Pierre LePage of Wolcott, a second baseman at UConn who was the toughest player in Division I baseball to strike out this spring, was taken by the Chicago Cubs in the 13th round (40oth overall).

LePage, listed at 5-foot-7 and 157 pounds, draws comparisons to Dustin Pedroia of the Red Sox. Both are undersized, gritty second basemen who bust it on every single play. LePage batted .327 with a team-high 20 doubles, three homers and 58 RBIs this year. He also stole 29 bases and struck out only three times in 248 at-bats, the best ratio in college baseball.

LePage attended Loomis Chaffee, where he batted .590 as a senior.