Taken with the 142nd pick overall, Miclat is expected to ink a deal with a signing bonus of $225,000, which will be the largest bonus received thus far by a fifth-round pick. He said he plans to leave Sunday to report to the Orioles’ Gulf Coast League team in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

In June, the Atlanta Braves selected Thompson in the fifth round, much lower than expected, with the 160th pick overall. For now, Virginia’s all-time wins leader is waiting on a suitable offer from the organization to forgo his final year of eligibility as a Cavalier.

As of Tuesday, the four Virginia baseball players with a year of eligibility remaining are at opposite ends of the post-MLB draft spectrum.

The area scout from the New York Yankees told former Virginia second baseman David Adams that the organization had just used their third round pick, the No. 106 overall selection, to secure his services.

Players associated with Virginia’s baseball program, and at least one local prep standout, will likely run the gauntlet, covering all the scenarios during the draft process that kicks off today at 2 p.m. (ESPN2) and concludes Friday in rapid-fire style during the final 45 rounds.

Thanks to an odd interference call on a slide made by Greg Miclat into second base in the sixth inning by umpire Marc Lewis that eliminated a run and potential rally for the Cavaliers, Cal State Fullerton cruised to a 4-1 win at Goodwin Field.

Mathematically speaking, Virginia has punched its ticket to the ACC baseball tournament. That happened last weekend in the midst of the Cavaliers’ annual break from league play for exams.

How it exactly happened is a miniature mystery to Phil Gosselin. The fact that the Virginia infielder did not need the hamate bone in his wrist only added to his disbelief. The timing, of course, only compounded the situation.