UK baseball: Several current and future Wildcats make Baseball America list
LEXINGTON, Ky. — With the MLB Draft just one week away, Baseball America updated its prospects list. Several current UK players and commits were scattered amongst the 500 players ranked.
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The draft will take place on June 12, meaning UK’s season could be ongoing. The Wildcats play N.C. State in the Lexington Regional final at 7 p.m. Monday night. With a victory, UK would play Louisville in a super regional this weekend. The winner of the best of three series moves onto the College World Series in Omaha, Neb.
WHERE THE CURRENT PLAYERS RANK
First baseman Evan White continues to rocket up draft boards. White, known for being the best defensive first baseman in the draft class, is ranked No. 12 on the list. Infielder Riley Mahan is the only other UK prospect in the top 100 as he came in at No. 97.
Other UK rankings:
No. 179 - RHP Zach Pop
No. 221 - RHP Justin Lewis
No. 259 - LHP Zach Logue
No. 275 - LHP Logan Salow
No. 359 - SS Connor Heady
Catsillustrated.com will take a closer look at the signees later on in the week, but sources have indicated that UK feels confident in most of its class enrolling at school rather than signing professional deals.
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High school righthanders Brad Dobzanski, Aaron Perry and Ben Jordan have long been considered the top arms in UK’s class. Dobzanski told Catsillustrated.com that it would take “a pretty large number” from an MLB team for him to break his UK commitment. Jordan had Tommy John Surgery in April, meaning it’s likely he’ll end up in Lexington.
All three of those players made Baseball America’s list, but the highest ranked commit was junior college RHP Zach Haake. Haake pitched at Arkansas State his freshman season before transferring to junior college. He was 8-1 with a 2.52 ERA in 13 starts this season.
Other commitment rankings:
No. 151 - RHP Zach Haake
No. 232 - RHP Brad Dobzanski
No. 402 - RHP Ben Jordan
No. 439 - RHP Aaron Perry
No. 446 - INF Kaden Polcovich
No. 487 - RHP Austin Marozas