Kyle Manzardo and Zane Mills did not have to wait too long to hear their names called in the 2021 Major League Baseball Draft as their names were called on day two. While the two Cougars were projected to be taken in the draft, there was a lot of talk about where they would land and when they would be taken.
Manzardo heard his name first as the Cougars first baseman was taken with the 63rd overall pick by the Tampa Bay Rays. The Coeur d’Alene native became the highest drafted position-player for the Cougs since Scott Hatteberg was taken 43rd overall in the 1991 MLB Draft.