3 UCF baseball players picked on Day 2 of MLB Draft

A few UCF baseball gamers heard their names named Monday all through Day 2 of the MLB Draft.

Sophomore infielder Alex Freeland was taken 105th in general in the third round by the Los Angeles Dodgers, getting to be the best-drafted Knight given that Eric Skoglund in 2014.

Two rounds later on a pair of UCF pitchers were taken with back again-to-back picks.

The Kansas Metropolis Royals took remaining-hander redshirt sophomore Hunter Patteson with the 145th overall select in the fifth round.

One decide later on, the Colorado Rockies chosen appropriate-handed redshirt sophomore Connor Staine.

The picks mark the initial time that UCF baseball has had at least three players picked inside of the opening five rounds of a solitary MLB draft given that 1998.

All 3 dealt with accidents this past season, with Freeland participating in in just 42 of UCF’s 60 video games.

The Cape Coral indigenous strike 11 household operates to go with 38 RBI when batting .282 this previous season. As a freshman the calendar year prior, he concluded tied for 2nd on the squad with 10 doubles.

Patteson started all 7 game titles that he appeared in, putting up a 1.82 Era in excess of 29⅔ innings pitched. He was shut down for the time thanks to an harm in close proximity to the end of April.

With a 2-1 record, the Vero Beach front native struck out 41 batters.

Right after transferring to UCF from the College of Maryland, Staine tallied 51 strikeouts all through his 43⅓ innings.

Staine posted a 4-1 record as a starter with a 1.87 Period in 12 appearances. From No. 2 Ole Overlook on March 5, Staine struck a career-large 10 batters.

Both Staine (No. 88) and Freeland (No. 170) were ranked within the top 200 prospective customers forward of the draft by MLBPipeline.com.

The remaining day of the draft, which features Rounds 11-20, commences at 2 p.m. Tuesday.

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