Indiana University Athletics
Six Hoosiers Selected In MLB Draft
7/13/2021 2:48:00 PM | Baseball
DENVER – Six Indiana baseball players were selected in the 2021 Major League Baseball draft that was held from Sunday to Tuesday. The Hoosiers led the way in the with the most selections by any Big Ten program in this year's draft.
Sophomore pitchers Matt Litwicki and Tommy Sommer were selected in the 10th round of the MLB Draft by the Boston Red Sox and Chicago White Sox, respectively. Junior infielder Cole Barr was picked by the Seattle Mariners (15th round, pick 444) and outfielder Grant Richardson (round 17, pick 513) went to the New York Yankees on day three.
Day two was for the pitchers, as four Hoosier hurlers were selected by various organizations. McCade Brown (Round 3, Pick 79) and Gabe Bierman (Round 7, Pick 209) joined Litwicki and Sommer.
Litwicki made 10 appearances in 2021, totaling 12 innings in relief and 17 strikeouts. He allowed just six runs and two talks. He made five appearances in the shortened 2020 season, tallying a 0.90 ERA in 10 innings of work. During his freshman season, he tossed 9.1 innings and struck out nine.
Sommer is coming off a 2021 campaign where he posted a 5-4 record and 4.60 ERA with 69 strikeouts in 62.2 innings. In 2020, he went 2-1 with a 2.61 ERA in four starts where she allowed just six runs in 20.2 innings and struck out 17. During his sophomore campaign in 2019, he served as the Sunday starter in the first three weekends of the season and allowed 36 hits over 45 innings along with 47 strikeouts.
Barr was previously selected by the Seattle Mariners in the 2019 MLB Draft (37th round, Pick 11166). He was a ABCA Midwest All-Region second team and All-Big Ten third team in 2021 who held a .292 batting percentage with a team-high eight home runs, 45 hits, 36 runs scored and a team-high 35 RBI. The Yorktown, Ind. native led the way with a .526 slugging percentage and drew 26 walks.
Richardson was a ABCA Midwest All-Region second team and first team All-Big Ten honoree in 2021 as the he led Indiana with a .320 batting average and team-high 55 hits with seven home runs. He held a .517 slugging percentage and 33 RBI while also going 11-for-13 on stolen bases.
In addition, signees Colson Montgomery (Round 1, Pick 22) and TJ White (Round 5, Pick 143) heard their names called during the three-day draft.
For all the latest on Indiana University baseball, be sure to follow the team at @IndianaBase on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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Sophomore pitchers Matt Litwicki and Tommy Sommer were selected in the 10th round of the MLB Draft by the Boston Red Sox and Chicago White Sox, respectively. Junior infielder Cole Barr was picked by the Seattle Mariners (15th round, pick 444) and outfielder Grant Richardson (round 17, pick 513) went to the New York Yankees on day three.
Day two was for the pitchers, as four Hoosier hurlers were selected by various organizations. McCade Brown (Round 3, Pick 79) and Gabe Bierman (Round 7, Pick 209) joined Litwicki and Sommer.
Litwicki made 10 appearances in 2021, totaling 12 innings in relief and 17 strikeouts. He allowed just six runs and two talks. He made five appearances in the shortened 2020 season, tallying a 0.90 ERA in 10 innings of work. During his freshman season, he tossed 9.1 innings and struck out nine.
Sommer is coming off a 2021 campaign where he posted a 5-4 record and 4.60 ERA with 69 strikeouts in 62.2 innings. In 2020, he went 2-1 with a 2.61 ERA in four starts where she allowed just six runs in 20.2 innings and struck out 17. During his sophomore campaign in 2019, he served as the Sunday starter in the first three weekends of the season and allowed 36 hits over 45 innings along with 47 strikeouts.
Barr was previously selected by the Seattle Mariners in the 2019 MLB Draft (37th round, Pick 11166). He was a ABCA Midwest All-Region second team and All-Big Ten third team in 2021 who held a .292 batting percentage with a team-high eight home runs, 45 hits, 36 runs scored and a team-high 35 RBI. The Yorktown, Ind. native led the way with a .526 slugging percentage and drew 26 walks.
Richardson was a ABCA Midwest All-Region second team and first team All-Big Ten honoree in 2021 as the he led Indiana with a .320 batting average and team-high 55 hits with seven home runs. He held a .517 slugging percentage and 33 RBI while also going 11-for-13 on stolen bases.
In addition, signees Colson Montgomery (Round 1, Pick 22) and TJ White (Round 5, Pick 143) heard their names called during the three-day draft.
For all the latest on Indiana University baseball, be sure to follow the team at @IndianaBase on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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