Nic Cuckovich was selected by the Kansas City Royals during round seventeen of the 2011 Major League Baseball First Year Player Draft.
The sophomore from Victoria, British Columbia in Canada was the lone Tiger selected by an MLB club and the highest of three players selected from the Orange Empire Conference.
According to Tigers coach Dennis Rogers, Cuckovich was going to attend the University of Hawaii next year but instead will report to Arizona to join the Royals rookie league team.
Although he projects as a third baseman in the pros, Cuckovich spent most of 2011 teaming with David Kiriakos in the Tigers' middle infield. Together the two were one of the best middle infield tandems in the conference this season.
Cuckovich batted .286 with one home run, 15 RBI and an impressive .831 OPS this season for RCC despite being hindered by a hand injury for part of the year.
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