54 From ACC Chosen in 2023 MLB Draft
GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – The 2023 Major League Baseball Draft concluded on Tuesday with Rounds 11-20 and 14 Atlantic Coast Conference student-athletes were selected to close out the three-day event. A total of 54 ACC players were picked in this year’s Draft.
After Pierce Bennett was selected by Philadelphia in Round 20, Wake Forest closed the Draft with a conference-best 10 draft picks, the second-most selections in the nation. Despite not hearing its name on Day 3, Miami closed the Draft with six draft picks, while NC State and Virginia Tech had five picks apiece.
The Cleveland Guardians drafted the most ACC players with six, while the Boston Red Sox selected five ACC players.
This marked the 32nd consecutive year that at least one ACC player has been selected in the opening round of the MLB Draft and the eighth straight year that the ACC has placed at least one draftee among the top 15 picks.
2023 MLB Draft Picks from the ACC
Day 3 Selections
Round/Overall
11/330 – Jack Payton, C, Louisville, San Francisco Giants
11/342 – Carson Montgomery, RHP, Florida State, San Diego Padres
12/356 – Carter Trice, INF/OF, NC State, Chicago Cubs
12/358 – Max Carlson, RHP, North Carolina, Boston Red Sox
12/366 – Brady Kirtner, RHP, Virginia Tech, New York Mets
12/367 – Logan Evans, RHP, Pitt, Seattle Mariners
15/438 – Dylan Simmons, RHP, Pitt, Cincinnati Reds
15/446 – Rio Britton, LHP, NC State, Arizona Diamondbacks
15/456 – Justin Lawson, RHP, NC State, New York Mets
15/457 – Carson Jones, OF, Virginia Tech, Seattle Mariners
15/462 – Tomas Frick, C, North Carolina, New York Yankees
17/520 – Luke Fox, LHP/OF, Duke, Los Angeles Dodgers
18/527 – Kalae Harrison, INF, NC State, Pittsburgh Pirates
20/613 – Pierce Bennett, OF/INF, Wake Forest, Philadelphia Phillies
Day 2 Selections
Round/Overall
3/80 – Jack Hurley, OF, Virginia Tech, Arizona Diamondbacks
3/84 – Seth Keener, RHP, Wake Forest, Chicago White Sox
3/90 – Travis Honeyman, OF, Boston College, St. Louis Cardinals
3/92 – Teddy McGraw, RHP, Wake Forest, Seattle Mariners
3/93 – CJ Kayfus, OF, Miami, Cleveland Guardians
4/125 – Cooper Ingle, C/OF, Clemson, Cleveland Guardians
4/127 – Wyatt Crowell, LHP, Florida State, Los Angeles Dodgers
4C/132 – Kristian Campbell, SS, Georgia Tech, Boston Red Sox
5/144 – Alejandro Rosario, RHP, Miami, Texas Rangers
5/151 – Connelly Early, LHP, Virginia, Boston Red Sox
5/158 – Zach Levenson, OF, Miami, St. Louis Cardinals
5/161 – Christian Knapczyk, SS, Louisville, Cleveland Guardians
5/163 – Joe Vetrano, 1B, Boston College, Los Angeles Dodgers
6/168 – Ethan O’Donnell, OF, Virginia, Cincinnati Reds
6/170 – Bennett Lee, C, Wake Forest, Detroit Tigers
6/173 – Jake DeLeo, OF, Georgia Tech, Miami Marlins
6/174 – Camden Minacci, RHP, Wake Forest, Los Angeles Angels
6/188 – Tommy Hawke, OF, Wake Forest, Cleveland Guardians
6/191 – Jay Beshears, INF, Duke, San Diego Padres
7/198 – Dominic Pitelli, INF, Miami, Cincinnati Reds
7/212 – Tate Kuehner, LHP, Louisville, Milwaukee Brewers
7/218 – Alex Mooney, SS, Duke, Cleveland Guardians
8/226 – Jackson Finley, RHP/INF, Georgia Tech, Oakland Athletics
8/247 – Ryan Hawks, RHP, Louisville, Seattle Mariners
9/275 – Christian Worley, RHP, Virginia Tech, St. Louis Cardinals
10/289 – Justin Johnson, INF, Wake Forest, Kansas City Royals
10/298 – Ryan Ammons, LHP, Clemson, Boston Red Sox
10/303 – Adam Boucher, RHP, Duke, Tampa Bay Rays
Day 1 Selections
Round/Overall
1/7 — Rhett Lowder, RHP, Wake Forest, Cincinnati Reds
1/14 — Kyle Teel, C, Virginia, Boston Red Sox
1/18 – Brock Wilken, 3B, Wake Forest, Milwaukee Brewers
2/40 – Yohandy Morales, 3B, Miami, Washington Nationals
2/46 – Sean Sullivan, LHP, Wake Forest, Colorado Rockies
2/48 – LuJames Groover III, 3B, NC State, Arizona Diamondbacks
2/53 – Mac Horvath, OF, North Carolina, Baltimore Orioles
2/59 – Drue Hackenberg, RHP, Virginia Tech, Atlanta Braves
2/60 – Jake Gelof, 3B, Virginia, Los Angeles Dodgers
CB-B/62 – Andrew Walters, RHP, Miami, Cleveland Guardians
CB-B/63 – Jackson Baumeister, RHP, Florida State, Baltimore Orioles
CB-B/64 – Caden Grice, LHP/INF, Clemson, Arizona Diamondbacks