The Boston Red Sox finished up the 2010 MLB Draft yesterday by selecting a total of 52 players through 50 rounds. The two extra players came from compensation picks for losing Jason Bay and Billy Wagner during free agency.

Here’s how it breaks down:

• 33 high school players
• 3 junior college players
• 9 college juniors
• 7 college seniors

From there it breaks down like this positionally:

• 1 first baseman
• 1 second baseman
• 7 catchers
• 10 outfielders
• 6 shortstops
• 27 pitchers

A full list of the 52 players drafted by the Red Sox after the jump.

Pick (Rd)	Name	School	POS	B/T	Class
20 (1st)	Kolbrin Vitek	Ball State	2B	R/R	JR
36 (Supp)	Bryce Brentz	Middle TN St.	LF	R/R	JR
39 (Supp)	Anthony Ranaudo	LSU	P	R/R	JR
57 (2nd)	Brandon Workman	Texas	R	R/R	JR
110 (3rd)	Sean Coyle	Germantown Academy	SS	R/R	HS
143 (4th)	Garin Cecchini	Barbe HS (LA)	SS	L/R	HS
173 (5th)	Henry Ramos	Alfonso Casta Martinez HS (PR)	RF	S/R	HS
203 (6th)	Kendrick Perkins	La Porte HS (TX)	CF	L/R	HS
233 (7th)	Chris Hernandez	Miami (FL)	P	L/L	JR
263 (8th)	Mathew Price	Virgina Tech	P	R/R	JR
293 (9th)	Tyler Barnette	Hickory HS (NC)	P	R/R	HS
323 (10th)	Jacob Dahlstrand	Memorial HS (TX)	P	R/R	HS
353 (11th)	Lucas LeBlanc	Delgado College	OF	R/R	J2
383 (12th)	Garrett Rau	California Baptist Univ.	P	R/R	JR
413 (13th)	Keith Couch	Adelphi Univ.	P	L/R	JR
443 (14th)	Michael Hollenback	Joliet Township HS (IL)	C	L/R	HS
473 (15th)	Stephen Wilkerson	Pope HS (GA)	SS	S/R	HS
503 (16th)	Adam Duke	Spanish Fork HS (UT)	P	R/R	HS
533 (17th)	Jason Garcia	Land O’Lakes HS (FL)	P	R/R	HS
563 (18th)	Dallas Chadwick	Shasta HS (CA)	P	R/R	HS
593 (19th)	Eric Jaffe	Bishop O’Dowd School (CA)	P	R/R	HS
623 (20th)	Roderick Shoulders	Brandon HS (FL)	C	L/R	HS
653 (21st)	Mason Justice	Holland Hall HS (OK)	P	R/R	HS
683 (22nd)	Trace Tam Sing	Newport HS (WA)	P	R/R	HS
713 (23rd)	Austin Wright	Chipola JC	P	L/L	J2
743 (24th)	Sean Yost	Nebraska	P	R/R	JR
773 (25th)	Tyler Lockwood	TCU	P	R/R	SR
803 (26th)	Dillon Overton	Weatherford HS (OK)	P	L/L	HS
833 (27th)	Jay Gonzalez	Freedom HS (FL)	CF	L/L	HS
863 (28th)	Michael Wagner	Centennial HS (NV)	P	R/R	HS
893 (29th)	Paul Davis	Pensacola JC	P	R/R	J2
923 (30th)	Desean Anderson	Ragsdale HS (NC)	CF	R/R	HS
953 (31st)	Dustin Renfroe	Copiah Academy (MS)	C	R/R	HS
983 (32nd)	Jordan Alexander	Vista HS (CA)	CF	R/R	HS
1013 (33rd)	Mark Donham	Jupiter Community HS (FL)	RHP	R/R	HS
1043 (34th)	Michael Gleason	Cal St Chico	RHP	R/R	SR
1073 (35th)	Joshua Riddle	Western Hills HS (KY)	SS	L/R	HS
1103 (36th)	Shane Rowland	Tampa Catholic HS (FL)	C	L/R	HS
1133 (37th)	Aaron Jones	San Clemente HS (CA)	C	R/R	HS
1163 (38th)	Thomas Bourdon	Northwest Catholic HS (CT)	OF	L/R	HS
1193 (39th)	Nicholas Robinson	North Central Col	SS	L/R	SR
1223 (40th)	Luke Yoder	Cal Poly – San Luis Obispo	LF	R/R	SR
1253 (41st)	Hernandez, Jayson	Rutgers U	C	R/R	SR
1283 (42nd)	Daniel Slania	Salpointe Catholic HS (AZ)	RHP	R/R	HS
1313 (43rd)	Patrick Smith	Redan HS (GA)	CF	L/L	HS
1343 (44th)	Zach Kapstein	Tiverton HS (RI)	C	R/R	HS
1373 (45th)	James Kang	Pomona-Pitzer Col	SS	R/R	SR
1403 (46th)	Jarrett Thomason	Eastside HS (SC)	RHP	R/R	HS
1433 (47th)	David Roseboom	LaSalle Institute (NY)	LHP	L/L	HS
1463 (48th)	Jared Autrey	Stephenville HS (TX)	RHP	R/R	HS
1493 (49th)	Trygg Larsson-Danforth	Yale U	1B	L/R	SR
1523 (50th)	Weston Hoekel	Bishop Kenny HS (FL)	RHP	R/R	HS

Before we get going here, I just wanted to give a shout out to my brother Keith, who is celebrating his birthday today.

When the Boston Red Sox traded for Victor Martinez from the Cleveland Indians, they had to give up some quality players to get him. One of those was Nick Hagadone and the other was Justin Masterson, last night’s starter for the Indians.

I still remember the day and the video of Masterson talking after the trade. You could tell he was heartbroken as was most of Red Sox Nation. He was well-liked by everyone because of his personality. Even Don Orsillo and Jerry Remy up in the NESN booth missed him but I really think it was the fact that they missed Masterson’s wife cookies.

It was inevitable that Masterson would face his former club at some point after the trade. The Red Sox did face the Indians at the end of the 2009 season but they didn’t see Masterson.

Last night Masterson faced off with his friend Clay Buchholz. They played together at various points of their minor league careers. And it was Masterson who got the better of Buchholz and the Red Sox.

Masterson left his former teammates helpless at the plate last night as he only allowed two hits and two walks with six strikeouts. This is the same Masterson who had struggled in an Indians uniform with just one win over his last 18 starts and was 2-12 in Cleveland.

But he showed us why he was included in the deal for VMart with his nasty sinker and slider. His sinker netted him 17 ground ball outs to just four flyouts. The outing by Masterson should give him some confidence on the mound as he moves forward with the Indians.

It’s not to say that Buchholz pitched all that bad last night, let’s just say he was effectively wild. He got squeezed a few times and uncorked a few wild pitches that would end up hurting him. But how can you say he pitched bad when he only allowed three hits and three runs in seven innings which goes in the books as a quality start.

He did settle down and retired the last nine batters he faced leaving the team with a chance, a small chance albeit with Masterson dealing. But any hopes of a Red Sox comeback were extinguished by the Indians beating up on Boof Bonser and Joe Nelson in the 8th inning when they scored eight runs to blow open a close ball game.

Before we go, don’t forget to show Kevin Youkilis some love in the 2010 MLB All-Star Game voting.

We’ll be back later with tonight’s lineups, batter/pitcher matchups, news and any links from the day but for now enjoy the overnight links.

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Master of his craft [Boston Globe]

Lowell a real nowhere man [Boston Globe]

He left ex-teammates with a sinking feeling [Boston Globe]

Hall hitting the ball, playing all over the place [Boston Globe]

Recap: Indians 11, Red Sox 0 [Boston Herald]

Justin Masterson impresses [Boston Herald]

Approach with caution [Boston Herald]

Stephen Strasburg wows Red Sox [Boston Herald]

Teammates reunite outside Fenway [Boston Herald]

More rest for Ellsbury [Clubhouse Insider]

Masterson owns his old Sox teammates, 11-0 [CSN New England]

Sox never had a Strasburg moment [ESPN Boston]

Of Beckett, Ellsbury and lost lunches [ESPN Boston]

‘Teammates’ unveiled [ESPN Boston]

A rare road loss for Buchholz [ESPN Boston]

Closing Time: Indians 11, Red Sox 0 [Full Count]

Ellsbury needs ‘a little bit more rest’ [Full Count]

Ryan Kalish Talks About His Draft Day and Peter Abraham Discusses the Red Sox’ Draft [NESN.com]

Johnny Pesky, Bobby Doerr On Hand For Unveiling of ‘Teammates’ Statue at Fenway Park [NESN.com]

Don Orsillo and Jerry Remy Praise Clay Buchholz’s Recent Work on Mound [NESN.com]

Justin Masterson Pleased to Nab Second Win of Season [NESN.com]

Justin Masterson, Clay Buchholz Reverse Roles on Wednesday Night in Cleveland [NESN.com]

Red Sox Steadily Climbing in MLB Power Rankings [NESN.com]

Which Current Red Sox Player Could Be Honored With a Statue When His Career is Over? [NESN.com]

Sox grounded by old pal Masterson [Providence Journal]

Red Sox Journal: Team impressed by Strasburg’s debut [Providence Journal]

Statue of legendary ‘Teammates’ unveiled [RedSox.com]

Boston replenishes farm system with arms [RedSox.com]

Papelbon out until at least Friday [RedSox.com]

Hermida returns; Cameron sits [RedSox.com]

Beckett hopes to start throwing Saturday [RedSox.com]

Masterson comes back to haunt Red Sox [RedSox.com]

More rest for Ellsbury? [RedSox.com]

V-Mart pays it forward with former host family [RedSox.com]

Contract makes sure Beckett can focus on healing [Rob Bradford – WEEI.com]

Masterson gave the Red Sox something to remember him by [Rob Bradford – WEEI.com]

For more slices of Red Sox goodness, head over to the Boston Globe, Boston Herald, ESPN Boston, NESN, Providence Journal and WEEI websites.

And if you must read the enemy papers, check out the Cleveland Plain Dealer and Akron Beacon Journal websites.

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UConn Football links

Rest of Big East OK in football APR [ESPN.com – Big East Blog]

What Nebraska moving to the Big 10 means to UConn and the Big East [Joe Perez – Norwich Bulletin]

UConn Women’s Basketball links

More Travel Problems For Walker, Knee Improving [Rich Elliott – CT Post]

Recruiting Update [Rich Elliott – CT Post]

Lobo recognized for her great impact on women’s basketball [CT Post]

UConn Men’s Basketball links

Calhoun rides again [David Borges – New Haven Register]

This Year’s Big East/SEC Invitational [David Borges – New Haven Register]

UConn’s NCAA problems not so bad after all [Lee Lewis – The Republican-American]

Jim Calhoun Cancer Challenge Ride And Walk [Mike Anthony – Hartford Courant]

Coaches Vs. Cancer Field [Mike Anthony – Hartford Courant]

UConn Safe With Academic Progress Rate (930 out of 1,000) [Mike Anthony – Hartford Courant]

An NCAA Response, The Calhoun Way [Hartford Courant]

Coach Jim Calhoun, UConn Athletic Department Warned To Avoid Josh Nochimson [Hartford Courant]

Calhoun Ride and Walk slated for Saturday [New Haven Register]

UConn Basketball: Twilight? [The Perpetual Post]

Other UConn related links

Baseball: Glynn Selected By Padres In 49th Round [UConnHuskies.com]

UConn Meets APR Standard In All 24 Sports [UConnHuskies.com]

All UConn teams reach APR standards [Hartford Courant]

Here are the rest of the Boston Red Sox 2010 MLB Draft picks.

Pick (Rd)	Name	School	POS	B/T	Class
953 (31st)	Dustin Renfroe	Copiah Academy (MS)	C	R/R	HS
983 (32nd)	Jordan Alexander	Vista HS (CA)	CF	R/R	HS
1013 (33rd)	Mark Donham	Jupiter Community HS (FL)	RHP	R/R	HS
1043 (34th)	Michael Gleason	Cal St Chico	RHP	R/R	SR
1073 (35th)	Joshua Riddle	Western Hills HS (KY)	SS	L/R	HS
1103 (36th)	Shane Rowland	Tampa Catholic HS (FL)	C	L/R	HS
1133 (37th)	Aaron Jones	San Clemente HS (CA)	C	R/R	HS
1163 (38th)	Thomas Bourdon	Northwest Catholic HS (CT)	OF	L/R	HS
1193 (39th)	Nicholas Robinson	North Central Col	SS	L/R	SR
1223 (40th)	Luke Yoder	Cal Poly – San Luis Obispo	LF	R/R	SR
1253 (41st)	Hernandez, Jayson	Rutgers U	C	R/R	SR
1283 (42nd)	Daniel Slania	Salpointe Catholic HS (AZ)	RHP	R/R	HS
1313 (43rd)	Patrick Smith	Redan HS (GA)	CF	L/L	HS
1343 (44th)	Zach Kapstein	Tiverton HS (RI)	C	R/R	HS
1373 (45th)	James Kang	Pomona-Pitzer Col	SS	R/R	SR
1403 (46th)	Jarrett Thomason	Eastside HS (SC)	RHP	R/R	HS
1433 (47th)	David Roseboom	LaSalle Institute (NY)	LHP	L/L	HS
1463 (48th)	Jared Autrey	Stephenville HS (TX)	RHP	R/R	HS
1493 (49th)	Trygg Larsson-Danforth	Yale U	1B	L/R	SR
1523 (50th)	Weston Hoekel	Bishop Kenny HS (FL)	RHP	R/R	HS

Boston Red Sox @ Cleveland Indians 7:05 p.m Progressive Field SP: Clay Buchholz vs Justin Masterson TV: NESN, MLB.tv Radio: Red Sox Radio Network

Tim Wakefield has gone through some highs and lows for the Boston Red Sox in 2010. He found himself in the starting rotation to start the season only to find himself banished to the bullpen when Daisuke Matsuzaka returned. Then he returned to the rotation when Josh Beckett became injured.

But for Wakefield, he’s been a true professional throughout all of this and he rewarded Terry Francona last night with another quality start that helped the Red Sox to a 3-2 win. In the win, Wake picked up his second win of the season which now gives 177 in his career as a member of the Red Sox. He trails Cy Young and steroid boy Roger Clemens by 15 wins (both have 192).

Wakefield has been a member of the Red Sox since 1995 and was teammate of Clemens. And oh by the way, Clemens had pitched the most innings in Red Sox history until last night. Wakefield passed Clemens for the all-time Red Sox innings pitched record when he got Russell Branyan to pop out. Wake didn’t even know he had gotten the record but his catcher Victor Martinez did.

VMart asked for the ball and had it given to the dugout and Wake was left to wonder why. He found after the game when he went to his locker only to see his Wakefield nameplate gone and replaced with 2777.

Here’s what Wake had to say after the game about the record:

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UConn Football links

Late Addition To 2010 Class: A Long Snapper [Desmond Conner – Hartford Courant]

DC was also busy answering questions in his mailbag [Desmond Conner – Hartford Courant]

Phil Steele ranks toughest schedules [ESPN.com – Big East Blog]

UConn Women’s Basketball links

Coach Auriemma To Be Rebecca Lobo’s Video Presenter [John Altavilla – Hartford Courant]

Rebecca Lobo induction is Sunday [Hartford Courant]

UConn Men’s Basketball links

Stanley Robinson, Nets Workout [Mike Anthony – Hartford Courant]

Richie Ashmeade Arrested In Phoenix [Mike Anthony – Hartford Courant]

STORRS, Conn. – University of Connecticut junior Pierre LePage was selected by the Chicago Cubs in the 13th round of the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft, which took place on Tuesday.

As the 400th overall pick, LePage becomes the second UConn player to be drafted in 2010, as he joins Mike Olt, who went as the 49th overall pick on Monday. LePage is also the 137th Husky to be drafted or to sign with the MLB in program history.

“Pierre is an extraordinary student-athlete that always played as hard as he could,” said head coach Jim Penders. “He’s been one of our most consistent, confident, and competitive players. I’m very proud of him and glad the Cubs recognized his immense potential by drafting him today.”

LePage finished the 2010 season batting .327 for the Huskies, while recording 81 hits, 63 runs scored and 57 RBI. He led the team with 20 doubles and struck out only three times during the year, which was an NCAA record. In 56 games played, the junior stole 29 bases in his 35 attempts and chipped in with 106 putouts and 173 assists at second base.

Here are the Boston Red Sox 2010 MLB Draft picks for rounds 16 through 30. We’ll be back tomorrow with rounds 31-50 once the draft is completed.

Pick (Rd)	Name	School	POS	B/T	Class
503 (16th)	Adam Duke	Spanish Fork HS (UT)	P	R/R	HS
533 (17th)	Jason Garcia	Land O’Lakes HS (FL)	P	R/R	HS
563 (18th)	Dallas Chadwick	Shasta HS (CA)	P	R/R	HS
593 (19th)	Eric Jaffe	Bishop O’Dowd School (CA)	P	R/R	HS
623 (20th)	Roderick Shoulders	Brandon HS (FL)	C	L/R	HS
653 (21st)	Mason Justice	Holland Hall HS (OK)	P	R/R	HS
683 (22nd)	Trace Tam Sing	Newport HS (WA)	P	R/R	HS
713 (23rd)	Austin Wright	Chipola JC	P	L/L	J2
743 (24th)	Sean Yost	Nebraska	P	R/R	JR
773 (25th)	Tyler Lockwood	TCU	P	R/R	SR
803 (26th)	Dillon Overton	Weatherford HS (OK)	P	L/L	HS
833 (27th)	Jay Gonzalez	Freedom HS (FL)	CF	L/L	HS
863 (28th)	Michael Wagner	Centennial HS (NV)	P	R/R	HS
893 (29th)	Paul Davis	Pensacola JC	P	R/R	J2
923 (30th)	Desean Anderson	Ragsdale HS (NC)	CF	R/R	HS

Boston Red Sox @ Cleveland Indians 7:05 p.m Progressive Field SP: Tim Wakefield vs David Huff TV: NESN, MLB.tv Radio: Red Sox Radio Network

Afternoon Red Sox Delight – 6/8 [SOX & Dawgs]