July 19, 2010

Former Cavalier Phil Gosselin was drafted in the fifth round of the Major League Baseball First Year Player Draft by the Atlanta Braves. He wasted no time signing, inking a deal less than a week after Virginia's season came to a close and quickly got his start with the Rome Braves, Atlanta's middle Class A affiliate, and the former Wahoo is making the most of his professional opportunity.

Entering action on Tuesday, Gosselin is hitting .329 in 21 games with Rome. He is playing second base and serving as the team's lead-off hitter in the line up. Gosselin has tallied four doubles, two triples and ten RBI, but his most valuable asset as a lead-off man is the ability to get on base, which he is doing. He's also been solid in the field, committing just one error in his 21 contests.

Gosselin will continue to play in Rome for the foreseeable future, but his next jump would be to the Braves' high Class A team, the Myrtle Beach Pelicans.