nick Maldonado was selected in the eighth round with the 233rd overall pick by the Miami Marlins.

Ben Simon, a Hightstown High School product who starred at Elon University as a junior right-handed closer in 2023, was selected by the New York Mets in the 13th round.

The San Francisco Giants drafted Princeton University outfielders Scott Bandura and Nadir Lewis. Bandura was taken with the 210th pick of the draft, becoming the first Tiger selected since Ben Gross by the Houston Astros in 2018. Lewis was picked at No. 600 overall.

The Minnesota Twins selected Penn State shortstop Jay Harry in the sixth round of the 2023 MLB Draft with the No. 177 overall pick. Harry played at Metuchen High School.

The Yankees added Oklahoma State right-handed pitcher Brian Hendry, a Shawnee grad, in the 10th round with the 312th overall pick.

The Kansas City Royals in the 10th round went for former North Hunterdon star Justin Johnson, a shortstop out of Wake Forest.

Old Dominion baseball starting pitcher Sam Armstrong, a High Point High School product, was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 13th round with the 386th pick.

Bryant University baseball junior right-handed pither Brett Wichrowski,, out of Williamstown High School, was selected in the 13th round, 392nd overall by the Milwaukee Brewers.

This article originally appeared on Asbury Park Press: Ryan Lasko of Rutgers, Jackson Memorial picked on MLB Draft first day