Twins Take Povich in Third Round of MLB Draft

Lincoln – Junior Cade Povich was the second Husker baseball player to be taken in the 2021 MLB Draft, as he was the 98th overall pick by the Minnesota Twins in the third round. Earlier today, Spencer Schwellenbach was taken 59th overall by the Atlanta Braves in the second round.

Povich and Schwellenbach are the first Husker teammates to be taken in the first three rounds of the MLB Draft since 2005 when Alex Gordon was the No. 2 overall pick by Kansas City and Brian Duensing was selected in the third round by Minnesota.

Since 2015, the Huskers have had five players taken in the first 10 rounds of the Draft, including Schwellenbach (2nd – Atlanta in 2021), Povich (3rd – Minnesota in 2021),…