It’s Thursday, Florida State fans. As the weekend and the College World Series near, keep it here for the latest in FSU athletics. The news and notes section of this post will be updated as news breaks throughout the day.
Lead Story
The Major League Baseball Draft finished up on Wednesday and Florida State was well-represented. The 3-day draft saw nine Seminoles get selected. Only Michigan, Texas, Chipola Junior College and Stanford had more.
After having no FSU players’ names called on Monday, infielder Taylor Walls and Dylan Busby went nine picks apart in the third round on Tuesday. It would be 23 rounds later before the next FSU player went, but they began to roll in after that.
Quincy Nieporte was selected by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 26th round. The final six FSU players taken were all pitchers, beginning with Cobi Johnson in the 29th round. From there, it went Drew Carlton (32nd round), Alec Byrd (33rd round), Andrew Karp (34th round), Tyler Holton (35th round) and Jim Voyles (38th round).
The nine picks for FSU is the most selected since 1995 when the Seminoles had 10 players taken. Florida State hopes to maximize that talent as it takes on LSU in the first game of the College World Series on Saturday night.
Between the Lines
There were no FSU athletic events scheduled for Wednesday.
On the Agenda
There are no FSU athletic events scheduled for Thursday.
News and Notes
The ACC set a record with 75 players taken during this year’s Major League Baseball Draft.
FSU ace Tyler Holton has been named a first-team All-American by D1Baseball.com.
FSU men’s golfer Cristobal Del Solar was named an All-American by Golfweek.
4-star defensive back Houston Griffith announced his top 7 and FSU made the cut. Others include Penn State, Texas, Alabama, Nebraska, Ohio State and Notre Dame.
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FSU’s Jim Voyles Drafted by Cardinals
Marlins Select Tyler Holton No. 1,049 Overall
FSU P Karp Selected by Cubs
Alec Byrd Picked by Colorado in 33rd Round
Tigers Nab FSU’s Drew Carlton
Holton Garners Third All-American Honor
FSU Righty Cobi Johnson Gets Picked
Quincy Nieporte Selected by Phillies
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