Just a few days after their St. John’s careers ended earlier than expected in the Big East Tournament, two St. John’s baseball standouts got what many would call a nice consolation prize last week.
Seniors Thomas Hackimer and Ty Blankmeyer each had their lifelong dreams come to fruition when they were selected in the 2016 MLB Draft, continuing a streak of 10 straight years of St. John’s players being drafted into the league.
Hackimer became the highest St. John’s player to be selected in the draft since 2013, as he was picked up in the fourth round (123rd overall) by the Minnesota Twins, while Blankmeyer was selected in the 36th Round the following day by the Cincinnati Reds.