Grant Gambrell Selected By Kansas City
June 04, 2019 | Baseball
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State junior right-handed pitcher Grant Gambrell has been selected in the third round, 80th overall by the Kansas City Royals in the 2019 MLB First-Year Player Draft on Tuesday.
It is the first career MLB Draft selection for Gambrell, who just completed his junior campaign with a 5-3 record and 2.83 earned run average in 70 innings. He struck out 80 and held opponents to a .232 batting average. He was selected All-Pac-12 Conference Honorable Mention in a vote by the league's coaches.
In three seasons with the Beavers, he has made 40 appearances, with 25 starts. The Clovis, Calif., native is 11-4 with a 3.47 ERA. He has 147 strikeouts in 142 2/3 innings.
Gambrell is the seventh Beaver to be selected by Kansas City all-time, and the first since right-handed pitcher Travis Eckert in 2016.
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It is the first career MLB Draft selection for Gambrell, who just completed his junior campaign with a 5-3 record and 2.83 earned run average in 70 innings. He struck out 80 and held opponents to a .232 batting average. He was selected All-Pac-12 Conference Honorable Mention in a vote by the league's coaches.
In three seasons with the Beavers, he has made 40 appearances, with 25 starts. The Clovis, Calif., native is 11-4 with a 3.47 ERA. He has 147 strikeouts in 142 2/3 innings.
Gambrell is the seventh Beaver to be selected by Kansas City all-time, and the first since right-handed pitcher Travis Eckert in 2016.
Follow Us On Social
For more information on the Oregon State baseball team, follow the club's official Twitter account at Twitter.com/BeaverBaseball, by Facebook at Facebook.com/OregonStateBaseball or on Instagram at Instagram.com/BeaverBaseball.
OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS).
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