GROVE CITY — The waiting game ended for Bob Revesz after 817 selections in baseball's amateur draft Friday.

The Grove City High left-handed pitcher was chosen in the 27th round by the Pittsburgh Pirates and has not ruled out signing — if the price is right.

"They told me they're going to watch me pitch this summer, then decide what kind of offer to make me,"Revesz said. "I'd prefer to sign and turn pro now, if I get my money."

Revesz also has a baseball scholarship on the table for the University of Louisville that would cover his full tuition and books. The Cardinals are 44-21 this year and are playing in the NCAASuper Regional this weekend for the first time in school history.

Revesz said he will not sign a professional contract this summer for less than $350,000.

"After taxes, I'd get about $225,000," he said. "After I get a car for myself and spend a little bit, I want to be able to put $200,000 in the bank.

"If I don't get that type of offer, I'll go to college, pitch for a couple of years and hopefully get drafted again much higher."

The 6-foot-4 Revesz was the 113th left-handed pitcher selected in the draft and the fifth chosen by the Pirates.

Of the first 55 overall selections in the 2007 draft, 13 were left-handed pitchers.

The Pirates selected Clemson University left-hander Daniel Moskos with the fourth pick overall and picked up University of Nebraska southpaw Anthony Watson, Paris (Texas)Junior College lefty Zac Oliver and Lancaster (S.C.)High School left-hander Steven Neff in later rounds.

Revesz was 9-1 with a 1.04 earned run average, 97 strikeouts and 25 walks in 53 innings for Grove City this spring. Opposing hitters batted .186 against him.

Offensively, he batted .500 with 11 home runs and eight doubles. Revesz was recruited as a pitcher by Louisville and drafted as such by the Pirates.

He becomes the first Grove City High player drafted in Pat Forese's 20 years as the program's head coach.

"He's a tall left-hander who already throws 90 or 91 mph with a really good slider,"Forese said. "His curve and changeup need work at the next level, but the potential to master those pitches is there.

"Bobby's a lean kid. He can stand to add 20 or 30 pounds and that will only make him stronger."

Before the draft, the Cleveland Indians told Revesz they might select him in the third round, or wait until the eighth and offer him third-round money.

"The Indians called me Thursday night, after the first five rounds were completed, and told me they were planning on taking me during the draft's second day,"Revesz said. "I don't know what happened from there.

"The phone rang and it was the Pirates who took me."

Revesz plans to pitch for a Youngstown, Ohio, team in a Babe Ruth League this summer. Numerous high school players are in that league, including a few of his Grove City teammates.

Revesz said he will not sign with the Pirates if they don't agree to pay his way to college should he be released.

"I won't sign with anybody if I don't get that,"he said.

Projected as a top-10 round selection in some circles, Revesz said he wasn't discouraged by falling to the 27th round.

"Pitching for a small high school, I was under the radar somewhat,"he said. "It feels good that one of the local teams thought enough of me to pick me.

"It'd be nice playing pro ball around here, so my family and friends wouldn't have to travel far to see me play. I would have gone, but this beats being picked by a west coast team. Who knows? Maybe everything will work out."