WATERFORD – Oxford Hills High School has had a second almunus taken in this year’s Major League Baseball draft.

One day after Eric Cavers was selected in the 10th round by the Houston Astros, Aaron Easton, a former teammate of Cavers from Waterford, was selected by the Florida Marlins in the 29th round on Tuesday.

Easton, a 6-foot-10, 235-pound right-handed pitcher, was selected 878th overall. He will report to the Marlins’ rookie camp in Jupiter, Fla., next week and then will be placed on either the Jupiter Hammerheads or the Gulf Coast Marlins roster.

“This is every kid’s dream,” Easton said from his home Wednesday. “I’m going down there to throw. My foot is in the door and hopefully I can climb the corporate ladder. Hopefully, I won’t be (in Jupiter) that long.”

“I was kind of surprised,” he added. “I thought I’d get picked up before the draft. (Marlins scout) Alex Augustino called me on Saturday and said I was on their list. Around the 22nd or 23rd round, Alex called and asked if I was still interested.”

Easton posted a 5-4 record with a 2.41 ERA over 12 appearances (10 starts) at UMass-Lowell. He is ranked among the Northeast-10 Conference top 10 in strikeouts (82) opponents’ batting average (.212) and fewest runs allowed (26th).

An all-state nordic skier at Oxford Hills, where his father, Chris, is a coach, Easton helped lead the Vikings to the state Class A nordic title in 1999 by finishing second in the classical race and sixth in the freestyle.

He played baseball sparingly for the high school but did see time on the mound in legion baseball, where Cavers was his catcher.

Easton went to the University of New Hampshire on a partial nordic skiing scholarship but never skied for the Wildcats. He did, however, play two years for the UNH club baseball team.

He then transferred to Flagler College, an NAIA college in St. Augustine, Fla., pitching there for two years with ERAs of 1.95 and 2.50. He had several looks from pro scouts while at Flagler, and, after graduating magna cum laude, he transferred to UMass-Lowell to use his final year of eligibility on the advice of a scout.

Easton took an unusual route to pro baseball, but he thinks that might have been a blessing.

“I have a lot of innings left in this arm,” said Easton, whose fastball has been clocked in the mid-90s and who also throws a split-fingered fastball, slider and change-up. “Being 6-10 doesn’t hurt.”

Easton expects to receive a contract offer in the mail today and is anxious to head to Florida. His stay in Jupiter could be brief. He said Augustino told him he could be promoted to the Marlins’ New York-Penn League affiliate in Jamestown quickly.

“They can put me where they think I belong,” he said. “I’m just excited to be playing pro baseball.”