Vols’ three selections were most associated with Arkansas, Florida, Oklahoma, and Oregon throughout the first two rounds of all college programs. That number also led to the most picks in the first two rounds of a single draft in the history of the program (1971, 2005, 2007).
Drew Gilbert Became the best fielder in the draft during Tony Vitello In the era (2018-pres.), The Houston Astros ranked 28th overall. Nick Senzel is the first Vol-position player to be chosen in the first round since he took second place overall in Cincinnati in 2016, making his second first round under Vitello and joining the pitcher. Garrett Crochet (2020).
Jordan Beck For the first time since 2007, when there were three Tennessee players, Big Orange was given multiple first round picks to become the Colorado Rockies with a 38th overall pick in the first round (Competitive Balance Round A). went. Selected in the opening round (JP ArenciviaJulio Borbon, James Adkins).
Gilbert and Beck are 17 years oldth And 18th The UT player participated in the first round and selected the sum of the first round of Vols 20 in the program history.
Bride Tidwell To conclude the big night in Tennessee, the New York Mets were ranked 52nd overall in the second round. The talented right-handed pitcher is the second highest draft pitcher under Vitello and his staff, and the eighth overall pitcher chosen between Vitello and the pitching coach. Frank AndersonTerm of office at UT.
The 2022 MLB draft will continue on Monday afternoon in rounds 3-10. Coverage begins at 2:00 pm ET on MLB.com.
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of Drew Gilbert – Houston Astros – Round 1 – 28th overall
Gilbert was the first Tennessee player to be selected following the best season of his college career, leading the team with a .362 batting average, 21 doubles and 4 triples, and a career despite missing 6 games. With the highest 70 RBIs, he ranked second in the team. Injury.
Stillwater, Minnesota was named the first team’s All-America by NCBWA and received All-America praise from ABCA, D1Baseball.com, college baseball, and perfect games. The junior outfielder was also the first team choice for All-SEC and was nominated for the SEC All-Defensive team. Gilbert won the SEC Tournament MVP honor after helping Vols lead the first conference title since 1995.
During the three seasons at the University of Texas at Austin, Gilbert drastically reduced .314 / .400 / .534 to 116 runs, 160 hits, 36 doubles, 22 home runs, 140 RBIs and 16 stolen bases in 141 games. Did.
of Jordan Beck – Colorado Rockies – First Round (Competitive Balance Round A) – 38th overall
With a very talented outlook, Beck’s batting average (.298), scoring (70), triples (3) and home runs (18) set his career best, with an even better junior campaign for an impressive second grade season. Built up. He wins the ABCA / Rawlings South East All Region honor with walks (150), slugging percentage (.595) and walking (37).
Hazel Green in Alabama played a major role in leading Tennessee to the SEC’s regular season and tournament titles and winning the national No. 1 seed in the 2022 NCAA Tournament. He was also a key member of Vols’ 2021 College. World Series team. Beck’s college career has significantly reduced .284 / .366 / .553, scoring 122 times, hits 156 times, double 36 times, home runs 34 times, RBI 134 times, walk 69 times, steal 14 Recorded times. His 34 long balls are the seventh most tied in program history.
RHP Bride Tidwell – New York Mets – Round 2 – 52nd overall
Tidwell was the first UT pitcher to be selected in this year’s draft, even though he missed the first half of the 2022 season due to stiff shoulders and pain. With 13 appearances (9 starts), Tidwell posted a 3-2 record with 3.00 ERA and 51 strikeouts in a 39.0 inning job. He threw a jewel against Alabama at Vols’ regional opener, threw the best 7.2 innings of his career, kept Hornets scoreless, and won the best seven batters of the season before the NCAA Knoxville Regional All Tournament Team. Was nominated for. victory.
Loretto, Tennessee dominated the freshman season in 2021 and led Big Orange to the first College World Series since 2005. Tidwell led all pitchers with 18 starts to accumulate an impressive 10-3 record. His ten victories are the second most true freshman in the history of the program. Tidwell also led all the starting pitchers of the team with an ERA of 3.74 in 2021 and finished second in the team with 90 strikeouts in 98.2 innings.
In his UT career, the strong right-handed player was 13-5, the ERA was 3.53, and there were 141 punchouts in 31 appearances, including 27 starts.
