RHAM High School graduate A.J. Pollock was named the 17th pick in the Major League Baseball draft on Tuesday, headed to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Pollock has been heavily scouted by the team all spring while playing baseball at the University of Notre Dame. Pollock is the first state player selected in the first round since Norwalk's Pete Tucci went to the Blue Jays with the 31st pick in 1996. He played shortstop for the RHAM High School Varsity Baseball team in 2006, finishing with a batting average of .465 and named the Gatorade State Player of the Year. At age 21, A.J. Pollock is the highest ranking Connecticut draft pick since Fairfield's Charles Nagy was drafted out of UConn by the Indians with the 17th pick in 1988. Pollock played center field for Notre Dame and the Cape Cod Baseball League hitting .365 with 10 home runs, and 52 RBI's.
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