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Georgia Tech Baseball: How 2019 draft picks are starting their careers

By Dylan Callaghan-Croley

OMAHA, NE - JUNE 26: A general view of a baseball on the field during batting practice before game one of the College World Series Championship Series between the Arkansas Razorbacks and the Oregon State Beavers on June 26, 2018 at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska. (Photo by Peter Aiken/Getty Images)
OMAHA, NE - JUNE 26: A general view of a baseball on the field during batting practice before game one of the College World Series Championship Series between the Arkansas Razorbacks and the Oregon State Beavers on June 26, 2018 at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska. (Photo by Peter Aiken/Getty Images) /
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Last month, the Georgia Tech Baseball team saw several players get drafted including three Jackets in the first ten rounds. Today, we look at four Jackets who signed deals with their respective clubs and how they’re professional careers are starting out.

Tristin English:

English is playing for the Arizona Diamondback’s Low-A team, the Hillsboro Hops in Hillsboro, Oregon. English is off to a good start in his career so far, hitting .267/.324/.433 with two doubles, one home run, and five RBI through his first eight games and 34 at-bats.

Kyle McCann:

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The power hitting catcher was a fourth round pick of the Athletics and is off to a good start in the professional ranks. Through 18 games, McCann has 18 hits in 74 at-bats and is putting up a strong slash of .281/.418/.530 while hitting three home runs and driving in 10.

Chase Murray:

The junior infielder was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 13th round. Murray has been assigned to the Pirates, rookie ball affiliate the Bristol Pirates of the Appalachian League. Murray through eight games has six hits in 30 at-bats, good enough for a .200 batting average while he’s reaching base 31.4% the time. It’s been a tough start for Murray to start but there’s plenty of time for him to turn around his season.

Connor Thomas:

Thomas drafted by the St.Louis Cardinals in the fifth round of this year’s draft, Thomas has been assigned to Low-A affiliate State College Spikes in State College, Pennsylvania. State College is also home to Penn State University. Thomas is 2-0 so far in his career with a 4.66 ERA through three games and 9.2 innings pitched. So far he’s struck out 12 and has yet to walk a batter.

So far, Georgia Tech’s 2019 draftees are looking strong in their professional debuts. These five players have been keys to the Jackets success the last few years and will be dearly missed in 2020. We’ll check in with these five players again at the beginning of next month as they finish their first full month of professional baseball.