NEW YORK - Six Sun Belt Conference baseball student-athletes got the call they have been waiting for on Tuesday on day two of the 2019 MLB Draft. Five pitchers and one designated hitter went on Tuesday.
Georgia State's Hunter Gaddis was the first off the board for the Sun Belt as the junior went in the fifth round, 160th overall, to the Cleveland Indians. Gaddis' pick makes him the highest draft pick in school history.
In Gaddis' three seasons at Georgia State, the right-hander compiled a 3.81 earned run average, the lowest mark in school history, while collecting 277 strikeouts (9.