MLB DRAFT: Dodgers take CVCC’s Smith; LRU’s Dean, Whitson have names called (updated 9 p.m.)

HobbsDailyReport.com Seven players with area ties — including the top pitcher in Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC) history — had been selected in the Major League Baseball Draft on Wednesday as it reached its 40th and final round. Major league teams called the names of two CVCC players on this season’s roster and a former Red Hawks pitcher, two stars …