JAMAICA, N.Y. - St. John's University Kevin McGerry (Philadelphia, Pa./Father Judge) was selected in the fourth round (120th pick overall) by the Oakland Athletics during Monday's Major League Baseball Draft, highlighting a day that saw three Red Storm student-athletes selected.McGerry led the way among the draftees, joined by senior second baseman Matt Galante (Staten Island, N.Y./Monsignor Farrell), who was taken by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 13th round, and junior Keith Stamler (Vernon, N.J./Vernon Township), who was taken in the 18th round by the Texas Rangers. Kevin Cust (Flemington, N.J./Immaculata), who signed a letter-of-intent to attend St. John's last fall, was taken by the Atlanta Braves in the 11th round (340th pick overall).A second-team All-BIG EAST selection this season, McGerry led St. John's with a 6-3 record and a 3.92 earned run average. He struck out 89 batters in 78 innings, leading the conference. McGerry, a third-team preseason All-American this season, has posted a 20-8 record with a 3.49 ERA in three seasons with the Red Storm. In addition, he has struck out 275 batters in 250 innings.

While being selected in the fourth round, McGerry was only the third player selected by the A's, who did not have a first round pick, and was the first pitcher taken by the team. "It feels good," McGerry said from his home in Philadelphia. "It's over with and I'm really hoping a good situation can come out of it. I hadn't spoken to them personally, and that happened when the (San Francisco) Giants drafted me in high school, but it's a great feeling. I'm in Cloud Nine."