SECAUCUS, N.J. – University of South Alabama baseball right-handed pitcher Zach Greene was selected by the New York Yankees in the eighth round (255th overall pick) of the 2019 Major League Baseball Draft on Tuesday.
Greene, a 2019 First-Team All-Sun Belt Conference selection, ranked second in the Sun Belt in saves (13) this season while finishing 2-0 with a 1.45 ERA in 27 relief appearances. He struck out 70 batters against eight walks in 49 2/3 innings pitched. In 16 Sun Belt appearances in 2019, Greene went 1-0 with 11 saves and a 1.23 ERA while striking out 40 batters against four walks in 29 1/3 innings pitched.