TROY – Troy junior pitcher Levi Thomas was selected by the San Diego Padres with the 109th pick in the fourth round of the 2020 MLB Draft on Thursday evening.
Thomas becomes the sixth Trojan in program history selected in the top five rounds of the draft.
The native of Cullman finished with a career 2.98 ERA and 185 strikeouts compared to just 53 walks, a ratio of 3.5:1. With a 12-3 record, his .800 win percentage is tied for the 10th-best mark in school history. He held opposing batters to a .209 batting average in his 34 appearances as a Trojan.