For a third straight year, the Orioles used their top draft pick on a productive college hitter in selecting Sam Houston State outfielder Colton Cowser with the No. 5 overall pick in Sunday’s MLB draft.
Cowser was the Southland Conference Player of the Year for the Bearkats, batting .374 with a 1.170 OPS and 16 home runs as a junior, but his entire career there was productive. He was the league’s hitter of the year as a freshman in 2019, batting .361 with a 1.052 OPS and earning a spot on the US Collegiate National Team that summer.