BATON ROUGE — LSU junior pitcher Brian Wilson and senior pitchers Bo Pettit and Jake Tompkins were selected in the 2003 MLB First-Year Player Draft on Wednesday.
Wilson was taken in the 24th round by the San Francisco Giants, the 723rd pick overall. Pettit was taken in the 29th round by the Minnesota Twins, the 868th overall pick. Tompkins was selected by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 32nd round, the 955th overall pick.
Wilson, a native of Londonderry, N.H., was LSU’s Game 1 starter in Southeastern Conference series during the first three weekends of league play. Wilson last pitched on March 28 at Alabama, where he reported soreness in his elbow after working 7.2 innings in a 4-2 loss. He underwent Tommy John (shoulder) surgery on April 17.
Wilson, who fired a five-hit shutout versus Florida on March 14, posted a 5-3 mark this season with a 3.38 ERA in 50.2 innings, recording 13 walks and 35 strikeouts.
In 2001 and 2002 at LSU, Wilson appeared in 43 games, starting 14, with a 13-7 record and a 4.17 ERA. He had two complete games, one shutout and five saves in 133 2/3 innings.
Pettit, who was also drafted by Minnesota in the 13th round of the 2002 draft, graduated from LSU in the spring while helping the Tigers to qualify for an NCAA Super Regional.
Entering the Super Regional series with Baylor, Pettit had a 9-2 record with a 5.38 ERA in 15 appearances. He led the staff with 97 innings pitched and recorded one save in his only relief appearance.
During his first three seasons at LSU (1999-2002), Pettit was named to the Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-America team. Including three games pitched during his redshirt season in 1999, he posted an 18-10 record in 45 appearances with a 3.56 ERA. In 197 innings pitched, he struck out 201 with 88 walks.
Tompkins, who was drafted in the 28th round by the Texas Rangers in 2002, came to LSU in 2002 from Sacramento City Community College. In 2003, he has a 3-5 record with a 5.32 ERA in 17 appearances. Tompkins defeated Northeastern University in the opening game of the NCAA Baton Rouge Regional.
He has a 3-0 career NCAA postseason record and was named the NCAA’s Baton Rouge Region’s Most Outstanding Player in 2002.
In 2002, he earned Second-Team All-SEC honors after posting a 7-1 record with a 2.68 ERA with four saves.