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Ashford & Tatum selected on second day of 2019 MLB Draft
6/4/2019 5:00:00 PM | Baseball
Fresno State Baseball seniors Zach Ashford and McCarthy Tatum were selected on day two of the 2019 MLB Draft.
FRESNO, Calif. - A pair of Diamond 'Dog seniors were selected on day two of the 2019 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft on Tuesday. Outfielder Zach Ashford was taken in the sixth round by the New York Mets while infielder McCarthy Tatum was selected in the 10th round by the Philadelphia Phillies.
Ashford and Tatum become the 30th & 31st student-athletes under head coach Mike Batesole to be selected in the first 10 rounds of the draft since the skipper became head coach of the Bulldogs in 2003.
A first-team All-Mountain West selection this season, Ashford ranked second in the MW and 29th nationally with a .381 average from the plate. The Clovis native, who finished his Bulldog career on Monday evening in the Stanford Regional final, led the MW with 67 runs scored and a .488 on-base percentage (23rd in the nation) while ranking second in hits (82) and third in walks (40).
Ashford appeared in 56 of the 'Dogs 57 games this spring making 54 starts and added 11 doubles, four triples and four home runs to go along with 21 RBI and a .526 slugging percentage. He led the team in stolen bases and had a stellar .989 fielding percentage only making one error in the field.
A four-year Bulldog, Ashford played in 214 games in his career, 10th-most in program history, and recorded a .347 average from the plate. Hitting over .300 in all four seasons, Ashford tallied 245 hits to finish with the ninth-most hits in a career.Â
Also a first-team All-Mountain West selection and the Tony Gwynn MW Co-Player of the Year, Tatum led the league with 84 hits and 77 RBI. Hitting .356 from the plate, fifth in the MW, Tatum started all 57 games for the Bulldogs this season as the 'Dogs won both the MW regular season and tournament championships.
The Clovis native led the league in slugging percentage (.606), home runs (13) & total bases (143), ranked fifth in doubles (16) and sixth in runs (54).
A five-year Bulldog, Tatum played in 139 games in his career making 107 starts. He tallied 124 hits, including 38 for extra-bases, scored 74 runs and drove in 91 RBI.
The 2019 MLB Draft continues on Wednesday at 9 a.m. PT with rounds 11-40 on MLB.com.
Ashford's Career Statistics
2016:Â 49 GP, 25 GS, .316 avg., 36 hits, 3 2B, 1 3B, 14 RBI, 24 runs
2017:Â 57 GP, 20 GS, .316 avg., 50 hits, 8 2B, 3 3B, HR, 33 RBI, 26 runs
2018:Â 52 GP, 52 GS, .352 avg., 77 hits, 18 2B, 3 3B, 2 HR, 24 RBI, 35 runs
2019:Â 56 GP, 54 GS, .381 avg., 82 hits, 11 2B, 4 3B, 4 HR, 21 RBI, 67 runs
TOTAL: 214 GP (10th-most in program history), 151 GS, .347 avg., 245 hits (9th in program history), 40 2B, 11 3B (T-6th in program history), 7 HR, 92 RBI, 152 runs
Ashford's Career Accolades
- 2018 Second-Team All-Mountain West Selection
- 2019 First-Team All-Mountain West Selection
- 214 career games played (10th in program history)
- 245 career hits (9th in program history)
- 11 career triples (T-6th in program history)
Fresno State players selected by the New York Mets
1966: Mike Griffith, LHP, 3rd Round
1967: David Nitschke, C, 9th Round
1973: Warren Brusstar, RHP, 33rd Round*
1991: Bobby Jones, RHP, 1st Round (36th overall)
2011: Danny Muno, INF, 8th Round
2019: Zach Ashford, OF, 6th Round
*Did not sign
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Tatum's Career Statistics
2015: 20 GP, 8 GS, .192 avg., 5 hits, 4 runs
2016:Â 38 GP, 24 GS, .218 avg., 19 hits, 2 2B, 8 RBI, 8 runs
2017:Â Redshirted
2018:Â 24 GP, 18 GS, .232 avg., 16 hits, 4 2B, HR, 6 RBI, 8 runs
2019:Â 57 GP, 57 GS, .356 avg., 84 hits, 16 2B, 2 3B, 13 HR, 77 RBI, 54 runs
TOTAL: 139 GP, 107 GS, .297 avg., 124 hits, 22 2B, 2 3B, 14 HR, 91 RBI, 74 runs
Tatum's Career Accolades
- 2019 Tony Gwynn Mountain West Co-Player of the Year
- 2019 First-Team All-Mountain West Selection
- 2019 Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Third-Team Selection
- Fifth-most RBI in a single season in program history with 77 (2019)
Fresno State players selected by the Philadelphia Phillies
1966:Earl Vickers, OF, 23rd Round*
1972: Dick Ruthven, RHP, 1st Round (8th overall)*
1973: Dick Ruthven, RHP, 1st Round (1st overall)
1974: Warren Brusstar, RHP, 4th Round
1980: Jon Reelhorn, RHP, 4th Round
1984: Todd Soares, OF, 4th Round
1985: Eric Fox, OF, 13th Round*
1986: Harvey Brumfield, OF, 13th Round
1986: Jeff Starkm OF, 30th Round
1987: Steve Bates, OF, 29th Round
1990: Jeff Borgese, OF, 40th Round
1992: Bobby Jones, 2B, 39th Round
2002: Zach Minor, RHP, 25th Round
2008: Steve Susdorf, OF, 16th Round
2019: McCarthy Tatum, OF, 10th Round
*Did not sign
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Ashford and Tatum become the 30th & 31st student-athletes under head coach Mike Batesole to be selected in the first 10 rounds of the draft since the skipper became head coach of the Bulldogs in 2003.
A first-team All-Mountain West selection this season, Ashford ranked second in the MW and 29th nationally with a .381 average from the plate. The Clovis native, who finished his Bulldog career on Monday evening in the Stanford Regional final, led the MW with 67 runs scored and a .488 on-base percentage (23rd in the nation) while ranking second in hits (82) and third in walks (40).
Ashford appeared in 56 of the 'Dogs 57 games this spring making 54 starts and added 11 doubles, four triples and four home runs to go along with 21 RBI and a .526 slugging percentage. He led the team in stolen bases and had a stellar .989 fielding percentage only making one error in the field.
A four-year Bulldog, Ashford played in 214 games in his career, 10th-most in program history, and recorded a .347 average from the plate. Hitting over .300 in all four seasons, Ashford tallied 245 hits to finish with the ninth-most hits in a career.Â
Also a first-team All-Mountain West selection and the Tony Gwynn MW Co-Player of the Year, Tatum led the league with 84 hits and 77 RBI. Hitting .356 from the plate, fifth in the MW, Tatum started all 57 games for the Bulldogs this season as the 'Dogs won both the MW regular season and tournament championships.
The Clovis native led the league in slugging percentage (.606), home runs (13) & total bases (143), ranked fifth in doubles (16) and sixth in runs (54).
A five-year Bulldog, Tatum played in 139 games in his career making 107 starts. He tallied 124 hits, including 38 for extra-bases, scored 74 runs and drove in 91 RBI.
The 2019 MLB Draft continues on Wednesday at 9 a.m. PT with rounds 11-40 on MLB.com.
Ashford's Career Statistics
2016:Â 49 GP, 25 GS, .316 avg., 36 hits, 3 2B, 1 3B, 14 RBI, 24 runs
2017:Â 57 GP, 20 GS, .316 avg., 50 hits, 8 2B, 3 3B, HR, 33 RBI, 26 runs
2018:Â 52 GP, 52 GS, .352 avg., 77 hits, 18 2B, 3 3B, 2 HR, 24 RBI, 35 runs
2019:Â 56 GP, 54 GS, .381 avg., 82 hits, 11 2B, 4 3B, 4 HR, 21 RBI, 67 runs
TOTAL: 214 GP (10th-most in program history), 151 GS, .347 avg., 245 hits (9th in program history), 40 2B, 11 3B (T-6th in program history), 7 HR, 92 RBI, 152 runs
Ashford's Career Accolades
- 2018 Second-Team All-Mountain West Selection
- 2019 First-Team All-Mountain West Selection
- 214 career games played (10th in program history)
- 245 career hits (9th in program history)
- 11 career triples (T-6th in program history)
Fresno State players selected by the New York Mets
1966: Mike Griffith, LHP, 3rd Round
1967: David Nitschke, C, 9th Round
1973: Warren Brusstar, RHP, 33rd Round*
1991: Bobby Jones, RHP, 1st Round (36th overall)
2011: Danny Muno, INF, 8th Round
2019: Zach Ashford, OF, 6th Round
*Did not sign
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Tatum's Career Statistics
2015: 20 GP, 8 GS, .192 avg., 5 hits, 4 runs
2016:Â 38 GP, 24 GS, .218 avg., 19 hits, 2 2B, 8 RBI, 8 runs
2017:Â Redshirted
2018:Â 24 GP, 18 GS, .232 avg., 16 hits, 4 2B, HR, 6 RBI, 8 runs
2019:Â 57 GP, 57 GS, .356 avg., 84 hits, 16 2B, 2 3B, 13 HR, 77 RBI, 54 runs
TOTAL: 139 GP, 107 GS, .297 avg., 124 hits, 22 2B, 2 3B, 14 HR, 91 RBI, 74 runs
Tatum's Career Accolades
- 2019 Tony Gwynn Mountain West Co-Player of the Year
- 2019 First-Team All-Mountain West Selection
- 2019 Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Third-Team Selection
- Fifth-most RBI in a single season in program history with 77 (2019)
Fresno State players selected by the Philadelphia Phillies
1966:Earl Vickers, OF, 23rd Round*
1972: Dick Ruthven, RHP, 1st Round (8th overall)*
1973: Dick Ruthven, RHP, 1st Round (1st overall)
1974: Warren Brusstar, RHP, 4th Round
1980: Jon Reelhorn, RHP, 4th Round
1984: Todd Soares, OF, 4th Round
1985: Eric Fox, OF, 13th Round*
1986: Harvey Brumfield, OF, 13th Round
1986: Jeff Starkm OF, 30th Round
1987: Steve Bates, OF, 29th Round
1990: Jeff Borgese, OF, 40th Round
1992: Bobby Jones, 2B, 39th Round
2002: Zach Minor, RHP, 25th Round
2008: Steve Susdorf, OF, 16th Round
2019: McCarthy Tatum, OF, 10th Round
*Did not sign
"Fresno State Athletics: The Pride of the Valley" – The Bulldog Foundation creates championship experiences for Fresno State student-athletes as they strive for excellence in the classroom, in competition and in life. To become a PDF member, please call 559-278-7160.
Follow us on:Â
Twitter:Â @FresnoStateBSB
Instagram:Â fresnostateathletics
Facebook:Â FresnoStateAthletics
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