McNairy, McMillan Selected on Day Three of 2022 MLB Draft

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama baseball had four current players taken during the 2022 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft, with the event wrapping up on Tuesday afternoon.

In addition to the current players, a total of five Alabama signees were drafted during the three-day event. Walter Ford was selected in the competitive balance round on Sunday night by the Mariners. Day two saw two signees taken in Jake Madden (4^th Round | 118^th Overall | Los Angeles Angels) and Nate Ochoa (6^th Round | 171 Overall | Washington Nationals). On day three, Brock Blatter (19^th Round | 563^rd Overall | Chicago Cubs) and Drake Logan (19^th Round | 581^st Overall | Chicago White Sox) were each drafted.

Alabama in the MLB Draft

With the two selections on day three of the draft, the Crimson Tide's all-time draft pick total moved to 164 (154 players) since 1966
Alabama has had at least one player drafted for 44 consecutive years dating back to 1979
The Tide has had one-or-more players selected in 51 of the 57 MLB Drafts overall
UA has seen 59 players selected in the last 12 years
A total of 94 players have been taken out of The University of Alabama in the last 22 drafts dating back to 2000
McNairy and McMillan are the 19^th and 20^th players selected in the MLB Draft during the Brad Bohannon era
Alabama has had 12 pitchers taken under Bohannon's watch, including three-or-more in three separate drafts

All players have remaining eligibility and are able to return to the University to continue their careers at Alabama if they elect to not sign a professional contract.

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Connor Prielipp (2^nd Round | 48^th Overall | Minnesota Twins)

Pitcher, Junior

The sixth-highest player and third-highest pitcher taken in Alabama baseball history
Has appeared in seven games – all starts – and owns a 4-1 record across two active seasons at the Capstone
Holds a 0.96 ERA (3 ER/28.0 IP) with 47 strikeouts compared to seven walks while limiting opposing hitters to a .138 average
Did not allow a run in his first 26.2 innings of college baseball spanning the 2020 and 2021 campaigns
Finished his first season at UA with a perfect 0.00 ERA (21.0 IP) and a 3-0 record in four starts
Struck out 35 compared to six walks and held opposing hitters to an SEC-low .077 average in 2020
Earned National Freshman Player of the Year accolades from Collegiate Baseball News following the pandemic-shortened campaign
Also garnered first team All-America and Freshman All-America recognition from CBN
Became Alabama's 16^th first team All-American in program history
Selected as the "Impact Freshman of the Year" by Perfect Game USA and named D1Baseball.com's "Top Freshman Pitcher" following his rookie stint
Returned for his sophomore season but was limited due to injuries

Dylan Ray (4^th Round | 108^th Overall | Arizona Diamondbacks)

Pitcher, Redshirt Freshman

Played a key role as the Tide's closer during his first season of action in 2022
Earned Freshman All-America honors and was named to the Freshman All-SEC Team for his standout performance on the mound
Appeared in 18 games, finishing 1-4 with eight saves and a 4.60 ERA (16 ER/31.1 IP) while limiting opponents to a .198 average last season
Totaled 49 strikeouts to lead all relievers and rank fifth overall on the UA staff
Led the Tide in saves and tied for fourth in the SEC in that category
Worked 2.0-or-more innings in 11 of his 18 outings as a redshirt freshman
Missed his first season in Tuscaloosa due to injury

Jacob McNairy (16^th Round | 486^th Overall | Seattle Mariners)

Pitcher, Senior

Grown into a bigger role each year at the Capstone, earning the Tide's Saturday starter role in 2022
Owns a 7-3 career record with a 4.81 ERA (70 ER/131.0 IP) and has appeared in 44 games with 15 starts
Has struck out 103 compared to only 32 walks in four seasons of action
Led Alabama in wins in 2022 as part of a 6-2 record across his 16 games of action, including 12 starts
Ranked second on UA for innings pitched (72.0) and totaled 65 strikeouts, good for third on the Tide staff as a senior
Owned a 2.25 walks per 9.0 innings mark that was sixth in the SEC while allowing a team-low 18 walks to rank ninth in the conference for fewest free passes last season
Appeared in 15 games with three starts as a junior, holding a 1-1 record across 37.0 innings of work
Totaled 9.0 relief frames spanning three relief appearances during the pandemic-shortened 2020 campaign
Worked in 10 games as a reliver during his freshman season, combining for 13.0 innings

Garrett McMillan (19^th Round | 564^th Overall | Minnesota Twins)

Pitcher, Junior

The Crimson Tide's Friday night starter in his first season at the Capstone
A reliable arm who tossed 5.0-plus innings in all 14 regular-season starts and averaged 6.0 innings per start entering postseason play in 2022
Finished with a 4-5 record and 4.29 ERA (41 ER/86.0 IP) across 16 starts as a junior
Struck out 83 while walking 26 and limiting opposing hitters to a .241 average
Led all Alabama arms and ranked seventh in the SEC for innings pitched last season
Also paced UA in strikeouts to tie for 14^th in the conference
Struck out 59 in league play to tie for fourth in the SEC while totaling a team-high 57.1 innings, tied for third among conference arms
Selected as the SEC Co-Pitcher of the Week thanks to a standout performance at Ole Miss on April 8 that began the Tide's sweep of the eventual national champions in the three-game series
Came to Alabama after two successful seasons at Shelton State Community College

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