Former Skyline Spartan Adrian Sampson was selected Tuesday in the 16th round of the Major League Baseball Draft as the 493rd overall pick by the Florida Marlins.

“I was just waiting all day with my dad and a couple of friends watching MLB.com,” Sampson said. “It felt good, it was a huge weight coming off my shoulders.”

Sampson, who graduated from Skyline in 2010, spent this past spring helping Bellevue College win the 2011 Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges championship. The right-hander pitched 45 2/3 innings, sporting a 4-2 record with 53 strikeouts and a 2.36 ERA.

He missed his entire senior season with Skyline in 2010 after undergoing Tommy John surgery in July 2009. He got back on the mound, however, that summer where he pitched for the Lakeside Senior Legion baseball team.

“I’m back to full strength now,” said Sampson, noting he threw 140 pitches in a recent game.

Sampson wasn’t sure as of Tuesday afternoon if he would sign with the Marlins, or play another season for Bellevue College. He said he has some scouts and advisers to speak with later this week.

Adrian becomes the second member of his family to be selected in the MLB Draft. Older brother Julian, also a right-handed pitcher, was selected out of high school in the 12th round of the 2007 draft by the Philadelphia Phillies. He is currently competing for an independent team in the Boston area.

“I saw my brother do it and I just wanted to be like him and follow in his footsteps,” Adrian said. “I feel lucky and blessed to be where I’m at right now.”