The Arizona Wildcats baseball team is getting its cleanup hitter back.

Right fielder Steve Selsky did not come to contract terms with the Colorado Rockies after being drafted in the 34th round of the 2010 Major League draft. He will be bringing his powerful bat back to Tucson to play his junior season at the UA.

The news got even better for coach Andy Lopez and his program. Not one of the five drafted recruits signed a pro contract. The biggest surprise was RHP Jesus Valdez who was selected in the 5th round and ended up being the highest of the Los Angeles Angels’ picks not to sign.

Valdez (or any of the other incoming freshmen) could still end up at a junior college where he would be eligible for next year’s draft. Lopez and the Cats are hoping to get him on the UA campus and secure his talents for the next three years.

Fall classes start Monday at Arizona so a few more days of recruiting remain. Having Selsky back to provide run support certainly can’t hurt.

The good news continues, Arizona Wildcats baseball fans!

With just a little over a week before the Aug. 15 deadline for signing a pro contract Steve Selsky and the five UA recruits are still amateurs.

The bad news is this is the week when the players have the most leverage and the dollar amounts go up. Can Andy Lopez last another nine days without losing anybody?

Selsky is currently taking part in the Cape Cod League playoffs. He was a Player of the Week in July but did not make the All-Star team.

UA pitcher Kyle Simon, however, will be joining the Cape Cod All-Stars at Fenway Park as he is third in the league in ERA. Cat fans should be very happy Simon is still a year away from draft eligibility.

Here are the six drafted-but-as-yet-unsigned players who could play for Arizona in 2011:

There have been no changes to the amateur status of Steve Selsky and five drafted UA recruits, and that is great news for Andy Lopez and the BatCats.

Selsky (along with Wildcat teammate Kyle Simon) is currently playing for the Orleans Firebirds in the Cape Cod League. He is hitting .282 with a .393 OBP and .408 SLG.

Here are the six players Arizona fans hope do not sign pro contracts before the Aug. 15 deadline:

The 2010 Major League Baseball Draft is a couple weeks in the rear-view mirror and the Arizona Wildcats have no news…which is great news.

Sophomore outfielder Steve Selsky and five incoming recruits were drafted but, as of now, none have signed pro contracts.

Here is the Wildcat and the five Maybe-Cats we’ll be tracking:

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Arizona right fielder Steve Selsky was drafted in the 34th round (pick 1,040 overall) of the 2010 Major League Baseball draft. That could be great news for the 2011 Wildcats.

The scouts think there were literally one thousand players better than Selsky this year. Logic says he will come back for his junior year, try to improve on this year’s impressive numbers and shoot up the draft boards. When dollar bills show up, however, logic often shuts up.

If Selsky does return the Cats could plug in Bryce Ortega for Rafael Valenzuela at second base and feature a returning letterman at every position. Not a bad place to be.

The only thing better would be for some of the incoming freshman to be so good they jump ahead of the returning players. Here is a look at the UA recruits (from here via here) who were drafted:

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