June 7, 2018
SAN BRUNO, Calif. - 25 West Coast Conference baseball student-athletes from all ten member institutions heard their name called in this year’s MLB Draft, including five in the top ten rounds.
WCC Draft Bullets
- 5 WCC student-athletes were chosen in the top ten rounds from four different WCC schools, including two of Santa Clara’s four overall picks
- WCC baseball student-athletes were drafted into 15 different Major League parent clubs
- Three WCC schools each had four student-athletes drafted: Saint Mary’s, San Diego and Santa Clara
- WCC Draftees by school: Saint Mary’s (4), San Diego (4), Santa Clara (4), Gonzaga (3), BYU (2), Loyola Marymount (2), Pepperdine (2), San Francisco (2), Pacific (1), Portland (1)
- All-WCC First Team pitcher Casey Legumina of Gonzaga was one of two WCC sophomore student-athletes selected in this year’s draft
- San Diego pitcher Paul Richan was the highest WCC draft pick at 78th to the Chicago Cubs in the second round, marking the seventh straight year a WCC student-athlete has gone in the first two rounds
- WCC Draftees by League: American (15); National (10)
- WCC Draftees by Position: Catchers (3), Infielders (8), Outfielders (4), Pitchers (10)
- 2018 WCC Player of the Year Jordan Qsar of Pepperdine went in the 25th round, 750th overall to the Tampa Bay Rays
- Eight All-WCC selections heard their name called in the draft
| Name |
|
School |
|
Year |
|
Position |
|
Team |
|
Round/Pick |
| Daniel Bies |
|
Gonzaga |
|
Sr. |
|
RHP |
|
New York Yankees |
|
7/217 |
| Jake Brodt |
|
Santa Clara |
|
Sr. |
|
INF |
|
Toronto Blue Jays |
|
9/266 |
| Brhet Bewley |
|
San Diego |
|
Jr. |
|
INF |
|
Kansas City Royals |
|
32/962 |
| Beau Brundage |
|
Portland |
|
Jr. |
|
OF |
|
Tampa Bay Rays |
|
33/990 |
| John Cresto |
|
Santa Clara |
|
Jr. |
|
INF |
|
Colorado Rockies |
|
28/846 |
| D.C. Clawson |
|
BYU |
|
So. |
|
C |
|
Los Angeles Angels |
|
37/1111 |
| Niko Decolati |
|
Loyola Marymount |
|
Jr. |
|
INF |
|
Colorado Rockies |
|
6/186 |
| Nick Frank |
|
Saint Mary's |
|
Jr. |
|
RHP |
|
Los Angeles Angels |
|
15/451 |
| Shelby Lackey |
|
Pacific |
|
Jr. |
|
RHP |
|
Colorado Rockies |
|
18/546 |
| Conner Loeprich |
|
Saint Mary's |
|
Jr. |
|
RHP |
|
Pittsburgh Pirates |
|
20/594 |
| Chase Lambert |
|
Pepperdine |
|
Sr. |
|
INF |
|
Pittsburgh Pirates |
|
31/924 |
| Casey Legumina |
|
Gonzaga |
|
So. |
|
RHP |
|
Cleveland Indians |
|
35/1063 |
| Penn Murfee |
|
Santa Clara |
|
Sr. |
|
RHP |
|
Seattle Mariners |
|
33/988 |
| Thomas Ponticelli |
|
San Francisco |
|
Jr. |
|
RHP |
|
Cleveland Indians |
|
12/373 |
| Michael Perri |
|
San Francisco |
|
Sr. |
|
INF |
|
St. Louis Cardinals |
|
21/633 |
| Austin Piscotty |
|
Saint Mary's |
|
Sr. |
|
OF |
|
Oakland Athletics |
|
38/1133 |
| Jordan Qsar |
|
Pepperdine |
|
Jr. |
|
OF |
|
Tampa Bay Rays |
|
25/750 |
| Paul Richan |
|
San Diego |
|
Jr. |
|
RHP |
|
Chicago Cubs |
|
2C/78 |
| Jay Schuyler |
|
San Diego |
|
Jr. |
|
C |
|
Cincinnati Reds |
|
7/199 |
| Nick Sprengel |
|
San Diego |
|
Jr. |
|
LHP |
|
Tampa Bay Rays |
|
15/450 |
| Gunnar Schubert |
|
Gonzaga |
|
Sr. |
|
INF |
|
Miami Marlins |
|
28/837 |
| Daniel Schneemann |
|
BYU |
|
Jr. |
|
INF |
|
Cleveland Indians |
|
33/1003 |
| Jackson Thoreson |
|
Saint Mary's |
|
Sr. |
|
C |
|
New York Yankees |
|
26/787 |
| Billy Wilson |
|
Loyola Marymount |
|
Jr. |
|
OF |
|
Cleveland Indians |
|
28/853 |
| Steven Wilson |
|
Santa Clara |
|
Sr. |
|
RHP |
|
San Diego Padres |
|
8/231 |