NEW ORLEANS - Three Sun Belt Conference baseball student-athletes were drafted on Friday on day two of the 2016 MLB Draft. Little Rock's Ryan Scott, UT Arlington's Matt McLean and Texas State's Lucas Humpal were all picked on Friday evening.
Scott, the 2016 Sun Belt Student-Athlete of the Year, was first Sun Belt student-athlete off the board on Friday going to the Boston Red Sox in the seventh round with the 208th pick overall. McLean was chosen in round nine with the 268th overall pick, also to the Red Sox. Humpal was chosen just a few picks later with the 271st pick in round nine to the Baltimore Orioles.