NEW YORK – Three Gaels have joined the ranks of Saint Mary's professional baseball players as Ken Waldichuk, Kevin Milam, and Joe Vranesh were each selected in the 2019 Major League Baseball Draft.
Ken Waldichuk LHP, New York Yankees (4th Round – 165th overall)
Waldichuk recorded a career-2.70 earned run average in his three years at Saint Mary's, including the third-best ERA in the modern SMC era in 2018* (2.05). His name is littered across the record books in multiple other categories including career strikeouts (275 – fourth-most*), and single season punchouts (118 in 2018 – also fourth-best*).