CINCINNATI, Ohio --- Tusculum College signee Oliver Santos has been drafted in the 35th round by the Cincinnati Reds in the 2009 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft.

Santos, a 6-2, 180-pound infielder from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, recently graduated from USC Salkehatchie, where he was named to the All-Region X First Team this past season. He established school single-season records with 72 hits, 46 runs scored, 45 RBI and a stellar .453 batting average. Santos also belted 17 doubles in 2009, following the 16 he accounted for last year.

He leaves USC Salkehatchie as the Indians all-time leader with 126 hits, 33 doubles and 68 RBI. His 79 runs scored are the second most in school history.

Tusculum captured its fourth South Atlantic Conference title in the last five years, while posting a 36-18 record. The Pioneers also earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Division II Tournament, TC's third straight postseason appearance and fifth in the last seven years. Tusculum's five NCAA Tournament showings are the most in conference history.

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