LOS ANGELES – The Texas A&M Aggies had two players selected on the second day of the 2022 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft. Micah Dallas and Dylan Rock both chosen in the eighth round, by the Oakland Athletics and Toronto Blue Jays, respectively.
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The Athletics selected Dallas with the 244th overall pick. This season Dallas started 16 games, posting a 7-3 record with a 5.18 ERA and 86 strikeouts in 81.2 innings pitched.
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Dallas transferred to Texas A&M this year and quickly earned SEC Pitcher of the Week on February 28. The Aubrey, Texas, native was crucial to the Maroon & White post season success appearing in four games and posting a 3-0 record and tallying 15 strikeouts.
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The Blue Jays snagged Rock with the 248th overall pick. The Sugar Land, Texas, native gained All-American second-team recognition for the 2022 season from D1Baseball.com and earned third-team status from the American Baseball Coaches Association and National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association. He also earned All-SEC Second Team distinction.
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Rock was also a 2022 transfer and played in 63 games, including 59 starts, batting a .318. Rock led the Aggies this season in on-base percentage (.468), slugging percentage (.641), runs (67), RBI (67) and home runs (19). He ranks fourth in home runs and walks in the Texas A&M single-season charts. In 30 league games, Rock led the SEC with 42 runs. He ranked second in on-base percentage (.503) and slugging percentage (.773), third in RBI (34), walks (31), total bases (85) and fourth in home runs (13).
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The Aggies have had at least two players selected in every draft since 1984, which is the longest streak in the nation.
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The second day of the 2022 MLB Draft included rounds 3-10. The draft wraps up Tuesday with rounds 11-20.
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Visit 12thman.com for more information on Texas A&M baseball. Fans can keep up to date with the A&M baseball team on Facebook, Instagram, and on Twitter by following @AggieBaseball.
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The Athletics selected Dallas with the 244th overall pick. This season Dallas started 16 games, posting a 7-3 record with a 5.18 ERA and 86 strikeouts in 81.2 innings pitched.
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Dallas transferred to Texas A&M this year and quickly earned SEC Pitcher of the Week on February 28. The Aubrey, Texas, native was crucial to the Maroon & White post season success appearing in four games and posting a 3-0 record and tallying 15 strikeouts.
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The Blue Jays snagged Rock with the 248th overall pick. The Sugar Land, Texas, native gained All-American second-team recognition for the 2022 season from D1Baseball.com and earned third-team status from the American Baseball Coaches Association and National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association. He also earned All-SEC Second Team distinction.
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Rock was also a 2022 transfer and played in 63 games, including 59 starts, batting a .318. Rock led the Aggies this season in on-base percentage (.468), slugging percentage (.641), runs (67), RBI (67) and home runs (19). He ranks fourth in home runs and walks in the Texas A&M single-season charts. In 30 league games, Rock led the SEC with 42 runs. He ranked second in on-base percentage (.503) and slugging percentage (.773), third in RBI (34), walks (31), total bases (85) and fourth in home runs (13).
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The Aggies have had at least two players selected in every draft since 1984, which is the longest streak in the nation.
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The second day of the 2022 MLB Draft included rounds 3-10. The draft wraps up Tuesday with rounds 11-20.
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FOLLOW THE AGGIES
Visit 12thman.com for more information on Texas A&M baseball. Fans can keep up to date with the A&M baseball team on Facebook, Instagram, and on Twitter by following @AggieBaseball.