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#1

Max Muncy, an Arkansas shortstop signee from Thousand Oaks, Calif., was drafted 25th overall by the Oakland Athletics. He is expected to sign and turn pro.

#2

Ryan Cusick of Wake Forest was drafted 24th overall by Atlanta. He was recruited by Matt Hobbs and worked with him for a semester before Hobbs was hired by Arkansas.

He is the sixth first-round pitcher who was recruited or coached by Hobbs.

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#3

Other SEC schoolsā€™ commitments drafted so far.
#3 - Jackson Jobe, RHP, Ole Miss
#6 - Jordan Lawlar, SS, Vanderbilt
#11 - Brady House, SS, Tennessee
#13 - Andrew Painter, RHP, Florida
#26 - Chase Petty, RHP, Florida
#29 - Maddux Bruns, LHP, Miss. State

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#4

SEC players drafted tonight:

Vanderbilt RHP Jack Leiter, 2nd, Rangers

Vanderbilt RHP Kumar Rocker, 10th, Mets

Mississippi State RHP Will Bednar, 14th, Giants

Ole Miss RHP Gunnar Hoglund, 19th, Blue Jays

#5

Jordan Wicks, a LHP from Conway who played at Kansas State, was drafted 21st overall by the Cubs.

#6

Matt:
How did Jordan Wicks get away from the Razorbacks?

#7

I donā€™t think the Arkansas assistant coaches at the time were sold on him. From what Iā€™ve read, he had a youth coach who played at K-State and his advisor mentioned that program as a possibility he should look into.

K-State has done a good job in recent years of recruiting in Arkansas. He was one of three Arkansas-born pitchers on the K-State roster this year.

#8

He hasnā€™t been drafted yet, probably because of his injuries, but how did the pitcher from SW-AR chose LSU over us?

#9

Jaden Hill didnā€™t want to play at Arkansas. His cousin is Cedrick Harris, who was a really good player at LSU in the late 1990s and 2000, so there was a connection to that program. And Baton Rouge isnā€™t a lot farther from Ashdown than Fayetteville.

#10

Hey Matt, how do you feel about Stovall making it to campus since he fell out of the first round? I know itā€™s unpredictable and a team could still make him a big offer.

#11

There is a lot of money still available for the picks today. If he isnā€™t drafted today, that should tell you heā€™ll come to campus.

The feeling Iā€™ve gotten is that there was more hope he would make it to school than there was for Muncy.

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#12

Heā€™ll definitely get drafted today bc itā€™s round 2-10ā€¦we will find out if he really wants to come bc He will be offered money for sure.

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#14

Wow that is fantastic news

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#15

I had a feeling he was going to come. I think DVH knew a whole lot more than he was saying in that video. This offense next year has a chance to be absolutely scary!! Glad to have you Peyton thank you for your loyalty.

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#16

Jordan Viars, an outfielder from Frisco signed with Arkansas, was drafted by the Phillies 84th overall in the third round.

#17

Drew Gray was drafted 93rd overall by the Cubs in the third round. He was a LHP/OF in high school, but was drafted to play outfield.

He is the younger brother of Evan Gray, who is a pitcher at Arkansas.

#18

Kopps goes 99th overall to the Padres.

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#19

Wow great time to get on with them. Theyā€™re going to be really good for a while.

Bet Musselman is pumped.

#20

This is so very strange.

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