Five Pac-12 First-Round Selections Highlight 2018 MLB Draft

SAN FRANCISCO - Over three days of anticipation, 49 Pac-12 student-athletes were selected in the 2018 Major League Baseball Draft with all 11 programs having at least one player drafted. ARIZONA led the Conference with eight picks followed by OREGON STATE with six.

Oregon State second baseman Nick Madrigal was first off the board with the No. 4 overall pick to the Chicago White Sox. Madrigal is the highest draft selection in Oregon State history, surpassing Michael Conforto who was picked 10th to the New York Mets in 2014. OSU had the most first-round selections in the Pac-12 with three- Trevor Larnach as the 20th overall pick to the Minnesota Twins and Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year Cadyn Grenier selected 37th overall to the Baltimore Orioles along with Madrigal. The three draftees bring Oregon State to 11 total first-round picks in school history.

STANFORD had two players selected in the first round and leads the NCAA with 25 first-round selections since the first MLB amateur draft took place in 1965. Pac-12 All-Conference First Team members, Nico Hoerner was drafted No. 24 by the Chicago Cubs and Kris Bubic went 40th overall to the Kansas City Royals.

According to NCAA research, three of the top seven and five of the top 20 programs with the most first-round draft picks are from the Pac-12. ARIZONA STATE tied for the second-most with Texas (21), USC tied at sixth with North Carolina (15), UCLA tied at 11th (12) and ARIZONA is tied at 14th (11).

The 49 total selections from the Conference of Champions were the third-most of any league.

2018 MLB Draft selections - school-by-school totals
Arizona - 8
Arizona State - 5
California - 5
Oregon - 4
Oregon State - 6
Stanford - 5
UCLA - 4
USC - 3
Utah - 1
Washington - 4
Washington State - 4

DRAFT PICKS FOR ROUNDS 1-2, DAY ONE, (6) -
Nick Madrigal, SS, Oregon State - 1st round, 4th overall, Chicago White Sox.
Trevor Larnach, OF, Oregon State – 1st round, 20th overall, Minnesota Twins
Nico Hoerner, SS, Stanford - 1st round, 24th overall, Chicago Cubs
Cadyn Grenier, SS, Oregon State - 1st round, 37th overall, Baltimore Orioles
Kris Bubic, LHP, Stanford - 1st round, 40th overall, Kansas City Royals
Tanner Dodson, RHP, California - 2nd round, 71st overall, Tampa Bay Rays

DRAFT PICKS FOR ROUNDS 4-10, DAY TWO, (19) -
Tristan Beck, RHP, Stanford – 4th round, 112th overall, Atlanta Braves
Alfonso Rivas, 1B, Arizona - 4th round, 113th overall, Oakland Athletics
Aaron Shortridge, RHP, California - 4th round, 114th overall, Pittsburgh Pirates
Dashawn Keirsey, OF, Utah - 4th round, 124th overall, Minnesota Twins
Jacob Bird, RHP, UCLA - 5th round, 156th overall, Colorado Rockies
Matt Mercer, RHP, Oregon - 5th round, 159th overall, Arizona Diamondbacks
Gage Canning, OF, Arizona State - 5th round, 161st overall, Washington Nationals
Cody Deason, RHP, Arizona - 5th round, 162nd overall, Houston Astros
Steven Kwan, OF, Oregon State - 5th round, 163rd overall, Cleveland Indians
Michael Flynn, RHP, Arizona - 6th round, 174th overall, Pittsburgh Pirates
Drew Rasmussen, RHP, Oregon State - 6th round, 185th overall, Milwaukee Brewers
Cesar Salazar, C, Arizona – 7th round, 222nd overall, Houston Astros
Solomon Bates, RHP, USC - 8th round, 226th overall, San Francisco Giants
Tylor Megill, RHP, Arizona - 8th round, 230th overall, New York Mets
AJ Graffanino, SS, Washington - 8th round, 232nd overall, Atlanta Braves
Lars Nootbaar, OF, USC – 8th round, 243rd overall, St. Louis Cardinals
Willie MacIver, C, Washington – 9th round, 276th overall, Colorado Rockies
Michael Gretler, 3B, Oregon State – 10th round, 294th overall, Pittsburgh Pirates
Cal Stevenson, OF, Arizona -10th round, 296th overall, Toronto Blue Jays

DRAFT PICKS FOR ROUNDS 11-40, DAY THREE, (24) -
Joe Demers, RHP, Washington – 11th round, 323rd overall, Oakland Athletics
Jon Olsen, RHP, UCLA – 12th round, 364th overall, Minnesota Twins
Dillon Paulson, 1B, USC – 13th round, 404th overall, Los Angeles Dodgers
Daniel Amaral, OF, UCLA – 14th round, 414th overall, Pittsburgh Pirates
Jonah Davis, OF, California – 15th round, 444th overall, Pittsburgh Pirates
Ty Greene, C, California – 16th round, 468th overall, Chicago White Sox
Parker McFadden, RHP, Washington State – 16th round, 475th overall, Baltimore Orioles
Travis Moniot, SS, Arizona – 17th round, 498th overall, Chicago White Sox
Fitz Stadler, RHP, Arizona State – 18th round, 536th overall, Toronto Blue Jays
Scott Sunitsch, LHS, Washington State – 18th round, 545th overall, Milwaukee Brewers
Parker Kelly, RHP, Oregon – 20th round, 603rd overall, St. Louis Cardinals
Joey Matulovich, RHP, California – 20th round, 605th overall, Milwaukee Brewers
Ray Soderman, C, Oregon – 22nd round, 652nd overall, Atlanta Braves
Eli Lingos, LHP, Arizona State – 22nd round, 673rd overall, Cleveland Indians
Ryan Haug, C, Arizona – 27th round, 804th overall, Pittsburgh Pirates
Beau Branton, 2B, Stanford – 28th round, 838th overall, Seattle Mariners
Levi Jordan, SS, Washington – 29th round, 878th overall, Chicago Cubs
Lyle Lin, C, Arizona State – 29th round, 882nd overall, Houston Astros
Connor Higgins, LHP, Arizona State – 30th round, 901st overall, Anaheim Angels
Kyle Kasser, SS, Oregon - 30th round, 902nd overall, Kansas City Royals
Ryan Walker, P, Washington State – 31st round, 916th overall, San Francisco Giants
Jeremy Ydens, OF, UCLA – 33rd round, 999th overall, Arizona Diamondbacks
Duke Kinamon, 2B, Stanford – 34th round, 1010th overall, New York Mets
Justin Harrer, SS, Washington State – 35TH round, 1044th overall, Pittsburgh Pirates