Day two of the major league baseball player draft came and went Wednesday, but not before two teams grabbed two more Kansas University players.

Pitcher Kenny Falconer and third baseman Travis Metcalf each were picked Wednesday, Falconer in the 24th round by the Seattle Mariners and Metcalf in the 38th round by the Minnesota Twins.

Tuesday, the Atlanta Braves drafted senior outfielder Casey Spanish in the 12th round, the lone Jayhawk selected on the first day.

Falconer, who was in his hometown of Lethridge, Alberta, Canada, when he heard the news, said he spoke with a Mariners scout an hour after being selected.

“He said he’s going to send the contract,” Falconer said. “I’ll look over it and weigh my options.”

Falconer has spent just the 2003 season at KU, going 2-0 with a 6.56 earned-run average with most of his work out of the bullpen. Scouts were drawn to Falconer by his 6-foot-6, 200-pound frame.

“I’m happy for Kenny Falconer,” KU coach Ritch Price said. “With his work ethic, I feel he has a tremendous upside.”

Falconer said he hadn’t decided what he would do, but he would definitely consider turning pro.

“It’s the next step,” he said. “I’ve thought a lot about it, and it’s obviously a really good opportunity. I’m pretty excited.”

Metcalf, a sophomore from Wamego, is less likely to entertain his offer from the Twins. Still, Price said it was an honor for Metcalf to get professional attention. Metcalf has had just one injury-free year in college, hitting .288 with 11 home runs and 44 RBIs as KU’s third baseman this season.

“It’s a compliment to him and the physical tools he has,” Price said. “If he comes back and continues to develop, I think he can be picked in the top 10 rounds down the road.”

Metcalf and Falconer’s selections are somewhat surprising, considering juniors Ryan Baty and Matt Tribble went undrafted. Baty, a first baseman who hit .377 with 10 homers and 57 RBIs this season, has remarkable speed for his 6-4, 215-pound frame. Tribble, an outfielder who was taken in the 15th round of the 2000 draft, hit .335 this season, and has few glaring weaknesses in his game.

Once Baty and Tribble went undrafted in the early rounds, though, taking them late would almost be pointless, considering they have — and would likely utilize — the option to return to KU for their senior seasons.

“They wanted to be drafted in the first 15 rounds,” Price said.

The upside, though, is that Kansas escaped this year’s draft virtually unscathed, which could lead to even more improvement next season.

“We didn’t get hurt,” Price said. “Everyone we signed is going to be coming here, plus we get Tribble and Baty back.”