Jonathan Meyer sat at the computer for almost four hours on Tuesday, waiting for his name to appear on the screen.

With the final selection on the first day of the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft, the Simi Valley High senior saw what he was patiently looking for around 7:45 p.m.

The standout shortstop was drafted in the supplemental third round, 111th overall, by the Houston Astros.

Meyer could breathe a sigh of relief—and get up to stretch.

"It's really an honor. I pretty much feel the same after we won the CIF," said Meyer, referring to Simi Valley's CIFSouthern Section Division I baseball championship in 2008.

Meyer wasn't sure if he could handle another marathon session watching MLB's live draft tracker.

"Yeah, I feel relief," he said. "I don't know what I would have done if I had to wait another day."

Meyer was one of four local baseball players drafted in the first two days, joining SVHS senior outfielder Brent Keys, former Pioneer and UC Irvine senior shortstop Ben Orloff and Royal senior pitcher Bryan Berglund.

The draft concluded Thursday.

Berglund was selected in the second round, 66th overall, by the Florida Marlins.

Keys was also drafted by the Marlins, in the 17th round, 518th overall.

Orloff was selected by the Astros in the ninth round, 281st overall.

"It says a lot for the city," said Simi Valley head coach Matt La Belle. "We have a pretty good number of quality kids in the area that can play a little bit."

Berglund, who also played in the outfield for the Highlanders, was the first player from the Marmonte League selected in the amateur draft.

"It's probably one of the greatest moments of my life," Berglund said.

Robert Stock, who played at Agoura before attending USC, went to the St. Louis Cardinals with the 67th overall pick, one spot behind Berglund.

The Royal senior hasn't had much time to celebrate. He was busy studying for finals.

But the day was still special.

"I had a smile on all day," Berglund said. "It's crazy. This has been my dream since I started playing baseball. It's happening now instead of three years later.

"I want to thank my parents for taking me to all those Little League games. My parents and everybody helped me be where I am."

Berglund went 5-2 on the hill with a 1.58 earned run average this season. He notched 51 strikeouts in 53 innings.

"I'm looking forward to pitching against only wood bats," he said. "I hope it's going to be a great experience. I think it will be a great experience."

Keys, who started in center field for the Pioneers, will join Berglund in the Marlins organization.

"I can't be more happy and thrilled," said Keys, who was completing homework in La Belle's office when the senior received the good news.

"It's a dream of mine to actually play professional baseball," Keys said. "It's my passion."

The Pioneer wants to make sure he says "thank you" to everyone who has congratulated him or helped him along the way.

Keys said he hopes to sign with Florida after graduation on Tuesday.

Meyer, who will play third base at the next level, said he's excited about playing in the same organization with Orloff.

Meyer grew up playing with Orloff's brother, Matt, a freshman at Cal State Fullerton.

"It's really exciting to be on the same team and the same organization as him," Meyer said.

The Pioneer was not concerned about his impending shift to third base.

"There will be a transition," he said, "but it won't be that hard."

Last year, Orloff was drafted in the 19th round by the Colorado Rockies.

He returned to UCI and had a banner senior season, becoming the first Anteater to earn Big West Player of the Year honors, while improving his draft position.

Orloff led Irvine with 91 hits and 62 runs scored while batting .358. He holds UCI career records for hits (281), games played (241), at-bats (877) and runs (178).

"I'm very proud of all three of those guys," La Belle said. "They represent the program well. They're all hard workers and they play the game the right way."

Other area players who have been drafted include Arizona/ Agoura pitcher Jason Stoffel (San Francisco Giants, fourth round, No. 117), Newbury Park's Jack Marder (Arizona Diamondbacks, 30th round, No. 906), Cal Lutheran's David Iden (Los Angeles Dodgers, 35th round, No. 1,057) and Agoura's Richard Stock (Milwaukee Brewers, 45th round, No. 1,366).