Ohio State baseball had one of their own selected in the 2015 MLB Draft in right-handed pitcher Travis Lakins, who was selected 171st overall by the Boston Red Sox.
The 6-1, 180-pound sophomore was a sixth-round selection, the first for Ohio State this draft.
In 2015, Lakins was 4-4 overall with one complete game in 15 starts. Lakins pitched 96 innings this season, finishing with a 3.75 ERA, where he held a .261 batting average. He struck out 84 batters and walked 32.
During his freshman year of 2014, Lakins was 1-3 with a 2.