Nats add lefty bat in the eighth round

The Nationals added their second outfielder of the First-Year Player Draft on Friday with the No. 244 overall pick of the eighth round: left fielder Jeff Gardner out of the University of Louisville.

The Draft concludes on Saturday with exclusive coverage of Rounds 11-40 beginning on MLB.com at 1 p.m. ET.

Gardner was the American Athletic Conference Player of the Year in 2014, and he hit .326 with nine home runs, 67 RBIs -- which leads the league -- and a .551 slugging percentage so far this season.

"We got some left-handed power bats that we like," vice president of scouting operations Kris Kline said.

Gardner led the Cardinals to a No. 1 seed in the Louisville, Ky., regional of the NCAA Tournament.