Andrew Magno Selected in 2019 MLB Draft
6/5/2019 7:03:48 PM | Baseball
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COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State junior left-handed pitcher Andrew Magno was selected in the 15th round by the Detroit Tigers in the 2019 MLB Draft Wednesday afternoon.
History in Omaha!@OhioStateBASE punches its ticket to the dance and becomes the lowest-ever seed to win the @B1GBaseball Tournament: pic.twitter.com/5CeB2na5lb
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) May 26, 2019
A native of Dublin, Ohio, Magno, the Big Ten Tournament’s Most Outstanding Player, was magnificent during his junior season in leading a young Buckeye bullpen to a Big Ten Tournament championship and NCAA Regional appearance. A two-time Academic All-Big Ten selection and two-time OSU Scholar-Athlete, Magno made a team-high 31 appearances posting a 5-3 record and a 2.09 ERA, the lowest ERA among B1G pitchers. Magno tallied the second-most saves in the conference with 14, which ranks seventh on the OSU single-season saves list. He limited opposing hitters to a .205 average with 75 strikeouts in 64.2 innings pitched.
The @B1GBaseball Tournament's Most Outstanding Player tried to tell us Friday.
The Bucks are HOT, and Andrew Magno reminded us after @OhioStateBASE won on Sunday: pic.twitter.com/jPsPmeBy3b
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) May 26, 2019
Other nuggets on Magno:
- Guided the Buckeyes to the Big Ten Tournament title after recording four saves during the team’s championship run in Omaha, including two saves on championship Sunday. He allowed no runs in 9.2 scoreless innings of relief, working 3.1 shutout innings with four strikeouts in the B1G title game vs. Nebraska in front of more than 17,000 fans at TD Ameritrade Park.
- Named to the NCAA All-Tournament Team in the Nashville Regional, throwing a career-high 7.1 innings of relief with a career-high 12 strikeouts in the win over McNeese June 1. His postseason performance tied for the most strikeouts by a relief pitcher this season.
- Also fanned an impressive 11 hitters in 4.0 innings of relief at Maryland April 20.
- Appeared in 51 career games with 88 strikeouts in 73.2 innings pitched.
- Helped the Buckeye pitching staff break the school record for strikeouts in a season (583).
