The Washington Nationals selected Oklahoma right-handed pitcher Cade Cavalli with the 22nd overall pick in the 2020 Major League Baseball draft Wednesday night.
Cavalli, 21, played three seasons for the Sooners and was named first-team All-Big 12 in 2019. The 6-foot-4 pitcher went 5-3 last season with a 3.28 ERA and 59 strikeouts.
It marked the fifth straight season the Nationals selected a pitcher in the first round of the draft, following Jackson Rutledge (2019), Mason Denaburg (2018) Seth Romero (2017) and Dane Dunning (2016).