Three University of Hawaii pitchers heard their names called on the final day of the 2015 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft on Wednesday.

Now comes the wait to see if any will be back.

Tyler Brashears and L.J. Brewster were the first to get drafted on Day 3 with Brashears getting the call from the Tampa Bay Rays in the 14th round (No. 418 overall). Brewster was taken by the Miami Marlins in the 22nd round (No. 656 overall).

Quintin Torres-Costa had to wait longer and chose at one point to stop listening to the online stream to go get food. He then got a call from Kaha Wong, father of good friend and St. Louis Cardinals second baseman Kolten Wong, informing him the Brewers took him in the 35th round (No. 1,051 overall).

"I’ve had a hard time sleeping for the past three days anyway so I woke up early and we have these workouts that we do with coach Kaha every day so I drove down there around 7:30," said Torres-Costa, who graduated from Waiakea High. "Knowing that I could get drafted but I didn’t really know was a little nerve-wracking."

Torres-Costa went 1-3 with a 4.00 ERA this season but excelled after moving out of the rotation. He allowed nine hits and nine walks in 18 1⁄3 scoreless innings of Big West play and struck out 49 total in 36 innings for the season.

Given a medical redshirt after having Tommy John surgery during his freshman year, Torres-Costa has two years of eligibility remaining at UH. He hasn’t decided whether he’ll sign or return to school.

Brewster, who was 6-5 with a 2.95 ERA and 63 strikeouts in 94 2⁄3 innings in his junior season, was woken up before the draft to talk with with multiple teams about potential scenarios. Like Torres-Costa, he started out watching the draft online but eventually stopped and only found out when the Marlins called him to let him know.

"They said, ‘I’m sure you saw we drafted you and I was like, ‘no, I actually didn’t," Brewster said. "It’s pretty exciting. It’s too early to say (what I’ll do) right now because we’re still working things out on both ends but I’m learning toward signing."

Brashears, who like Brewster is from California, was in Hawaii for the draft and is currently enrolled in online summer school courses.

Because the draft started at 6 a.m. locally, he was selected before he woke up and was informed he was taken by reading a text from UH teammate Kyle Von Ruden.

"I had to ask him what round I was drafted," Brashears said.

Brashears went 8-5 with a 1.86 ERA as a junior. The Rays were one of the teams he talked with the most before the draft but his hope was to go in the first 10 rounds.

"We had talked about going toward the end of the top 10 and couldn’t work things out then so you never really know," Brashears said. "They didn’t call me before they drafted so I think we’ll be negotiating for a bit on what we’ll do."

Oklahoma State’s Tim Arakawa, a 2011 Moanalua High graduate, heard his name called in the 23rd round (No. 705 overall) by the Los Angeles Angels.

"I’m appreciative to the Angels organization for giving me a chance and I’m ready to make the most of it," Arakawa said.

Jensen Park, who was named the Western Athletic Conference player of the year after hitting .422 with 11 doubles, three triples, six homers and 34 RBIs in his senior season at Northern Colorado, was taken by the Colorado Rockies in the 32nd round (No. 947 overall).

"I’m just on such a high. I’m excited to see what the future holds," Park said.

Kamehameha alumnus Kewby Meyer of Nevada was drafted in the 37th round (No. 1,108 overall) by the Rays.

‘Iolani’s Pikai Winchester was also taken by the Rays, in the 40th and final round No. 1,198 overall.

Winchester, who signed with UH, said he will play for the Victoria HarbourCats in the West Coast League this summer.

Kahaloa will sign with the Reds

Campbell High graduate Ian Kahaloa confirmed via text message on Thursday that he has decided to sign a contract with the Cincinnati Reds.

The right-handed pitcher was drafted in the fifth round on Tuesday. He will fly to Arizona on Friday to meet with the team to sign, pending a physical.

He was the Star-Advertiser’s prep player of the year.

Financial terms were not disclosed. Slot value for the No. 145 overall pick was $369,400.

DAY 3 DRAFTEES
Players with local ties