Lodolo Selected 7th Overall in MLB Draft by Cincinnati
6/3/2019 7:44:00 PM | Baseball
Junior is the highest-draft pick in the baseball program’s history
FORT WORTH - TCU baseball junior left-hander Nick Lodolo was selected by the Cincinnati Reds with the seventh overall pick in the 2019 MLB First-Year Player Draft. He is the highest-ever draft pick and the fourth first-round pick in program history.
Lodolo put together an outstanding career at TCU that culminated in being named a third-team All-American this season. He made 46 starts out of 49 career appearances, posting an 18-11 record. In 258 2/3 innings pitched, he racked up 296 strikeouts and held opponents to a .238 batting average against.
This year, Lodolo started 16 games and posted a career-best 2.36 ERA, a mark that ranked second in the Big 12. His 131 strikeouts are the fourth-most in a single season at TCU and rank eighth nationally. He was named a first-team all-conference performer.
Prior to coming to TCU, Lodolo was drafted 41stoverall by the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2016. He was the highest unsigned draft pick in 2016. He joins Lance Broadway (15th overall to the White Sox in 2005), Andrew Cashner (19th overall to the Cubs in 2008) and Brandon Finnegan (17thoverall to Kansas City) as the only first-round picks in TCU baseball history.
During his 16 seasons as TCU's head coach, Schlossnagle has seen 76 players drafted by 26 organizations.
Quotes:
Head Coach Jim Schlossnagle:
"We are so excited for Nick and his family for this tremendous opportunity with a great organization like the Cincinnati Reds. Nick has more than earned this. He's done it the right way. It's a great statement for him, his character and work ethic as well as the developmental process in our baseball program."
Nick Lodolo:
"Awesome! When you are 17 and you make that decision to turn down $1.75 million, that's a gamble on yourself that not too many kids would do. I believed in myself. I knew TCU was the place for me. The coaches here are unbelievable. They made me so much better on and off the field and as a person too. I couldn't be more excited right now, especially getting to watch it live for the first time. Being able to watch that with friends, family and my team was awesome."
Lodolo put together an outstanding career at TCU that culminated in being named a third-team All-American this season. He made 46 starts out of 49 career appearances, posting an 18-11 record. In 258 2/3 innings pitched, he racked up 296 strikeouts and held opponents to a .238 batting average against.
This year, Lodolo started 16 games and posted a career-best 2.36 ERA, a mark that ranked second in the Big 12. His 131 strikeouts are the fourth-most in a single season at TCU and rank eighth nationally. He was named a first-team all-conference performer.
Prior to coming to TCU, Lodolo was drafted 41stoverall by the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2016. He was the highest unsigned draft pick in 2016. He joins Lance Broadway (15th overall to the White Sox in 2005), Andrew Cashner (19th overall to the Cubs in 2008) and Brandon Finnegan (17thoverall to Kansas City) as the only first-round picks in TCU baseball history.
During his 16 seasons as TCU's head coach, Schlossnagle has seen 76 players drafted by 26 organizations.
Quotes:
Head Coach Jim Schlossnagle:
"We are so excited for Nick and his family for this tremendous opportunity with a great organization like the Cincinnati Reds. Nick has more than earned this. He's done it the right way. It's a great statement for him, his character and work ethic as well as the developmental process in our baseball program."
Nick Lodolo:
"Awesome! When you are 17 and you make that decision to turn down $1.75 million, that's a gamble on yourself that not too many kids would do. I believed in myself. I knew TCU was the place for me. The coaches here are unbelievable. They made me so much better on and off the field and as a person too. I couldn't be more excited right now, especially getting to watch it live for the first time. Being able to watch that with friends, family and my team was awesome."
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