The Coastal Bend has another athlete headed to professional baseball after Carroll High School graduate and pitcher Richie Roman was selected by the Kansas City Royals in the MLB Draft.Roman was chosen 509th overall in the 17th round. The 6-foot-4, 190-pound right-hander most recently played for the University of Houston.During his junior season, Roman appeared in 13 games, making 4 starts on the mound. He finished with a 2-1 record, 31 strikeouts and the second-best ERA on the team at 3.86.Roman is now 1 of 4 Coastal Bend players in the Royals organization. Ray alum Nick Loftin is in the Big Leagues, Calallen pitcher Justin Lamkin is at Double-A, and Sinton catcher Blake Mitchell plays in High-A. ...read more read less