West Bloomfield's Dazon Cole was drafted by the Braves in Round 29 of the MLB Draft on Saturday, at the same
time as he was finishing off his high school career with a loss in regionals. Cole is a Central Michigan University
commit. (The Oakland Press/PATRICK McINTYRE)

A dozen players with ties to Oakland County schools, or Michigan colleges were drafted in the three days of the 2014 MLB First-Year Player Draft, most of them on the final day Saturday.

Round/Pick.....Player, school.............................................Drafting team 
5/152................Jordan Foley, Central Michigan RHP..........Yankees [STORY]
6/195...............Andrew Sohn, Western Michigan SS*..........Cardinals [STORY]
13/391.............Matt Trowbridge, Central Michigan LHP.....Orioles [STORY]
14/424.............James Borque, Univ. of Michigan RHP........Nationals
15/455.............Jimmy Pickens, Michigan State RF*.............Reds
16/489.............Devan Ahart, University of Akron*..............Dodgers
20/610.............Trent Szkutnik, Univ. of Michigan LHP.......Tigers
23/682..............Joel Fisher, Michigan State C*.....................Phillies
27/815..............Jake Paulson, Oakland University RHP*.....Reds
29/883..............Dazon Cole, West Bloomfield HS RHP*....Braves [STORY]
31/940.............Grant Reuss, Cranbrook Kingswood LHP*.Tigers
34/1030...........Sammy Stevens, Brother Rice HS C*..........Tigers
39/1178...........Jake Morton, Oakland University RHP.........Indians

* — Andrew Sohn is a Bloomfield Hills native, and a graduate of Brother Rice HS
Jimmy Pickens is a graduate of Brother Rice HS
Devan Ahart is a graduate of Orchard Lake St. Mary’s School
Joel Fisher is a Farmington Hills native, and a graduate of Farmington HS
Jake Paulson is a graduate of Walled Lake Central HS
Dazon Cole is a Pontiac native