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Kent, Messinger selected on Day 3 of MLB Draft
Published Tuesday, Jul. 13, 2021, 7:53 pm
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Virginia baseball players Nic Kent and Zach Messinger were selected on the final day of the 2021 Major League Baseball Draft.
Kent was the taken in the 11th round (320th overall) by the Colorado Rockies while Messinger went to the New York Yankees in the 13th round (393rd overall).
Kent, a three-year starter in the middle infield, played in 130-straight games to close out his UVA career. He started all 63 at shortstop in 2021 and led the team with 45 RBI. He belted a career-best eight home runs including a solo blast in a comeback win over Dallas Baptist in Game 3 of the Super Regional.
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The Phillies have completed their selections for the second day of the 2021 MLB Draft, with one selection in each of today s nine rounds. They selected five right-handed pitchers and four outfielders. Five were collegiate athletes, while four were selected out of high school. The club s selections from rounds 2-10 today are as follows:
Round 2 (No. 49)
OF Ethan Wilson, University of South Alabama - Wilson, 21, batted .318 with 13 doubles, four triples, eight home runs, 34 RBI, 33 walks to just 21 strikeouts, 10 stolen bases, a .419 on-base percentage and a .528 slugging percentage in 57 games in 2021. The left-handed hitting and throwing outfielder had a .984 fielding percentage with two outfield assists. Wilson, an Alabama native, was named First-Team All-Sun Belt Conference and was named
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