With
the 628th pick (21st round) in the 2019 draft, the New
York Mets picked senior shortstop, Branden Fryman,
from Samford University.
2019
stats: 56-G, .323/.385/.407, 4-HR, 29-RBI
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Samford Sports - Samford junior
shortstop Branden Fryman was selected by the New York Mets in the 21st round of
the Major League Baseball Draft Wednesday afternoon.
Fryman
becomes the 28th Samford player to be drafted since head coach Casey Dunn took
over the program in 2005, and the 26th over the last nine years. Fryman is the
first player off the 2019 team to be selected.
As
a junior in 2019, Fryman hit a career-best .323 with seven doubles, four home
runs and 29 RBI. For his Samford career, Fryman has a .290 average with 25
doubles, three triples and 83 RBI.
Fryman
earned first team All-SoCon honors by the league coaches this season. He was
also named second team All-SoCon by the media.
Samford
finished the 2019 season with 41 wins, tying the school record for victories.
The Bulldogs earned the program's first Southern Conference regular season
title.
Could be a useful minor leaguer - seems a major league career would be unlikely here.
ReplyDeleteBut baseball is baseball, where the unexpected happens.
Got it in his baseball blood from his father Woody
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