LITTLE FALLS — Little Falls High School graduate Carter Gwost was picked by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 17th round of the Major League Baseball draft on Monday, July 14.
Gwost, who graduated this past spring, was chosen with the 503rd overall pick.
With their 17th round pick in draft, the Pirates select OF Carter Gwost!
Gwost, currently committed to Nebraska, looks like a very solid bat overall. Flashed some really good power, hit tool looks decent as well.
Really loving this class.
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— Jay Staph (@jmstaph24) July 14, 2025
Gwost, a left-handed outfielder/first baseman/pitcher has signed to play at Division I Nebraska. He hit .444 this spring with nine home runs for
.
The website Perfect Game ranks Gwost as the 63rd-ranked pitching prospect in Minnesota overall and the 12th-ranked lefthanded pitcher in the state. NCSA College Recruiting website lists Gwost’s fastball velocity as 83 mph.
“I’m kind of late to the party,” Gwost told the website HuskerExtra in August 2024. “I’m one of those guys who slipped under the radar for a while and developed late. Then I had a good summer.”
Gwost visited Nebraska last July and received an offer.
𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗠𝗟𝗕 𝗗𝗥𝗔𝗙𝗧 💎 𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗚𝗪𝗢𝗦𝗧
OF Carter Gwost (Little Falls, 2025) has been selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates with the 503rd overall pick in the #MLBDraft.
▪️Ranked 24th in Minnesota’s 2025 HS class
▪️#PBSFG24 alum
▪️Nebraska commit@PB_DraftHQ |… pic.twitter.com/wfOtZtyKF0
— Prep Baseball Minnesota (@PrepBaseballMN) July 14, 2025
“I didn’t find a place that came even close to Nebraska,” Gwost said. “It was an easy decision for me.”
As a junior, Gwost led the Flyers with a .433 average. He recorded 29 hits including nine doubles, one triple and three home runs. He scored 26 runs and tallied 15 RBI. He walked 22 times to four strikeouts and stole 16 bases.
Although Gwost signed as a two-way player, he said Nebraska likes him more as an outfielder.
“We will see how my spring goes on the mound and go from there,” Gwost told the Brainerd Dispatch in November 2024. “At the moment they like me more as an outfielder, but they have talked about having me on the mound and I think they see I have potential there.”
Gwost is the third in his family to commit to play college baseball. His oldest brother Alex Gwost played baseball at
while his other older brother Zach Gwost plays at Luther College.
Their father, Rusty Gwost, played his college baseball at Minnesota State-Mankato.
Andy Rennecke is sports editor for St. Cloud LIVE. He focuses on writing in-depth high school and college features for the St. Cloud metro area (including Sartell, Sauk Rapids and St. Joseph) and for the ROCORI, Albany, Foley and Holdingford School Districts. Send him story ideas or feedback at andy@stcloudlive.com.