Cole said the Pirates called him about 30 minutes before the draft began to tell him he was their choice. Cole gave Bauer a call right after Bauer was selected.
"We were both ecstatic," Custom Soccer Jerseys Cole said. "It was congratulations back and forth, really. I had a little more time to think about the conversation than he did because I jumped on him pretty quick. There wasn't a lot of substance because both of us were pretty much speechless."
Cole, a 6-foot-4, 220-pound junior, posted mediocre numbers this season for the Bruins (6-8, 3.31 ERA), but has what many consider to be the best pure stuff in the draft.
It's the second time Cole has been drafted in the first round. ac milan jersey He was the 28th overall selection by the New York Yankees in 2008 but never negotiated, instead opting to attend UCLA.
The Pirates, picking No. 1 for the fourth time in franchise history, are hoping Cole ends up being the ace of their pitching staff.
"Gerrit Cole has the size, strength, arsenal jersey overall package of stuff and mentality to develop into a top-of-the-rotation major league starting pitcher," said Greg Smith, the Pirates' director of scouting.
Pirates general manager Neal Huntington said Cole's mediocre numbers were not a concern when making the decision.
"Scouting is about projection," Huntington said. chelsea jersey "It's about what we believe a player can be two, four, six years from now. We're looking at a big, physical right-hander with quality stuff."
A 21-20 career record and 3.38 ERA in Westwood wasn't what earned Cole the top spot. The right-hander's repertoire -- high-90s fastball, sharp slider and improving changeup -- drew swarms of scouts to each of his starts. He had 376 strikeouts in 322.1 innings over three years.
While Cole was always pegged as an elite, england soccer jersey can't-miss prospect, Bauer -- a year younger than most draft-eligible college players because he graduated from high school early -- had to work his way up the board. Before the season Bauer, known more for his faded cap and quirky, Tim Lincecum-like delivery, was projected as a late first round choice by ESPN senior baseball analyst Keith Law. But an eye-opening junior campaign -- 13-2 record, 1.25 ERA in 16 starts -- catapulted Bauer, the Pac-10 Conference pitcher of the year, to the No. 3 spot.
Bauer led the nation with 203 strikeouts. The right-hander capped the season with a string of nine straight complete games and is one of three finalists for the Golden Spikes Award, which is given annually to the nation's top amateur player.
In three years, Bauer set UCLA records in career strikeouts (460), spain soccer jersey wins (34) and innings pitched (373.1).
"Getting drafted will be cool when it happens," Bauer told ESPNLosAngeles.com in May. "It will be an affirmation of all the hard work I've put in."
As sophomores, Cole and Bauer led the Bruins to their first trip to the College World Series since 1997. brazil soccer jersey This season they guided UCLA to its first outright Pac-10 title since 1986. They became the first pair of teammates to be taken in the top three picks since Arizona State's Bob Horner and Hubie Brooks in 1978.
Blair Angulo covers UCLA for ESPNLosAngeles.com. Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
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