The Pittsburgh Pirates today signed the following players from the 2018 First-Year Player Draft. The announcement was made by Joe DelliCarri, Pirates Senior Director of Amateur Scouting.
Round Name Position Height/Weight School Affiliate Assignment
15 Jonah Davis OF 5-10/181 University of California-Berkeley Bristol Pirates
Hit .321 with nine doubles, two triples, 14 home runs and 58 RBI in 54 games as a junior in 2018 at Cal-Berkeley… Hit .300 with 20 doubles, three triples, 16 home runs and 84 RBI in 115 games during his career at Cal-Berkeley.
Round Name Position Height/Weight School Affiliate Assignment
16 Colin Selby RHP 6-1/218 Randolph-Macon College Bristol Pirates
Went 11-3 with one complete game, a 2.60 ERA and 126 strikeouts in 15 appearances (14 starts) as a junior in 2018 at Randolph-Macon College...Ranked tied for first in wins (11), first in strikeouts (126) and third in ERA (2.60) in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference in 2018…Was also a 2018 All-ODAC first-team selection and the conference's pitcher-of-the-year in 2018.
Round Name Position Height/Weight School Affiliate Assignment
19 Will Kobos RHP 6-2/180 George Washington University Bristol Pirates Went 4-1 with a 1.35 ERA and 49 strikeouts in 23 appearances (one start) in 2018 with George Washington… His twin brother, Scott, was drafted in the 38th round of the 2017 Draft by Cleveland…Was a second-team 2017 ABCA/Rawlings All-East Region selection…Marks the fourth straight year the Pirates have drafted a player out of George Washington, whose head coach is former Pirates hitting coach Gregg Ritchie.
Round Name Position Height/Weight School Affiliate Assignment
20 Conner Loeprich RHP 6-3/215 St. Mary's College West Virginia Black Bears Went 2-1 with a 4.78 ERA and 27 strikeouts in 19 appearances (five starts) in 2018 with St. Mary's.
Round Name Position Height/Weight School Affiliate Assignment
21 Will Gardner RHP 6-2/200 Carson-Newman College Bristol Pirates
Went 1-4 with 12 saves, a 4.37 ERA and 55 strikeouts in 25 appearances in 2018…Led Carson-Newman in wins (six), innings pitched (83.2), strikeouts (67), and complete games (five) during his junior season…Was selected to the 2017 South Atlantic Conference All-Tournament Team...Became the 20th player drafted from the CarsonNewman College's baseball program…Was a 2018 second-team All-South Atlantic Conference honoree as a reliever.
Round Name Position Height/Weight School Affiliate Assignment
31 Chase Lambert INF 5-11/175 Pepperdine University Bristol Pirates Hit .249 with eight doubles, two triples, five home runs and 17 RBI in 48 games in 2018 for Pepperdine…Ranked fourth on Pepperdine with a .286 batting average in 2016.
Round Name Position Height/Weight School Affiliate Assignment
32 Dean Lockery INF 5-11/185 Central Connecticut State Univ. Bristol Pirates Hit .331 with eight doubles, one triple, four home runs and 19 RBI in 46 games in 2018... Was named to the All-Northeast Conference first-team in 2017.
Round Name Position Height/Weight School Affiliate Assignment
33 Joe Jacques LHP 6-4/210 Manhattan College Bristol Pirates Went 1-2 with a 2.61 ERA (38.0ip/11er) and 38 strikeouts in nine appearances (eight starts) in 2018 at Manhattan College…Became the 17th player in Manhattan College's program history to be drafted…Finished his career ranked eighth in school history with 209 strikeouts.
Round Name Position Height/Weight School Affiliate Assignment
38 Brendt Citta OF 6-2/180 University of Kansas Bristol Pirates Hit .322 with 17 doubles, one triple, four home runs and 34 RBI in 55 games with the University of Kansas in 2018. The Pirates have now signed 19 players from the 2018 draft.