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Conference USA Baseball: Updated list of 2021 MLB Draft picks

July 14, 2021 By Matthew Bartlett

Conference USA Baseball had 14 players selected in the 2021 MLB Draft. Here’s the updated list of those drafted players.

The 2021 MLB Draft took place over three days, beginning Sunday, July 11 and wrapping up on Tuesday, July 13. The draft was held in Denver in featured 612 selections. It was expanded to 20 rounds this year after a limited 5-Round draft in 2020. Conference USA Baseball had 14 players selected from eight different programs, capping off a season that featured four teams selected for NCAA postseason play.

Southern Miss outfielder Reed Trimble was the highest selection, the first of three picks for the Golden Eagles, which tied Old Dominion for the most selections by any Conference USA baseball program this year. None of the 14 selected players were chosen by the same team, each will don a unique uniform to begin their professional career. The 18th round featured three C-USA selections, the most of any round.

Rice, Marshall, UTSA, UTEP and Western Kentucky did not have any players selected. The complete list of 2021 MLB Draft selections is featured below.

Conference USA Baseball 2021 MLB Draft selections

RD Pick Team Pos Player School
2 65 Orioles OF Reed Trimble Southern Mississippi
7 220 Padres LHP Ryan Och Southern Mississippi
8 242 Blue Jays RHP Hunter Gregory Old Dominion
9 268 Astros RHP Aaron Brown Middle Tennessee
9 259 Royals OF Parker Bates Louisiana Tech
11 336 Indians RHP Hunter Stanley Southern Mississippi
13 398 Athletics RHP Aaron Holiday Old Dominion
14 416 Giants RHP Tyler Myrick Florida International
15 454 Cubs 3B BJ Murray Florida Atlantic
16 481 Cardinals C Aaron McKeithan Charlotte
18 534 Mariners RHP Riley Davis UAB
18 537 Brewers RHP Ryne Moore Old Dominion
18 530 Rockies RHP Bryce McGowan Charlotte
20 600 Reds RHP Javi Rivera Florida Atlantic
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