Three Demon Deacons Selected on Day 1 of the 2023 MLB Draft
7/9/2023 11:42:00 PM | Baseball
Sean Sullivan became the third Deacon selected in the first 50 picks, taken No. 46 overall by the Colorado Rockies.
SEATTLE – Following a season in which the Demon Deacons secured a spot in the Men's College World Series, three members of the 2023 Wake Forest baseball team were selected on the first day of the 2023 MLB Draft. Rhett Lowder (7th overall to the Cincinnati Reds) and Brock Wilken (18th overall to the Milwaukee Brewers) became the first pair of Deacs selected in the same first round of the MLB Draft.
Sean Sullivan, meanwhile, was picked in the second round with the 46th overall pick by the Colorado Rockies. The Andover, Mass., native is the sixth Demon Deacon selected by Rockies all-time and second since 2018 (Rayne Supple).
Additionally, Wake Forest is one of just two programs with three players selected within the first 50 picks (LSU).
DEMON DEACONS SELECTED DAY 1 IN THE 2023 MLB DRAFT
|
Name |
Round (Pick) |
Team |
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1 (7) |
Cincinnati Reds |
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1 (18) |
Milwaukee Brewers |
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2 (46) |
Colorado Rockies |
Sullivan made an immediate impact in the Wake Forest rotation after transferring from Northwestern following the 2022 season, as he recorded 10-plus strikeouts in four of his first five appearances for the Deacs, including six innings of scoreless, hitless ball against Mount St. Mary's on Feb. 24.
During his 2023 season with the Demon Deacons, the southpaw broke the program record in single-season strikeouts-per-nine (14.34), posted the second-lowest ERA in the conference (2.45) and logged five wins across 17 appearances (10 starts).
The 2023 First Team All-ACC honoree also finished top five in the ACC in Hits/9 (5.56), K/BB ratio (5.29), strikeouts (111) and WHIP (0.92).
DEMON DEACONS SELECTED BY EACH MLB TEAM
|
Number of Wake Forest Draftees |
MLB Organization |
|
8 |
Yankees |
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7 |
Braves |
|
6 |
Nationals, Orioles, Tigers, Giants, Rockies |
|
5 |
Rays, Pirates, Guardians, Athletics, Cardinals, White Sox, Reds |
|
4 |
Mariners, Astros, Padres, Diamondbacks, Blue Jays, Angels |
|
3 |
Cubs, Mets |
|
2 |
Red Sox, Royals, Twins, Rangers, Brewers |
|
1 |
Dodgers, Marlins, Phillies |
2023 MLB Draft
Days 2 and 3 of the draft will begin at 2 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday respectively and can be streamed on MLB.com and the MLB App.
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