US EditionLiam Doyle Joins Cardinals as 5th Overall MLB Draft Pick
DERRY, NEW HAMPSHIRE, JUL 14 – Liam Doyle, a standout left-handed pitcher, led NCAA Division I with 164 strikeouts and earned SEC Pitcher of the Year before being drafted fifth overall by the Cardinals.
- On July 13, the St. Louis Cardinals selected Liam Doyle fifth overall in the first round, marking his entry into professional baseball.
- Following his junior campaign, Doyle won SEC Pitcher of the Year, led Division I with 164 strikeouts and threw his fastball on 74% of pitches.
- He struck out 164 batters and walked 32 in 95⅔ innings, learned of his selection at a Hampstead watch party and told MLB.com last week, `I’ve always had that kind of underdog mentality, just being a kid from the North.`
- Using their highest draft slot in 27 years, Cardinals assistant general manager Randy Flores said, `Everyone was excited` and `He has a very unique fastball.`
- Marking the first New Hampshire native drafted in 32 years, Doyle is projected to be the first of multiple Tennessee pitchers selected.
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