6-10 - 10th Round pick LHP Kelly Secrest has confirmed to me that he has signed with the Mets and will be reporting to the Brooklyn Cyclones.
6-0, 215 pound senior who turns 23 in September
25-G, 36.1-IP, 38-K, 15-BB, 1.73, 8 saves
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WILMINGTON, North Carolina – UNCW senior lefthanded pitcher Kelly Secrest was selected in the 10th round of the Major League Baseball draft on Friday.
Secrest, who was picked with the 295th overall pick, becomes the 36th Seahawk during Head Coach Mark Scalf’s tenure to be drafted.
As a senior, Secrest set a school and Colonial Athletic Association career record with 114 appearances over his four years with the program. Secrest recorded a team-leading eight saves this season to move into second on UNCW’s all-time list with 17 career saves. The hard-throwing lefthander also recorded a 5-2 record and posted a 1.73 earned run average. Opponents hit a meager .218 and managed just two extra base hits.
Secrest is the first Seahawk to be selected by the Mets since Bradley Holt was a first round supplemental pick of the organization in 2008. Jason Roach, another pitcher for the Seahawks, was taken by the Mets with the 20th round of the 1997 draft and made his MLB debut for the organization during the 2003 season.
2014 (Senior): Set school and conference records with 114 career appearances ... Finished collegiate career with 17 saves, ranking second on UNCW's list ... Led UNCW with 25 appearances out of bullpen ... Also led Seahawks with eight saves while posting 5-2 record and 1.73 ERA ... Struck out 38 batters in 36.1 innings and limited opponents to .218 batting average ... Allowed just two extra base hits ... Pitched in four shutouts ... Earned wins against Ohio, Baylor, VCU, Indiana State and West Virginia ... Struck out two or more batters on 12 occasions.
2013 (Junior): First-team All-CAA reliever ... Finished tied for second in CAA with eigh saves ... Tied for staff-lead with 31 appearances ... Picked up win in relief against then top-ranked North Carolina with 5.2 innings of one-hit, shutout relief ... Also pitched five innings and allowed two runs in series finale win over NCAA-participant William & Mary, earning the win ... Earned save against Army at NCAA Charlottesville Regional in which Seahawks turned triple play to end the game.
2012 (Sophomore): Led Seahawks with 30 appearances on the season, including three starts ... Led bullpen with 5-2 record ... Recorded lone save against JMU (3/11) ... Earned win with three innings of one-hit relief at TCU (4/5) ... Had four relief appearances of three or more innings ... Struck out career-high 12 batters in career-long 5.1 innings of relief against Elon ... Fanned seven consecutive batters in that outing and tied UNCW record for strikeouts by a reliever, set by Allen Flood in 2007 against Northeastern ... Earned win over Delaware (5/26, G2) in CAA Championship ... Led staff with 2.12 ERA and held opponents to .193 batting average ... In conference play, he went 2-1 with 1.71 ERA and opp. Avg. of .186.
2011 (Freshman): Tied for staff lead with 28 appearances ... Tied for second in the CAA in appearances ... Went 2-1 with wins over North Florida (3/15) and NC State (4/13) ... Struck out season-high three against William & Mary (4/15).
At North Davidson: Lettered his junior and senior seasons for coach Mike Meadows, a former Seahawk (1986-87) ... Earned All- Central Piedmont Conference honors his junior and senior seasons.
Personal: Full name: Kelly Wayne Secrest ... Born in Winston-Salem, N.C. ... Son of Carol Essick and Ricky Secrest.
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