University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
Three More Southern Miss Pitchers Selected on Final Day of MLB Draft
7/19/2022 4:41:00 PM | Baseball
Three More Southern Miss Pitchers Selected on Final Day of MLB Draft
HATTIESBURG, Miss. – Southern Miss baseball saw a program record five pitchers selected over the span of 20 rounds at the Major League Baseball draft, as Landon Harper (Atlanta / Rd. 14 / No. 425), Ben Etheridge (Minnesota / Rd. 15/ No. 444) and Garrett Ramsey (Boston / Rd. 16 / No. 489) joined Dalton Rogers and Tyler Stuart in being selecting on the final day of the draft on Tuesday.
Harper joins Ray Guy (1972), Fred Cooley (1988) and Bradley Roney (2014) as the fourth Golden Eagle selected by the Braves.
In his lone season with the Golden Eagles, Harper served as the closer, moving to fifth all-time in saves in a single season with 12 on the year. He struck out 50 batters over 43.2 IP, finishing with a record of 2-2 and a 3.30 ERA. Etheridge becomes the fourth Southern Miss player since 2009 to be drafted by the Twins, joining Brian Dozier (2009), Tyler Koelling (2011) and Matt Wallner (2019).𝙇𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙤 ➡️ 𝘽𝙧𝙖𝙫𝙤
— Southern Miss Baseball (@SouthernMissBSB) July 19, 2022
Congrats to @landon_harper8 on being selected by the @Braves in the 14th round!#EverythingMatters | #SMTTT pic.twitter.com/waAaKeXvY8
The Collinsville native finishes his career with a 10-3 record and 3.35 ERA over three seasons. Etheridge fanned 147 with just 25 walks over that period and served as the teams Opening Day starter in 2022. Ramsey joined Rogers, who was selected by the Red Sox on Monday, as the seventh Golden Eagle taken by Boston in program history.𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐠𝐮𝐲𝐬 🤷♂️
— Southern Miss Baseball (@SouthernMissBSB) July 19, 2022
Congrats to Ben Etheridge on being selected by the @Twins in the 15th round!#EverythingMatters | #SMTTT pic.twitter.com/H71hafZBE8
He joined the Black and Gold after two seasons at Hinds Community College, recording a record of 5-2 to go along with 13 saves over his two seasons with the Golden Eagles. Ramsey made 38 appearances for Southern Miss with 65 strikeouts over 45 innings of work. The five overall draft selections tie a program record and mark the fourth time Southern Miss has had five players selected joining the 1990, 1997 and 2004 drafts.𝙍𝙖𝙢𝙗𝙤 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙍𝙚𝙙 𝙎𝙤𝙭 😎
— Southern Miss Baseball (@SouthernMissBSB) July 19, 2022
Congrats to Garrett Ramsey on being selected by the @RedSox in the 16th round!#EverythingMatters | #SMTTT pic.twitter.com/9loFgeqJYa
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