July 18, 2022 | Baseball
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State right-handed pitcher Will Frisch has been selected in the sixth round, 173rd overall, by the Chicago Cubs in the MLB First-Year Player Draft on Monday.
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Frisch, who did not pitch in 2022, was named a Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball in 2021 after posting a 3-0 record and 2.38 earned run average in 20 games, six of which were starts. In his career, he's pitched in 27 games, with seven starts, and is 3-0 with a 2.42 ERA. He's struck out 66 batters in 67 and has held opponents to a .210 batting average.
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It's the second career selection for Frisch, who was taken in the 36th round in 2019 by Minnesota but did not sign.
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Frisch is the fifth Beaver to be selected by Chicago all-time, and the first since Chase Watkins in 2021.
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Frisch, who did not pitch in 2022, was named a Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball in 2021 after posting a 3-0 record and 2.38 earned run average in 20 games, six of which were starts. In his career, he's pitched in 27 games, with seven starts, and is 3-0 with a 2.42 ERA. He's struck out 66 batters in 67 and has held opponents to a .210 batting average.
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It's the second career selection for Frisch, who was taken in the 36th round in 2019 by Minnesota but did not sign.
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Frisch is the fifth Beaver to be selected by Chicago all-time, and the first since Chase Watkins in 2021.
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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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