Ben Sears, Logan Clayton and Jaycob Deese moved one step closer to getting to the big leagues as the three former UH baseball right-handed pitchers were all selected on the final day of the 2022 MLB Draft on Tuesday afternoon.
Sears, the first Cougar to be picked in the draft, went in the 14th round to the Kansas City Royals. The 6-foot-5-inch right-hander emerged as the Cougars’ best bullpen weapon during the 2022 season, finishing the year with a 3.10 ERA, 1.005 WHIP and 48 strikeouts in 66 2/3 innings pitched.
