No Cajuns Taken in MLB Draft
Three Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns baseball players were expected to be drafted in the just-concluded Major League Baseball Draft.
But C Michael Strentz, who was listed among the top 500 prospects by Baseball America, and outfielders Seth Harrison and Dex Kjerstad were all bypassed by the big league teams.
It's pretty obvious Strentz was not considered signable, given his redshirt sophomore status and bargaining power. Harrison and Kjerstad are both scheduled to undergo off season surgery.
Here are the notable players from Louisiana and the Sun Belt Conference drafted on day three.
Round 12 LSU C Ty Ross (372) San Francisco
Round 13 Troy OF Danny Collins (389) (drafted as a 1B) Pittsburgh
Round 14 LSU LHP Chris Cotton (407) Houston
Round 14 South Alabama RHP Dylan Stamey (409) Colorado
Round 14 Sam Houston State LHP Caleb Smith (434) NY Yankees
Round 15 Troy 3B Logan Pierce (451) Philadelphia
Round 15 LSU OF Raph Rhymes (456) Detroit
Round 16 Westminster Christian Academy RHP Jalen Williams (473) Boston
Round 17 Troy 1B Trey Santos (508) San Diego
Round 17 La. Tech SS Ryan Gebhardt (510) LA Angels
Round 17 UTampa RHP Caleb Kellogg (519) (former UL) Baltimore
Round 18 Tulane 3B Garret Cannizaro (547) LA Angels
Round 19 WKU RHP Andrew Edwards (564) Kansas City
Round 21 La. Tech LHP Sam Alvis (622) Miami
Round 22 USA OF Nolan Earley (663) Chicago WS
Round 24 Southern U. RHP Jose DeLeon (724) LA Dodgers
Round 25 Tulane RHP Tony Rizzoti (748) San Diego
Round 25 UNO LHP Stone Speer (758) Tampa Bay
Round 27 MTSU RHP Daniel Palo (Colorado)
Round 27 UALR RHP Tyler Buckley (811) Philadelphia
Round 27 FIU LHP Tyler Alexander (812) Seattle
Round 27 WKU 1B Ryan Huck (821) Oakland
Round 29 FAU RHP Michael Sylvestri (886) Washington
Round 30 La. Tech 3B Taylor Terrasas (915) Cincinnati
Round 32 LSU 3B Christian Ibarra (939) Pittsburgh
Round 32 Arkansas State 1B Logan Uxa (975) Cincinnati
Round 33 University High OF Steven Sensley (980) Texas
Round 33 Salado Texas RHP Reagan Bazar (UL Signee) (989) Pittsburgh
Round 33 Tulane RHP Alex Byo (990) LA Angels
Round 35 Dutchtown HS RHP Cole Stapler (1042) Miami
Round 35 Grambling State RHP Cory Jordan (1058) Tampa Bay
Round 38 Delgado CC Catcher Luke Voiron (1139) Pittsburgh
Round 40 Delgado CC OF Patrick Riley (1188) Chicago Cubs