NEW YORK – Washington State pitcher Ryan Walker was selected in the 31st round of the Major League Baseball Draft by the San Francisco Giants Wednesday.
 
Walker was selected in the 31^st round by the Giants as the second pick of the round and No. 916 overall pick. Walker joins former Cougar third baseman Shane Matheny in the Giants organization after he was selected in the 23^rd round last summer.
 
This past season, Walker led the team with 23 appearances and five saves while recording four wins, all out of the bullpen. The senior righthander from Arlington, Wash. also recorded 47 strikeouts in 46.1 innings. Walker finished his four-year Cougar career second in WSU history with 87 appearances, tied for the school record with 13 relief victories and tied for seventh in school history with 11 saves. Walker tallied 206 career strikeouts in 233 innings and recorded 16 career wins.
 
Earlier in the draft, junior Parker McFadden (RHP) was selected in the 16^th round by the Baltimore Orioles, senior Scotty Sunitsch (LHP) was selected in the 18^th round by the Milwaukee Brewers and junior Justin Harrer (OF/INF) was selected in the 35^th round by the Pittsburgh Pirates. Cougar head coach Marty Lees has now seen 10 Cougars drafted in his three seasons at WSU.
 
A pair of high school signees were also drafted; Brandon White (RHP) was selected in the 14^th round by the Los Angeles Dodgers as the No. 434 overall pick and Kyler Bush (LHP) was selected in the 40^th round by the Kansas City Royals as the No. 1202 overall pick.