Lakeside High School outfielder Corbin Carroll was selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks with the 16th overall pick of the MLB draft on Monday, making him one of the highest-drafted high-school players from Washington in the last 20 years.
Carroll is the first player from Washington selected in the first round directly out of high school since Reese McGuire went 14th overall to Pittsburgh in 2013.
Carroll, the Star Times Player of the Year, hit .540 with nine home runs with an OPS of 1.859 for Lakeside this season. A four-year starter, the 5-foot-9, 175-pound Carroll had a career average of .