Seven Former Sweets Selected in the 2018 MLB Draft

Walla Walla, Wash. – Over the last few days, seven former Sweets were selected in the 2018 MLB Draft. Of the seven selections, four of them went in the first 11 rounds.

4^th Round – 132^nd Pick / Houston Astros:

Alex McKenna (OF) – Cal Poly

6’2” 200 Bats: R Throws: R

Stats	Avg.	Runs	RBI	2B	HR
2018	.339	51	31	15	5
2015: Sweets	.242	10	7	3	1

McKenna played with the Sweets in 2015 as a senior coming out of Bishop Alemany High School in Mission Hills, California.

7^th Round – 220^th Pick / Boston Red Sox:

Jarren Duran (IF) – Long Beach State University

6’2” 200 Bats: L Throws: R

Stats	Avg.	Runs	RBI	2B	HR
2018	.302	42	22	8	2
2016: Sweets	.278	26	12	3

Duran was a member of the 2016 Sweets team and was one of the premiere players on the team.

9^th Round – 276^th Pick / Colorado Rockies:

Willie MacIver (C) – University of Washington

6’2” 200 Bats: R Throws: R

Stats	Avg.	Runs	RBI	2B	HR
2018	.302	42	22	8	2
2015-16: Sweets	.281	26	41	14	4

MacIver played for the Sweets in 2015 and 2016 and was named the No. 10 prospect in the West Coast League following the 2016 season.

11^th Round – 323^rd / Oakland Athletics:

Joe DeMers (RHP) – University of Washington

6’2” 230 Bats: R Throws: R

Stats	W-L	ERA	SO	IP
2018	6-3	2.56	83	105.0
2015: Sweets	1-1	2.07	27	30.1

Coming out of College Park High School in Pleasant Hills, California, DeMers joined the Sweets for the 2015 season and was one of the best arms on the team even at such a young age.

20^th Round – 596^th Pick / Toronto Blue Jays:

Vinny Capra (IF) – Richmond University

5’9” 160 Bats: R Throws: R

Stats	Avg.	Runs	RBI	2B	HR
2018	.327	40	41	13	5
2017: Sweets	.291	30	26	8	1

Capra was a member of the 2017 Sweets team and was exceptional both offensively and defensively.

25^th Round – 748^th Pick / Seattle Mariners:

Connor Kopach (IF) – Southern Illinois University

6’0” 170 Bats: R Throws: R

Stats	Avg.	Runs	RBI	2B	HR
2018	.336	49	44	16	6
2015: Sweets	.288	19	18	5	2

Kopach played for the Sweets following his first year at SIU and was one of the team’s best hitters throughout the season. Following the 2018 season, he was named a finalist for the Brooks Wallace Award which recognizes the best college baseball shortstop of the year.

39^th Round- 1184^th Pick / Los Aneles Dodgers:

Jordan Myrow (OF) – San Jacinto College

5’10” 185 Bats: R Throws: R