One Miami’s strongest and most reliable pitching arms, Slade Cecconi, will realize the classic dream of playing professional baseball after being selected in the 2020 Major League Baseball Draft, with the sophomore going to the Arizona Diamondbacks with the No. 33 overall pick in the first round’s competitive balance sub-round.
He is the highest selected Hurricane since 2016, when Zack Collins was taken 10th overall by the Chicago White Sox, and also the 29th player in program history to go in the first round.
Cecconi was a key piece of UM’s rotation in the shortened 2020 season, earning four starts each during the 12-4 campaign.