TERRIFIC TEAMMATES

The seven previous high school teammates selected in the first round of the same draft

- Matt Eddy

Corona High teammates Seth Hernandez, Billy Carlson and Brady Ebel are vying to become the first trio of prep teammates ever selected in the first round of the same draft.

The BA mock draft has Hernandez going sixth overall to the Pirates and Carlson 10th to the White Sox. That would give Hernandez and Carlson a composite selection number of 16, which would be the second-lowest in draft history for high school teammates.

Only the Chatsworth (Calif.) High duo of Mike Moustakas and Matt Dominguez, taken second and 12th overall in 2007, has a lower composite selection number at 14.

Presented chronologically, here are the seven pairs of high school teammates who were taken in the first round of the same draft. Players are listed with Baseball-Reference WAR in parentheses.

1972: CORDOVA HS, RANCHO CORDOVA, CALIF.

12. Mike Ondina, OF, White Sox (N/A)

20. Jerry Manuel, SS, Tigers (-0.6 in 96 G)

Ondina reached Triple-A briefly in eight pro seasons. Manuel reached the majors for parts of five seasons but is better known as manager of the White Sox and Mets between 1998 and 2010.

1997: GREAT BRIDGE HS, CHESAPEAKE, VA.

9. Michael Cuddyer, SS, Twins (17.8 in 1,536 G)

17. John Curtice, LHP, Red Sox (N/A)

Cuddyer played his way off the dirt in the big leagues but collected more than 1,500 hits and nearly 200 home runs in a 15-year MLB career while playing mostly right field for the Twins, Rockies and Mets.

Curtice pitched his way onto the 1999 Top 100 Prospects list with a big year in the Midwest League but reached only High-A before retiring after two surgeries in four pro seasons.

2000: RANCHO BERNARDO HS, SAN DIEGO

8. Matt Wheatland, RHP, Tigers (N/A)

25. Scott Heard, C, Rangers (N/A)