North Carolina produces a large haul of baseball draftees

More than 50 college and high school players with state ties have been selected by Major League Baseball teams over the past three days

The marathon that is the annual Major League Baseball free agent draft finally came to an end Wednesday with 70 players with North Carolina ties from 20 different colleges and nine high schools selected over the 40 rounds.

Here is the list of those newly minted draftees, along with the teams that selected them:

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Round 1

Jordyn Adams, OF, Green Hope HS/Cary, 17 overall (Angels)

Griffin Roberts, P, Wake Forest, 43 (Cardinals)

Round 2

Griffin Conine, OF, Duke, 52 (Blue Jays)

Owen White, P, Jesse Carson HS, China Grove, 55 (Rangers)

Ryan Jeffers, C, UNCW, 59 (Twins)

Round 3

Cal Raleigh, C, Cullowhee/Florida State, 90 (Mariners)

Jimmy Herron, OF, Duke, 98 (Cubs)

Round 5

Dwanya Williams-Sutton, OF, ECU, 141 (Padres)

Justin Jarvis, Lake Norman HS, Mooresville, 155 (Brewers)

Round 6

Andrew Moritz, OF, UNCG, 172 (Braves)

Warren Austin, P, UNCW, 181 (Angels)

Rodney Hutchison, P, UNC, 187 (Yankees)

Round 7

Brett Kinneman, OF, NC State, 204 (Pirates)

Andrew Wantz, P, UNCG, 211 (Angels)

Round 8

Ryan Conroy, P, Elon, 235 (Orioles)

Alex Royalty, P, UNCW, 253 (Indians)

Round 9

Brian Brown, P, NC State, 280 (Red Sox)

Josh McLain, OF, NC State, 284 (Dodgers)

Round 10

Brock Deatherage, OF, NC State, 285 (Tigers)

Clark Cota, P, UNCW, 293 (Athletics)

Josh Maciejewski, P, Charlotte, 307 (Yankees)

Round 11

Cody Roberts, C, UNC, 325 (Orioles)

Chris Holba, P, ECU, 333 (Cardinals)

Round 12

Reece Hampton, OF, Charlotte, 345 (Tigers)

Ryne Ogren, 2B, Elon, 358 (Mariners)

Kyle Datres, 3B, UNC, 366 (Rockies)

Round 13

Chris Proctor, C, Duke, 375 (Tigers)

Zack Kone, SS, Duke, 384 (Pirates)

Cooper Criswell, P, UNC, 391 (Angels)

Colin Schmid, P, Appalachian State, 393 (Cardinals)

Ryan Supple, P, Wake Forest, 396 (Rockies)

Round 14

Johnny Aiello, 3B, Wake Forest, 416 (Blue Jays)

Brandon Riley, 2B, UNC, 412 (Cardinals)

Round 15

Matt Frisbee, P, UNCG, 436 (Giants)

Julian Smith, P, Catawba Valley CC/Concord (Dodgers)

Round 16

Josh Hiatt, P, UNC, 476 (Blue Jays)

Holden Laws, P, South Granville HS/Creedmore, 478 (Mariners)

Round 17

Allen Winans, P, Campbell, 500 (Mets)

Justin Dean, OF, Lenoir-Ryne, 502 (Braves)

Cesar, Trejo, OF, UNCG, 508 (Mariners)

Brett Daniels, P, UNC, 522 (Astros)

Round 18

Ethan DeCaster, P, Duke, 525 (Tigers)

Cobie Vance, SS, Alabama/Fayetteville, 533 (Athletics)

Round 19

Randy Norris, OF, Winston-Salem St., 556 (Giants)

Will Kobos, P, George Washington/Charlotte, 564 (Pirates)

Andrew Jayne, OF, Terry Sanford HS/Fayetteville, 565 (Orioles)

Round 20

Connor Litton, 3B, ECU, 587 (Phillies)

Round 21

Jake Smith, P, Chapel Hill HS, 617 (Phillies)

Zachary Hammer, P, Alexander Central/Stony Point, 620 (Mets)

Mason Fox, OF, Gardner-Webb, 621 (Padres)

Round 22

Jack Labosky, P, Duke, 660 (Rays)

Bryce Hensley, P, UNCG, 662 (Royals)

Round 24

Trent Fennell, P, Barton, 726 (Rockies)

Round 25

Jack Maynard, P, UNCG, 738 (White Sox)

Landon Whitson, P, Lenoir-Rhyne, 759 (Diamondbacks)

Round 27

Jack Conley, C, NC State, 797 (Phillies)

Lee Hunter, P, High Point, 814 {Twins)

Christian Jayne, OF, Terry Sanford HS/Fayetteville, 819 (Diamondbacks)

Round 28

Trey Whitley, OF, North Johnston HS/Kenly 835 (Orioles)

Round 30

Mitch Stallings, P, Duke, 892 (Braves)

Tyler Johnson, P, Gardner-Webb, 907 (Yankees)

Round 31

Austin Easter, P, UNCW, 926 (Blue Jays)

Round 32

Sincere Smith, SS, East Bladen HS/Elizabethtown, 967 (Yankees)

Austin Bergner, P, UNC, 969 (Diamondbacks)

Round 33

Mason Berne, 1B, UNCW, 982 (Braves)

Round 34

Matt McGarry, 2B, Belmont Abbey, 1027 (Yankees)

Round 35

Jason Morgan, P, UNC, 1038 (White Sox)

Jeremiah Boyd, C, Hickory Ridge HS/Harrisburg, 1060 (Red Sox)

Round 39

Zack Gahagan, SS, UNC, 1173 (Cardinals)

Round 40

Garrison Burress, SS, Catawba Valley CC, 1209 (Diamondbacks)