The draft concluded on Tuesday with 15 more prospects who played at state high schools and colleges picked.
Samford shortstop Garrett Howe throws to first base against Jacksonville State on Feb. 21, 2023, at Joe Lee Griffin Field in Birmingham.With 15 prospects who played at Alabama high schools and colleges among the 300 selections in the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft on Tuesday, the event concluded with 31 picks with Alabama baseball roots.
Among the 615 players chosen during the three-day draft, Alabama produced six, Auburn three, Samford and South Alabama two apiece and Alabama State, Montevallo, Southern Union State and Troy one each. A transfer from Northwest Florida State, Cannon pitched in 40 games, with starts, in two seasons with the Auburn. The right-hander compiled a 3-3 record with a 5.57 earned-run average and seven saves.
A transfer from West Virginia, Hodgdon had a 2-3 record with a 7.39 ERA in 24 relief appearances for South Carolina Upstate in 2024. In 31.2 innings, the 6-foot-3 right-hander struck out 51 and walked 18. An All-State selection at Smiths Station as a senior, Hodgdon had an 8-1 record with a 1.28 ERA and struck out 81 in 49.1 innings in 2021.
An Auburn signee, Gatwood was drafted a s pitcher by the Angels although he was an All-State designated hitter for Baker in 2024, when he batted .418 with six home runs and 36 RBIs. The 6-foot-5 right-hander made only five starts on the mound for the Hornets as a senior because of an oblique injury and a broken finger.
@Samford @Contributor Garrett Howe Ian Petrutz Will Cannon Pierce George Lucas Elissalt TJ Yates Trent Hodgdon Jay Thomason Bryce Alewine Michael Ross Connor Gatwood Dmarion Terrell Chase Williams Carter Frederick Colby Shelton
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