Fansided · Jun 10, 2016
Nebraska Baseball Likely Loses Big Bat In Boldt To MLB Draft
The Nebraska baseball team is likely going to be losing one of its best bats as Ryan Boldt was selected in the second round of the 2016 MLB Draft on Thursday night.
Boldt was taken as the 53rd overall pick by the Tampa Bay Rays, and while he was expected to go early, the junior being selected this early seems to almost guarantee he’ll be forgoing his senior season.
As Huskers.com points out, the outfielder getting drafted that high marks the first time since Joba Chamberlain was selected in the first round of the 2006 draft that a Nebraska baseball player was taken in the first two rounds. This also marks the 38th year in a row at least one Cornhusker was selected in the amateur draft.