STATESBORO, GA. – Junior pitcher Seth Shuman has been selected in the sixth round of the 2019 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft by the Oakland Athletics. The native of Valdosta, Georgia closed the 2019 season with First Team All-Sun Belt Conference honors.
Shuman won 22 games in three years with the Eagles, posting a 3.95 career ERA. The righty fanned 258 career batters to rank 10th in school history. He finished his 2019 season with 114 Ks in 91 and two-thirds innings.
On March 22nd, Seth dealt a career-high 13 strikeouts over seven innings in a 7-6 win over Little Rock.