SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Two Southern Conference baseball student-athletes were taken in the MLB Draft on Tuesday, the final day of the draft.
 
Mercer's Jackson Kelley was selected in the 12th round, while UNCG’s Pres Cavenaugh was picked in the 14th round. Kelley was the first SoCon player off the board on Tuesday, as he was selected in the 12th round with the 349th overall pick by the Texas Rangers. The right-handed pitcher joins teammates Colby Thomas, Collin Price and Bill Knight, who were all selected between the third and 10th round on Monday.

UNCG outfielder Pres Cavenaugh was picked by the Cleveland Guardians in the 14th round with the 421st overall selection. UNCG right-handed pitcher Alex Hoppe and second baseman Hogan Windish, the 2022 SoCon Pitcher and Player of the Year, respectively, were selected in the sixth and seventh rounds on Monday.  

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2022 MLB Draft (SoCon selections)
3rd round, 95th overall pick – Colby Thomas, Mercer, OF, Oakland A’s
6th round, 189th overall pick – Alex Hoppe, UNCG, RHP, Boston Red Sox
6th round, 193rd overall pick – Collin Price, Mercer, C, Houston Astros
7th round, 216th overall pick – Hogan Windish, UNCG, 2B, Seattle Mariners
8th round, 234th overall pick – Zebby Matthews, Western Carolina, RHP, Minnesota Twins
10th round, 306th overall pick – Bill Knight, Mercer, OF, Seattle Mariners
12th round, 349th overall pick – Jackson Kelley, Mercer, RHP, Texas Rangers
14th round, 421st overall pick – Pres Cavenaugh, UNCG, OF, Cleveland Guardians