Bowling Green State University Athletics
Nolan Reimold Selected in Second Round of MLB Amateur Draft by Baltimore
June 07, 2005 | Baseball
June 7, 2005
Bowling Green, Ohio - Bowling Green State University student-athlete Nolan Reimold (Greenville, Pa.) was selected in the second round of the Major League Baseball Amateur draft on Tuesday, June 7, by the Baltimore Orioles. Reimold was taken as the 61st overall pick of the 2005 draft, the highest Falcon position player ever to be drafted and the fourth-highest Falcon ever selected in the 40-year history of the MLB draft.
"I'm happy and relieved all at the same time," said Reimold.
Since 1965 when the MLB Amateur Draft began, BGSU has had 36 players drafted. Reimold becomes just the third Falcon to be drafted among the top two rounds, joining Carl Moraw (29th overall pick, 1985, Milwaukee) and Doug Bair (46th overall pick, 1971, Pittsburgh). BGSU's Roger McDowell was drafted in the third round of the 1982 draft by the New York Mets (59th overall pick). Reimold becomes the first Falcon ever drafted by the Baltimore Orioles.
The 6-4, 205-pound junior was named the 2005 Mid-American Conference Player of the Year on May 25 while earning First-Team All-MAC honors in right field. Reimold ended the season with a .360 batting avg., .770 slugging pct., 20 home runs, 62 RBIs, and .496 on-base pct. His 20 home runs were second-most and his 62 RBIs were third-most by a Falcon in a single season. He was among the nation's leaders in slugging percentage, home runs and runs-batted-in throughout 2005.
Reimold's slugging percentage has come from 30 of his 64 hits this season going for extra bases (20 home runs, 7 doubles, 3 triples). He has also hit for average, finishing second on the BGSU squad with a .360 batting average and is sixth all-time at Bowling Green with a .366 career batting average. Defensively, the junior has roamed right field without committing an error in 84 fielding opportunities this season. In the past two seasons, he has committed just one error in over 160 fielding chances. As for his quickness, he has hit three triples in each of the last two seasons. He also was 4-for-4 in stolen base attempts this year.
He was named MAC West Player of the Week four times this season after such performances as three home runs vs. Findlay on March 16, a school-record-tying eight RBIs vs. Toledo on May 13, and hitting home runs in four-straight games over the final week of the season. He was also named National Hitter of the Week on March 28 by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper.
BGSU's Professional Signees (Signing date and organization listed below)Player Organization (Round) Year Nolan Reimold Baltimore (2nd-61st pick) 2005 Kelly Hunt Detroit (29th) 2003 Tim Newell Pittsburgh (FA) 2003 Corey Loomis Detroit (21st) 2002 Nick Elrod Chillicothe* (FA) 2002 Tim Newell Chillicothe* (FA) 2002 Craig Menke Houston (FA) 2001 Tony Fontana Boston (7th) 2000 Jason Kelley Milwaukee (34th) 1999 Bob Niemet San Francisco (FA) 1999 Rick Blanc Chillicothe (FA) 1998 Andy Butler Minnesota (23rd) 1998 Jeff Hundley Anaheim (7th) 1998 Drew Niles Florida (29th) 1998 Joe Holland San Francisco (10th) 1997 Andy Smith N.Y. Yankees (44th) 1997 Mike Chaney Pittsburgh (16th) 1996 Mike Combs Kalamazoo* (FA) 1996 Joe Cotton Philadelphia (18th) 1996 Bob Reichow Cleveland (27th) 1996 Andy Tracy Montréal (16th) 1996 Eric Stachler Houston (12th) 1995 Jeff Brown Portsmouth* (FA) 1993 Brian Koelling Cincinnati (14th) 1991 Scott Taylor Boston (28th) 1988 Chuck Steward Detroit (FA) 1987 Todd Hall Chicago White Sox (14th) 1986 Jamie Reiser Oakland (21st) 1986 Carl Moraw Milwaukee (2nd-29th pick) 1985 Larry Arndt Oakland (26th) 1985 Jim Phelps Chicago White Sox (FA) 1983 Roger McDowell N.Y. Mets (3rd-59th pick) 1982 Mark Hall Montréal (16th) 1982 Doug Groth Cincinnati (FA) 1981 Gary Reiter Atlanta (11th) 1979 Orel Hershiser Los Angeles (17th) 1979 Chuck Black Atlanta (26th) 1979 Mike Oleksak Oakland (FA) 1978 Jeff Jones Oakland (13th) 1977 Larry Owen Atlanta (17th) 1977 Randy Law Cincinnati (FA) 1976 Romie Schwieterman Chicago White Sox (FA) 1976 Kip Young Detroit (23rd) 1976 Mark Ammons Philadelphia (18th) 1973 Jim Meerpohl Philadelphia (16th) 1972 Bob Hill San Diego (FA) 1971 Tom Bennett Cleveland (FA) 1971 Doug Bair Pittsburgh (2nd-46th pick) 1971 John Knox Detroit (8th) 1970 John Frobose Cincinnati (FA) 1968 Dan Godby Cincinnati (FA) 1968 Lee Sage Detroit (34th) 1967 Ted Rose Cincinnati (36th) 1967 Stan Evans Atlanta (10th) 1966 Wayne Burdette N.Y. Mets (27th) 1965
