Presbyterian baseball's Daniel Eagen, Joel Dragoo selected in 2024 MLB Draft

Presbyterian College had two players picked Monday in the 2024 MLB Draft . Pitcher Daniel Eagen was selected in the third round by the Arizona Diamondbacks and outfielder Joel Dragoo in the seventh round by the Philadelphia Phillies.

Eagen, the Big South Conference pitcher of the year, was the 102nd overall pick. He became Presbyterian’s highest draft pick in program history, surpassing Ryan Kane, a third baseman and outfielder who was taken 144th by the California Angels in 1995. Dragoo was the 222nd pick.

They became the first Presbyterian duo to be chosen in the same draft since Kane was picked along with 15th-rounder Elton Pollock, a former catcher who is now coach of the Blue Hose. Seven players from Presbyterian have been drafted. These were the first since Bud Jeter was picked by the Diamondbacks in 2013.

The 102nd pick has a slot value of $717,700 and pick No. 222 has a value of $244,300.

Eagen (6-foot-4, 200 pounds) is a junior right-hander from Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina. He had a 2.67 ERA in 77⅔ innings, starting 14 games, and set a Presbyterian record with 122 strikeouts. Eagen held opponents to a .176 batting average, allowed only 49 hits with 23 earned runs, and finished 6-2 with a 0.99 WHIP. Eagen set the program’s single-game record with 14 strikeouts against Radford and took a no-hitter into the ninth inning against UNC Asheville.

Dragoo (6-2, 200), a junior from Beckville, Texas, was Big South player of the year. He batted .401 with a .797 slugging percentage and a .508 on-base percentage. Dragoo set Presbyterian single-season records for the Division I era with 18 home runs and 67 RBIs.

Presbyterian (29-27) was the Big South regular season champion.

Wofford junior outfielder Marshall Toole was selected in the 15th round by the New York Yankees. The Decatur, Ala., native batted .375 with four homers and stole 15 bases.

USC Upstate junior right-handed pitcher Trent Hodgdon was selected in the 17th round by the Reds with pick No. 509. The Station, Ala., native had a 7.39 ERA in 31.2 innings but struck out 51.

Eastside High School product David Mershon, a fourth-year sophomore shortstop at Ole Miss, was selected in the 18th round by the Anaheim Angels with pick No. 532. He hit .347 with six home runs and 27 steals. Mershon previously played at Valparaiso and Georgia Southern.

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