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UTA pitcher drafted by New York Yankees

Senior pitcher Austin Gardner was selected in the ninth round of the 2017 MLB Draft by the New York Yankees Tuesday evening. The right-handed pitcher went No. 272 overall in the draft.

Gardner is not the first UTA player to be selected in the draft, but he is the first of 2017.

In his senior season as a Maverick, the go-to reliever averaged a 2.42 ERA in 29 appearances while securing two saves. He surrendered 36 hits and 10 walks in his 44.2 innings of play, allowing only 14 runners to cross the plate. He struck out 55 batters and held opposing batters to a .