MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Now that he owns Jedd Gyorko’s program record for career doubles, Darius Hill can aim for a higher goal — becoming one of Gyorko’s on-field rivals.
Hill was one of six West Virginia baseball players taken on the third and final day of the Major League Baseball draft, going to the Chicago Cubs in the 20th round. Gyorko is in his fourth year with the rival St. Louis Cardinals.
A total of eight Mountaineers were selected in this year’s draft, marking a new program record. Alek Manoah was taken 11th overall by Toronto, and catcher Ivan Gonzalez went to the Chicago White Sox in the eighth round.