Baseball | 6/8/2010 5:47:19 PM

MONMOUTH, Ore. - Blake Keitzman of the Western Oregon University baseball team has been selected by the Colorado Rockies in the 27th round of the 2010 Major League Baseball Amateur Draft, Tuesday, June 8.

Keitzman, a 6-0, 190 lbs, left-handed pitcher from Roseburg, Ore. (Roseburg High School), went 830rd overall in the draft and was the 14th pitcher, and the fourth lefty, of the day selected by the Rockies.

This season, Keitzman was named to the All-West region team on both the Daktronics and National Collegiate Baseball Writers' Association ballots after posting a record of 7-3 and a 3.84 earned run average. He also paced the Great Northwest Athletic Conference with eight complete games in 12 starts. He struck out 76 batters in 75 innings, while issuing only 23 walks.

Keitzman was also selected in the 2009 draft, by the Seattle Mariners, but decided to return to Western Oregon for his senior season. He came to WOU after spending his first two season in the Oregon State bullpen.