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Mississippi State Baseball Has Seven Players Drafted In 2018 MLB Draft

By Ethan Lee

OMAHA, NE - JUNE 23: A general view of baseball gear before game one of the College World Series Championship between the Vanderbilt Commodores and the Virginia Cavaliers on June 23, 2014 at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska. (Photo by Peter Aiken/Getty Images)
OMAHA, NE - JUNE 23: A general view of baseball gear before game one of the College World Series Championship between the Vanderbilt Commodores and the Virginia Cavaliers on June 23, 2014 at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska. (Photo by Peter Aiken/Getty Images) /
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Omaha, NE – JUNE 28: A general view of an NCAA baseball on the field prior to game two of the College World Series Championship Series between the Arizona Wildcats and the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers on June 28, 2016 at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska. (Photo by Peter Aiken/Getty Images)
Omaha, NE – JUNE 28: A general view of an NCAA baseball on the field prior to game two of the College World Series Championship Series between the Arizona Wildcats and the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers on June 28, 2016 at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska. (Photo by Peter Aiken/Getty Images) /

Mississippi State Baseball’s Konnor Pilkington

Konnor Pilkington was the first Mississippi State baseball player selected in the 2018 Major League Baseball Draft. Pilkington has been the ace for the Bulldogs this season and last season, but he’s been contributing for longer than that.

The 6-3 and 228 pound Pilkington is in his junior year. He’s been playing for MSU actively since his freshman year back in 2016 when he emerged as a solid Sunday starter for the Bulldogs. His development last year was solid as he was one of the Southeastern Conference’s best pitchers in 2017.

Konnor Pilkington has trailed off a bit this season as the year has progressed, but his potential is still there. And because of that potential, Pilkington was selected in the 3rd round by the Chicago White Sox.

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