GREENSBORO, N.C. – Seventy-five student-athletes from ACC programs were selected during the 2018 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft, which concluded on Wednesday.
The total is tied for the most in league history, equaling the record set last year, and is the second most from any conference. It marks the 12th time in the last 13 years that at least 50 league players have been selected. Also extended was a streak of 27 straight years with at least one first round pick from the league.
All 14 ACC programs had at least one player drafted. North Carolina led the ACC with ten players selected, followed by Louisville with eight and Clemson, Duke, and Florida State with seven.
Of the 30 MLB teams, 28 drafted at least one player from the ACC led by the Detroit Tigers with seven ACC players picked.
ACC Baseball Selections in the 2018 MLB Draft
1-2 — Joey Bart, Georgia Tech, Jr., C, San Francisco Giants
1-28 — Seth Beer, Clemson, Jr., OF, Houston Astros
1C-34 — Daniel Lynch, Virginia, Jr., LHP, Kansas City Royals
CBA-39 — Jake McCarthy, Virginia, Jr., OF, Arizona Diamondbacks
CBA-43 — Griffin Roberts, Wake Forest, Jr., RHP, St. Louis Cardinals
2-52 — Griffin Conine, Duke, Jr., RF, Toronto Blue Jays
2-54 — Josh Stowers, Louisville, Jr., CF, Seattle Mariners
3-90 — Cal Raleigh, Florida State, Jr., C, Seattle Mariners
3-98 — Jimmy Herron, Duke, Jr., CF, Chicago Cubs
5-135 — Adam Wolf, Louisville, Jr., LHP, Detroit Tigers
5-137 — Matt Vierling, Notre Dame, Jr., CF, Philadelphia Phillies
5-140 — Ryley Gilliam, Clemson, Jr., RHP, New York Mets
5-154 — Cole Sands, Florida State, Jr., RHP, Minnesota Twins
5-158 — Andy Weber, Virginia, Jr., 2B, Chicago Cubs
5-164 — Devin Mann, Louisville, Jr., 2B, Los Angeles Dodgers
6-187 — Rodney Hutchison, North Carolina, Jr., RHP, New York Yankees
6-189 — Ryan Miller, Clemson, Sr., RHP, Arizona Diamondbacks
6-191 — Andrew Karp, Florida State, Sr., RHP, Washington Nationals
6-192 — R.J. Freure, Pitt, So., RHP, Houston Astros
7-204 — Brett Kinneman, NC State, Jr., LF, Pittsburgh Pirates
7-206 — Nick Podkul, Notre Dame, Jr., 3B, Toronto Blue Jays
8-229 — Matt Pidich, Pitt, Sr., P, Cincinnati Reds
8-242 — Jackson Lueck, Florida State, Jr., LF, Kansas City Royals
8-244 — Chris Williams, Clemson, Sr., C, Minnesota Twins
9-259 — Andrew McDonald, Virginia Tech, Jr., P, Cincinnati Reds
9-278 — Derek Casey, Virginia, Sr., RHP, Chicago Cubs
9-279 — Tyler Holton, Florida State, Jr., LHP, Arizona Diamondbacks
9-280 — Brian Brown, NC State, Sr., P, Boston Red Sox
9-284 — Josh McLain, NC State, Sr., CF, Los Angeles Dodgers
10-285 — Brock Deatherage, NC State, Sr., OF, Detroit Tigers
10-288 — Bennett Sousa, Virginia, Sr., LHP, Chicago White Sox
11-322 — Jake Higginbotham, Clemson, Jr., LHP, Atlanta Braves
11-325 — Cody Roberts, North Carolina, Jr., C, Baltimore Orioles
11-338 — Riley Thompson, Louisville, Jr., RHP, Chicago Cubs
11-341 — Frankie Bartow, Miami, Jr., RHP, Washington Nationals
12-366 — Kyle Datres, North Carolina, Jr., 3B, Colorado Rockies
13-375 — Christopher Proctor, Duke, Jr., C, Detroit Tigers
13-384 — Zack Kone, Duke, Jr., SS, Pittsburgh Pirates
13-391 — Cooper Criswell, North Carolina, Jr., RHS, Arizona Diamondbacks
13-396 — Rayne Supple, Wake Forest, Jr., RHP, Colorado Rockies
14-416 — John Aiello, Wake Forest, Jr., 3B, Toronto Blue Jays
14-423 — Brandon Riley, North Carolina, Jr., 2B, St. Louis Cardinals
15-449 — Cameron Simmons, Virginia, Jr., RF, Texas Rangers
16-476 — Josh Hiatt, North Carolina, Jr., RHP, Toronto Blue Jays
16-477 — Sam Bordner, Louisville, Jr., RHP, Miami Marlins
17-522 — Brett Daniels, North Carolina, Sr., P, Houston Astros
17-523 — Liam Jenkins, Louisville, Jr., RHP, Cleveland Indians
18-525 — Ethan DeCaster, Duke, 5S, RHR, Detroit Tigers
18-528 — Romy Gonzalez, Miami, Jr., 3B, Chicago White Sox
18-540 — Jake Palomaki, Boston College, Sr., 2B, Tampa Bay Rays
18-544 — Andrew Cabezas, Miami, Jr., RHP, Minnesota Twins
21-639 — Jacob Stevens, Boston College, Jr., RHP, Arizona Diamondbacks
22-660 — Jack Labosky, Duke, Sr., P, Tampa Bay Rays
22-671 — Cole Daily, Notre Dame, Jr., SS, Washington Nationals
26-783 — Connor Coward, Virginia Tech, Jr., RHS, St. Louis Cardinals
26-784 — Brian Rapp, Boston College, Sr., RHP, Minnesota Twins
27-797 — Jack Conley, NC State, Jr., C, Philadelphia Phillies
28-825 — Daniel Reyes, Miami, Jr., LF, Detroit Tigers
28-832 — Derek West, Pitt, Jr., RHP, Atlanta Braves
28-842 — Rhett Aplin, Florida State, Sr., RF, Kansas City Royals
29-855 — Jeb Bargfeldt, Miami, Sr., LHP, Detroit Tigers
30-892 — Mitch Stallings, Duke, Sr., P, Atlanta Braves
30-896 — Cobi Johnson, Florida State, Sr., RHP, Toronto Blue Jays
30-908 — Drew Wharton, Clemson, Sr., OF, Chicago Cubs
31-918 — Austin Conway, Louisville, Sr., RHS, Chicago White Sox
31-931 — Mitchell Miller, Clemson, So., LHP, Los Angeles Angels
32-969 — Austin Bergner, North Carolina, So., RHP, Arizona Diamondbacks
33-991 — Wade Bailey, Georgia Tech, Sr., 2B, Los Angeles Angels
34-1025 — Michael Mediavilla, Miami, Sr., LHP, Milwaukee Brewers
35-1038 — Jason Morgan, North Carolina, Sr., P, Chicago White Sox
35-1053 — Liam Sabino, Pitt, Jr., SS, St. Louis Cardinals
36-1065 — Yasin Chentouf, Pitt, Jr., CF, Detroit Tigers
36-1066 — Bryan Hoeing, Louisville, Jr., RHP, San Francisco Giants
38-1147 — Daniel Metzdorf, Boston College, Jr., LHR, New York Yankees
39-1173 — Zack Gahagan, North Carolina, Sr., SS, St. Louis Cardinals