TORONTO -- The Vancouver Whitecaps and Montreal Impact both picked up Canadian strikers as the MLS SuperDraft concluded Tuesday with the third and fourth rounds.cheap nfl jerseys china . The Whitecaps used the first pick of the fourth round -- 58th overall -- to take MacKenzie Pridham, a Toronto-born forward from Cal Poly. The Impact chose Edmonton forward Jordan Ongaro 67th overall from San Diego State. The 23-year-old Pridham is Cal Polys all-time leading scorer with 27 goals and the first to repeat as Big West Offensive Player of the Year since current Seattle Sounders midfielder Brad Evans did it as a UC Irvine standout. Pridham finished sixth among Division I players with 0.70 goals per match, eighth with 14 goals and 10th with 31 points. Those numbers might have been higher had the Mustangs made the NCAA tournament or had Pridham avoided a late-season ankle injury (he was second in NCAA goal-scoring when he went down). Pridham, who trained with Toronto FC last summer, ranks second all-time in Cal Poly points (58) and multi-goal games (five) and eighth in appearances (70). "One of the hardest-working players Ive seen," said Vancouver manager Carl Robinson. "His goal-scoring record (25 goals) over the last two years has been fantastic," he added. "I was pleasantly surprised I was able to pick him up today." The 22-year-old Ongaro led the Pac-12 in goals this season with 10, ranked second in points (21) and goals per match (0.53), and third in points per match (1.11). He was a first-team all-Pac 12 section. The Canadian under-17 and under-20 player is the nephew of Ross Ongaro, a former indoor player and coach of note whose soccer resume includes stints as Canadian beach and futsal coach. The Whitecaps also took a pair of midfielders from the New Mexico Lobos in 22-year-old Ghanaian Michael Kafari, in the third round, and 25-year-old Costa Rican Michael Calderon, in the fourth. Calderon excelled at the recent MLS Combine, ranking second in chances created, according to Opta Sports. The Vancouver draft picks from New Mexico have Whitecaps connections. Both were Lobos teammates with midfielder Ben McKendry, a product of the Whitecaps residency program. And Kafari played with Whitecaps midfielder-forward Kekuta Manneh at the Austin Aztex of USL PDL. Robinson said the intel from McKendry on the two Lobos was nothing but positive. "Theyre good players, thats the be-all and end-all of it," Robinson added. He sees the five-foot-eight Calderon as a No. 10, a creative player who can unlock defences. "As a club last year, thats what we missed," he said. Kafari, a more deep-lying midfielder, has a U.S. passport so would count as a domestic player. Calderon counts as an international but Robinson said the player is getting married, which may impact his status. Robinson said he had expected Calderon to go higher in the draft, theorizing that perhaps some were turned off by his age. "It definitely wasnt a turnoff for me because technically you can see he has a lot of attacking qualities in him." Vancouver added a 2014 international spot in a deal that sent a third-round pick, 45th overall, to the Columbus Crew. The Whitecaps have 11 international roster spots, 10 of which are currently being used, through the 2014 season. Robinson said getting the international spot gives the team the security of knowing it can accommodate one of its overseas targets. The Impact picked up forward Pete Caringi from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, with their third-round pick. The 21-year-old won the Golden Boot in the PDL in 2013 with 16 goals in 12 games for the Baltimore Bohemians. He played four seasons with the UMBC Retrievers, scoring 37 goals and adding 17 assists in 79 games. "Blessed to be drafted by (at)impactmontreal," tweeted Caringi. Toronto FC, which did not have a third-round pick, selected Rutgers forward Kene Eze in the fourth round, 60th overall, on the New Jersey natives 22nd birthday. Eze led the Scarlet Knights with eight goals this season despite missing six games due to injury. He finished his collegiate career with 22 goals and eight assists. cheap jerseys from china . So on Friday, they went to work. The two-time Eastern Conference runner-ups announced they had signed three free agents -- backup big man Lavoy Allen, swingman C. nfl jerseys china . Leverkusen came from behind to beat Werder Bremen 2-1 and secure fourth place immediately above Wolfsburg, which beat sixth-placed Borussia Moenchengladbach 3-1. "We knew we had to win," Leverkusen striker Eren Derdiyok said. (Sports Network) - Right-hander Daniel Hudson can continue a personal win streak and get the Arizona Diamondbacks another step closer to first place tonight when they visit Minute Maid Park to begin a three-game weekend series with the Houston Astros. Hudson, a 24-year-old product of Old Dominion University, was 0-4 on the season before a 7-5 decision over Philadelphia on April 26. Hes since reeled off four more wins in five starts, including defeats of San Diego and Minnesota, allowing 16 hits and just three runs with 12 strikeouts in 15 innings. The victories have dropped his season earned run average from 4.41 to 3.82. The Diamondbacks are second in the National League West and trail the first- place San Francisco Giants by 1 1/2 games after a 6-3 defeat of Colorado in the finale of a four-game series. Arizona has won 11 of its last 13 games. On Thursday, Miguel Montero went 2-for-4 with a three-run homer, as Arizona held off the Rockies, 6-3, at Coors Field. Kelly Johnson hit a two-run home run for the Diamondbacks, who won the final three games of the series. Melvin Mora had an RBI. Micah Owings (1-0) gave up one run on four hits over five innings to pick up his first win since May 5, 2010, when he was a member of the Reds. In his second start of the season, Owings struck out three and wwalked one. cheap jerseys. On Wednesday in Houston, J.R. Towles broke out of an extended slump at the plate and singled home the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning, as the Astros edged the Los Angeles Dodgers, 2-1, at Minute Maid Park. Towles, who entered Wednesdays rubber match mired in an 0-for-32 skid, finished with three hits for Houston. Brett Wallace hit a one-out double off Los Angeles reliever Matt Guerrier (2-3) in the ninth. After Bill Hall flied out, Towles stroked a 2-0 pitch to center field to score pinch-runner Brian Bogusevic. Rookie Aneury Rodriguez gave up a home run to Matt Kemp among four hits in six innings for the Astros, who have won four of their last six games. Mark Melancon (4-1) tossed an inning of relief to earn the win. Houston begins the series with righty Brett Myers, whos winless in seven starts since defeating the Chicago Cubs on April 12. Houston is 3-7 in Myerss 10 starts this season. He gave up eight hits and six runs in 6 2/3 innings of a 7-5 interleague loss at Toronto on May 21. The loss boosted his ERA to 5.00 in 63 innings, one season after he posted a 3.14 mark over 33 starts and 223 2/3 innings. He is 2-2 lifetime with a save against Arizona in eight meetings. The Diamondbacks have won eight of their last 11 versus the Astros. cheap nfl jerseyscheap jerseys' ' '
