Chris Lambert Selected In First Round Of MLB Draft

Chris Lambert gets the call from the St. Louis Cardinals in the first round of the draft.

Chris Lambert Selected In First Round Of MLB Draft

June 07, 2004 | Baseball

June 7, 2004

The St. Louis Cardinals selected Boston College junior pitcher Chris Lambert (Manchester, N.H.) as their no. 1 pick in the first round of the 2004 Major League draft. Lambert was the 19th pick overall.

Lambert, BC's highest selection in the modern draft, shared BIG EAST Co-Pitcher of the Year honors, while also gaining All-Conference first-team distinction for the third straight season. The junior posted a 6-4 record, 3.02 ERA and .196 opponent batting average this season. He fanned a school single-season record 107 batters and threw two complete-game shutouts. After three years on the Heights, Lambert holds the Eagle career strikeout record of 282 and career earned run average mark of 2.84.