MLB Draft, Day 1 – Guerrieri to Tampa Bay: With the MLB Draft’s 24th selection in the 1st Round, Spring Valley High RHP Taylor Guerrieri (right) was taken by the Tampa Bay Rays. USC OF Jackie Bradley Jr. was the only in-state college player chosen on Day 1 (Red Sox, 40th pick).

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MLB Draft, Day 2 – Whitley, English, Faulkner, Dorton, Gossett drafted: North Augusta 1B Jackson Whitley (R1) was taken in the 13th round by the Atlanta Braves… St. James OF Tanner English (L1) was picked by the Tampa Bay Rays in the 13th round… South Aiken LHP Andrew Faulkner (R2) was selected by the Texas Rangers in the 14th round… Lugoff-Elgin RHP Will Dorton (left) was picked by the Cincinnati Reds in the 15th round… Byrnes RHP Daniel Gossett (L2) was chosen by the Boston Red Sox in the 16th Round… 

College Selections: Sumter native and USC RHP Matt Price (left) was selected in the 6th Round. Other in-state collegians that were preps in the Palmetto State taken on Wednesday were: Scott Wingo (R-Mauldin, USC, Dodgers-11th), John Cornely (Bishop England, Wofford, Braves-15th), JR Black (Easley, SMC, Kentucky, Phillies-16th), Jarett Miller (Easley, USC-Lancaster, UNC-Greensboro, Braves-21st), John Taylor (Wilson, FDTC, USC, Mariners-22nd), Rhett Stafford (R-Cheraw, Marshall, A’s-22nd), Adam Matthews (White Knoll, USC, Orioles-23rd), Kyle Deese (Chapman, Western Carolina, Cardinals-23rd), Travis Burnside (Laurens, SMC, Dodgers-25th), Joseph Moorefield (Byrnes, Clemson, Royals-26th), Matt Talley (Wilson Hall, Citadel, Braves-28th) …

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MLB, Day 3 – Boulware, Pankake, Carson, McPhail, Edwards, Cole selected: TL Hanna C Garrett Boulware was taken in the 42nd round by the San Diego Padres… Easley RHP Joey Pankake was selected by the Texas Rangers in the 42nd round… Lake City OF Shon Carson was picked by the Cincinnati Reds in the 44th round… Dutch Fork C Ryan McPhail was chosen by the Detroit Tigers in the 47th round… Mid-Carolina RHP CJ Edwards was picked by the Texas Rangers in the 48th round… Dorman OF Hunter Cole was selected by the Washington Nationals in the 49th round…

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