NEW YORK – Washington State pitcher Parker McFadden was selected in the 16th round of the Major League Baseball Draft by the Baltimore Orioles Wednesday.
McFadden was selected in the 16th round by the Baltimore Orioles as the No. 11 pick in the round and No. 475 overall pick. McFadden is the seventh Cougar drafted under head coach Marty Lees and first drafted by the Orioles since lefthander Layne Bruner was taken in the 19th round of the 2016 draft.
The junior from Yelm, Wash. appeared in 53 games, mostly out of the bullpen in his three seasons with the Cougars, recording 94 strikeouts in 84 innings while recording three wins and a save. McFadden moved to the starting rotation midway through Pac-12 play in the 2018 season and excelled, recording 35 strikeouts and held opposing hitters to a .211 batting average in five conference starts. McFadden recorded a pair of nine-strikeout starts at Washington and at No. 3 Stanford and picked up Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week honors after throwing five no-hit innings in a combined no-hitter against Santa Clara.
McFadden was selected in the 16th round by the Baltimore Orioles as the No. 11 pick in the round and No. 475 overall pick. McFadden is the seventh Cougar drafted under head coach Marty Lees and first drafted by the Orioles since lefthander Layne Bruner was taken in the 19th round of the 2016 draft.
The junior from Yelm, Wash. appeared in 53 games, mostly out of the bullpen in his three seasons with the Cougars, recording 94 strikeouts in 84 innings while recording three wins and a save. McFadden moved to the starting rotation midway through Pac-12 play in the 2018 season and excelled, recording 35 strikeouts and held opposing hitters to a .211 batting average in five conference starts. McFadden recorded a pair of nine-strikeout starts at Washington and at No. 3 Stanford and picked up Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week honors after throwing five no-hit innings in a combined no-hitter against Santa Clara.