After winning the College World Series, Paul Skenes and Dylan Crews of Louisiana State were the first two players off the board Sunday in Seattle.
The News
Louisiana State’s baseball program pulled off an unprecedented feat on Sunday, with players from its College World Series-winning team being taken with the top two picks in Major League Baseball’s draft in Seattle. With the No. 1 overall pick, the Pittsburgh Pirates chose Paul Skenes, a right-handed starting pitcher, and the Washington Nationals chose Dylan Crews, an outfielder, at No. 2.
Max Clark, an outfielder from Franklin Community High School in Indiana, went to the Detroit Tigers with the third pick.Why It Matters
The best previous result for teammates in draft history was first and third, a feat that happened in 2011, with the U.
