AURORA | The connection between Regis Jesuit High School and the Colorado Rockies continued this season in the 2013 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft.
The Rockies — who hired former Regis Jesuit coach Walt Weiss as manager prior to the 2013 season — selected two former Raiders among the 41 selections they made in the draft, which wrapped up Saturday after three days and 40 total rounds.
Weiss’ son, Brody, went to Colorado in the 22nd round of the draft with the 649th overall pick, 12 spots later than the highest player selected from an Aurora school, as former Grandview shortstop Alex Allbritton went 637th to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
Brody Weiss, a shortstop who has signed with the University of California-Santa Barbara, was joined by former Regis Jesuit outfielder Cole Norton, who was taken No. 1,159th overall out of St. Mary’s, Calif.
Recent Regis Jesuit graduate Andrew Schmidt, a left-handed hitting outfielder who is the son of Rockies vice president of scouting Bill Schmidt, had his named called as well in the draft. The New York Yankees made Schmidt the No. 1,154th overall selection.
Allbritton — a 2009 Grandview graduate — just wrapped up a playing career at New Mexico in which played primarily at third base.
Reach Sports Editor Courtney Oakes at sports@aurorasentinel.com or 303-750-7555
2013 AURORA MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL DRAFT PICKS
No. 637 overall (21st round): SS Alex Allbritton (Grandview H.S., New Mexico), Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
No. 649 overall (22nd round): SS Brody Weiss (Regis Jesuit H.S.), Colorado Rockies
No. 1,154 overall: OF Andrew Schmidt (Regis Jesuit H.S.), New York Yankees
No. 1,159 overall: OF Cole Norton (Regis Jesuit H.S., St. Mary’s (Calif.), Colorado Rockies
OTHER SELECTIONS WITH COLORADO TIES
No. 19 overall: LHP Marco Gonzales (Rocky Mountain H.S., Gonzaga), St. Louis Cardinals
No. 228 overall: LHP Sam Wilson (Lamar C.C.), Chicago Cubs
No. 279 overall: LHP Mitch Horacek (ThunderRidge H.S., Dartmouh), Baltimore Orioles
No. 295 overall: C Garrett Custons (Air Force), Toronto Blue Jays
No. 312 overall: RHP Tyler Rogers (Chatfield H.S., Austin Peay), San Francisco Giants
No. 331 overall: LHP Denton Keys (Rye H.S.), Philadelphia Phillies
No. 339 overall: LHP Steven Brault (Regis University), Baltimore Orioles
No. 361 overall: RHP Griffin Jax (Cherry Creek H.S.), Philadelphia Phillies
No. 727 overall: CF Mark Shannon (Chatfield H.S., UNLV), Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
No. 739 overall: RHP Alec Hansen (Loveland H.S.), Colorado Rockies
No. 743 overall: RHP Derik Beauprez (Cherry Creek H.S.), Boston Red Sox
No. 906 overall: LHP Ryan Beck (Fort Collins H.S., New Mexico State), Detroit Tigers
No. 918 overall: RHP Sean Johnson (Widefield H.S., Iowa Western CC), Chicago Cubs
No; 1,044 overall: LHP Clay Miller (Bayfield H.S.), Kansas City Royals
No. 1,064 overall: RHP Nick Green (Fountain-Fort Carson H.S.), New York Yankees
No. 1,117 overall: RHP Alexander Blackford (Cherry Creek H.S., Arizona State), Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
No. 1,141 overall: RHP Dimitri Casas (Cherry Creek H.S.), Philadelphia Phillies
