Courtesy: Bethune-Cookman Athletics
MIAMI, Fla. – Bethune-Cookman University right-handed pitcher Anthony Maldonado was selected by the Miami Marlins in the 11th round, pick 321 overall, Wednesday in the Major League Baseball (MLB) Amateur Draft.
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Maldonado was recently named Second Team All-MEAC (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) and tied for the league lead with 97 strikeouts. He went 4-5 with a team-best 81.1 innings in 13 starts and two complete games. His 10.73 strikeouts per-game led BCU starters. The junior from West Palm Beach, Fla., owned a 3.76 ERA and .207 opponents’ average. Maldonado earned his third postseason All-MEAC award.
Over his three seasons as a starter, he earned three all-conference honors and was the 2018 MEAC Pitcher of the Year. From 2017-19, he went 18-11 with a 3.22 ERA over 231.2 innings. Maldonado had six complete games and three shutouts in 39 starts. He registered over a strikeout an innings with 232, including his 97 this spring. His 10.73 K/9 was a career-best.
He is the first Wildcat drafted since shortstop Demetrius Sims was also picked by the Marlins in the 14th round of the 2017 MLB Draft, and the highest BCU pitcher selected in a decade since the Milwaukee Brewers chose Hiram Burgos in the sixth round of the 2009 MLB Draft.