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Kachel selected by Giants in MLB Draft
7/19/2022 2:00:00 PM | Baseball
FRESNO, Calif. - Junior infielder Andrew Kachel was selected in the 16th round by the San Francisco Giants on the final day of the 2022 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft on Tuesday.
Taken with the 496th overall selection, Kachel becomes the 89th MLB draft selection under head coach Mike Batesole since the skipper became head coach of the Bulldogs in 2003.
Appearing in 52 games for the Bulldogs this past spring, the Gilroy native hit .302 from the plate with 61 hits while tying for the team lead with 11 home runs. He tied for third in the Mountain West in triples with five and led the team and ranked ninth in the MW with 29 walks.
Ranking second on the team with 42 runs scored, Kachel was one of three 'Dogs with over 100 total bases with 113, added 34 RBI and six stolen bases.
Kachel has totaled 113 career games at Fresno State while making 111 starts. He has accumulated 133 hits, 21 doubles, seven triples, 24 home runs, 79 RBI and scored 90 runs while hitting .312 from the plate.
Kachel's Fresno State Career Statistics
2020:Â 16 GP, 14 GS, .300 avg., 15 hits, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 8 runs
2021:Â 45 GP, 45 GS, .328 avg., 57 hits, 12 2B, 2 3B, 11 HR, 38Â RBI, 40 runs
2022: 52 GP, 52 GP, .302 avg., 61 hits, 9 2B, 5 3B, 11 HR, 34 RBI, 42 runs
TOTAL: 113Â GP, 111 GS, .312 avg., 133 hits, 21Â 2B, 7 3B, 24 HR, 79 RBI, 90 runs
Kachel's Career Accolades
- 2020Â All-Mountain West Selection
-Â 2021 First-Team All-Mountain West Selection
Fresno State players drafted by the San Francisco Giants
1967: Earl Vickers, OF, 4th Round
1970: Robert Ulrich, RHP, 17th Round
1971: Scott Wolfe, INF, 7th Round
1975: Jeffrey Ross, P, 2nd Round*
1981: Steve Wilcox, RHP, 24th Round
1989:Â Steve Hosey, OF, 1st Round (14th overall)
1993: Steve Soderstrom, RHP, 1st Round (6th overall)
1997: Giuseppe Chiaramonte, C, 5th Round
1998: Randy Goodrich, RHP, 13th Round
2019: Nolan Dempsey, INF, 33rd Round
2022:Â Zach Morgan, C, 7th Round
2022: Andrew Kachel, 2B, 16th Round
* did not sign
Notables
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Taken with the 496th overall selection, Kachel becomes the 89th MLB draft selection under head coach Mike Batesole since the skipper became head coach of the Bulldogs in 2003.
Appearing in 52 games for the Bulldogs this past spring, the Gilroy native hit .302 from the plate with 61 hits while tying for the team lead with 11 home runs. He tied for third in the Mountain West in triples with five and led the team and ranked ninth in the MW with 29 walks.
Ranking second on the team with 42 runs scored, Kachel was one of three 'Dogs with over 100 total bases with 113, added 34 RBI and six stolen bases.
Kachel has totaled 113 career games at Fresno State while making 111 starts. He has accumulated 133 hits, 21 doubles, seven triples, 24 home runs, 79 RBI and scored 90 runs while hitting .312 from the plate.
Kachel's Fresno State Career Statistics
2020:Â 16 GP, 14 GS, .300 avg., 15 hits, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 8 runs
2021:Â 45 GP, 45 GS, .328 avg., 57 hits, 12 2B, 2 3B, 11 HR, 38Â RBI, 40 runs
2022: 52 GP, 52 GP, .302 avg., 61 hits, 9 2B, 5 3B, 11 HR, 34 RBI, 42 runs
TOTAL: 113Â GP, 111 GS, .312 avg., 133 hits, 21Â 2B, 7 3B, 24 HR, 79 RBI, 90 runs
Kachel's Career Accolades
- 2020Â All-Mountain West Selection
-Â 2021 First-Team All-Mountain West Selection
Fresno State players drafted by the San Francisco Giants
1967: Earl Vickers, OF, 4th Round
1970: Robert Ulrich, RHP, 17th Round
1971: Scott Wolfe, INF, 7th Round
1975: Jeffrey Ross, P, 2nd Round*
1981: Steve Wilcox, RHP, 24th Round
1989:Â Steve Hosey, OF, 1st Round (14th overall)
1993: Steve Soderstrom, RHP, 1st Round (6th overall)
1997: Giuseppe Chiaramonte, C, 5th Round
1998: Randy Goodrich, RHP, 13th Round
2019: Nolan Dempsey, INF, 33rd Round
2022:Â Zach Morgan, C, 7th Round
2022: Andrew Kachel, 2B, 16th Round
* did not sign
Notables
- Kachel was the first second baseman taken by the Giants in the 2022 MLB Draft.
- Kachel was the 10th second baseman drafted overall, all from the college ranks.
- The 'Dogs led the Mountain West with two selections with San Diego State and San Jose State each having one selection apiece.
- Kachel was the 63rd draftee from the state of California.
- Outside of the COVID-19 shortened five-round draft in 2020, Fresno State has now had at least two or more 'Dogs drafted in 18 of the past 19 MLB Drafts dating back to 2004.
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