Updated: Southeast's Tellor drafted by Atlanta Braves in 10th round

Southeast Missouri State first baseman and Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Year Matt Tellor got a call from an Atlanta Braves representative around the eighth round of the MLB draft on Friday.

He was asked if he'd be interested in playing for the Braves, and when he answered that he was they told him to keep watching the draft because they were going to try to select him in the 10th round.

Tellor was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 10th round as the 313th overall pick of the 40-round draft.

"Well, I was talking to [Southeast coach Steve] Bieser and my adviser...and they said, 'Just be ready for it, but remember nothing is for certain, nothing's guaranteed,'" Tellor said of the moments spent waiting after that phone call. "There was still a chance that I wouldn't get picked then. But me and my family were huddled around watching it and when we heard my name called I was giving out hugs and my mom was screaming. It was a good time."

Tellor, a second-team Louisville Slugger All-American, batted .386 as a senior while driving in a school-record 71 runs with 15 home runs.

"It's always an exciting day for our program when we have one of our players move on to the professional ranks," Southeast coach Steve Bieser said. With Matt getting drafted in the 10th round, I think that says a lot about your program to have anybody that goes that high in the draft."

Tellor joins former Redhawks Shae Simmons and Trenton Moses in the Braves organization. Both were selected by the Braves in the 2012 draft, and Simmons was called up to the major league a week ago.

"It seems like we've got a nice little pipeline going with the Atlanta Braves, and hats off to Terry Tripp, who is the area scout for the Braves," Bieser said. "He has a lot of confidence in our program and in our players to turn them in, and to work very hard to get those guys drafted from our program."

Tellor was one of five OVC players selected in the draft on Friday.

Tennessee Tech pitcher David Hess was selected by the Baltimore Orioles in the fifth round and was the 151st overall selection.

Tech third baseman Daniel Miles was drafted by Tampa Bay in the eighth round (247 overall) and outfielder Brandon Thomasson was selected by Kansas City in the ninth round (273 overall).

Belmont pitcher Austin Coley was selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the eighth round as the 251st overall pick.

Bieser is hopeful that his son, Southeast center fielder Cole Bieser, and left fielder Derek Gibson will be drafted on the final day of the draft on Saturday.

"I think we've got a chance for Derek and Cole," Bieser said. "I've heard a little bit of rumblings for both of those guys, and we may have a chance to get another one or two before it's all over."