2018 Rays Draft rundown
Information on the Rays draft picks from today (Rounds 3-10).
June 6th, 2018
B/T L/R HT/WT 6-1/195 BORN 12/4/1996 SCHOOL Rice Univ.
B/T L/L HT/WT 6-3/200 BORN 9/27/1996 SCHOOL Tulane Univ.
B/T R/R HT/WT 6-2/200 BORN 7/18/1996 SCHOOL St. Louis Univ.
B/T L/R HT/WT 6-2/175 BORN 7/18/1998 SCHOOL Cisco Coll.
- Hit .387 (82-for-212) with 21 2B, 11 HR, 61 RBI and 15 SB in his only season with Cisco after transferring from Texas Tech University.
- In his only season with Texas Tech, named to the Big 12 All-Freshman Team after batting .307 (55-for-179) with 7 2B, 2 HR and 27 RBI.
- At Corpus Christi Carroll HS, was a two-time all-state honoree…was honorable mention Rawlings/Perfect Game All-American as a senior. Ê Committed to transfer for next season to the University of Arizona.
NICK LEE RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER ROUND 9 - NO. 270 OVERALL
B/T R/R HT/WT 6-5/195 BORN 2/10/1997 SCHOOL Univ. of Louisiana-Lafayette
- Went 3-7 with a 5.07 ERA (71-IP, 40-ER) in 20 apps (11 starts) as a junior…pitched to a 4.40 ERA in three seasons with Lafayette.
- Ranked as the No. 184 overall player in this year's draft by Baseball America.
- In 2016, was the Sun Belt Freshman of the Year…named to the Louisville Slugger Freshmen All-American Team, selected by the Collegiate Baseball News…earned second team Freshmen All-American honors from Perfect Game and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.
- As a high school senior, was the Class 3A Pitcher of the Year, selected by the Louisiana Baseball Coaches Association.
ALAN STRONG RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER ROUND 10 - NO. 300 OVERALL
B/T R/R HT/WT 6-3/200 BORN 10/22/1996 SCHOOL Univ. of Nevada, Las Vegas
- Went 7-3 with a 3.90 ERA (90-IP, 39-ER) in 15 starts as a senior to earn second team All-Mountain West honors.
- Transferred to UNLV after two seasons at Grossmont College…in his two seasons at UNLV, the volunteer pitching coach was Hall of Famer and eight-time All-Star Greg Maddux…he was teammates in these two seasons with Chase Maddux, son of Greg. Ê Led the team and ranked 3rd in the Mountain West with 86 SO.