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FIU tops C-USA with 6 players picked in MLB Draft;13 signees also taken from nation's No. 1 class

With six selections in the 2017 MLB Draft, FIU had the most players taken of any Conference USA team. In addition, FIU had 13 players from its No. 1-ranked 2017 signing class drafted in the 2017 MLB Draft.

The six Panthers drafted tied for the second most FIU players drafted in a single season in the program's 45-year history. FIU had six players drafted in 1993. The FIU baseball program record for drafted players is seven, which happened for the then-Golden Panthers' 1989 team.

"The players have worked extremely hard to play professional baseball," FIU head coach Mervyl Melendez said.