Conference, SEC program with most MLB draft picks revealed
By Ethan Stone
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Well, take a wild guess.
The 2022 MLB Draft just concluded, and the SEC is on top once again. The baseball powerhouse conference produced 83 total draft picks across the full 20 rounds, 25 more than any other conference.
⚾️TOP FIVE CONFERENCES BY PICKS⚾️#SEC — 83#ACC — 58#Big12 — 47#Pac12 — 40#B1G — 27#MLBDraft | @d1baseball
— Kendall Rogers (@KendallRogers) July 19, 2022
Soon-to-be SEC program Oklahoma had the most draft picks by one school, seeing 11 players selected. Tennessee came in second, producing 10 draftees.
3 of the top 5 schools with the most draft picks hail from the SEC (Tennessee, Arkansas and Auburn.)
⚾️MOST DRAFT PICKS BY SCHOOL⚾️
1. @OU_Baseball — 11
2. @Vol_Baseball — 10
3. @RazorbackBSB @OSUBaseball — 9
4. @AuburnBaseball, @GTBaseball, @BeaverBaseball @TexasBaseball — 8
5. @HailStateBB @OleMissBSB — 7#MLBDraft | @d1baseball— Kendall Rogers (@KendallRogers) July 19, 2022
After all, it just means more.
Ethan Stone is a Saturday Down South News Editor and an advocate for the return of the Seattle Supersonics.
