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\nAll-Time Big West MLB Draft Selections<\/a>
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\nThe Big West had 21 representatives selected Sunday in the 2026 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft that consisted of 16 rounds from five through 20. The first four rounds of the draft took place on Saturday. Combined with UC Santa Barbara\u2019s Jackson Flora getting selected No. 4 overall and Cal State Fullerton\u2019s Paul Contreras taken in the fourth round on day one<\/a>, The Big West had 23 draft selections in this year’s draft.
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\nCal Poly had seven selections with right-handed pitcher Carson Turnquist, left-handed pitcher Josh Volmerding, catcher Ryan Tayman, right-handed pitcher Nick Bonn, third baseman Alejandro Garza, right-handed pitcher Griffin Naess and right-handed pitcher Chris Downs. It is the most draft picks that the Mustang program has produced since 2009.\u00a0
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\nUC Santa Barbara had five picks in left-handed pitcher Cole Tryba, right-handed pitcher Calvin Proskey, right-handed pitcher Nathan Aceves, right-handed pitcher AJ Krodel and shortstop Corey Nunez.
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\nThree Tritons heard their names called in right-handed pitcher Steele Murdock, shortstop Anthony Potestio and outfielder Gabe Camacho.
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\nUC Irvine and Cal State Fullerton produced two selections apiece with right-handed pitcher Trevor Hansen and left-handed pitcher Ryder Brooks for the Anteaters and left-handed pitcher Mikiah Negrete and right-handed pitcher Joseph Jasso for the Titans.
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\nHawai\u2018i and CSUN each had one pick in first baseman Ben Zeigler-Namoa for the Rainbow Warriors and outfielder Matthew Thomas for the Matadors.
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\nMurdock was the first draftee from The Big West on the day, selected with the 139th pick in the fifth round by the Minnesota Twins. The Triton righty was an All-Big West Honorable Mention last season after compiling 104 strikeouts in 74.0 innings on the season, including a program-record 17-strikeout performance against UC Santa Barbara.
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\nTurnquist was the seventh-round pick of the Texas Rangers at 206th overall. The All-Big West Second Team member went 9-3 with a 4.01 ERA and 92 strikeouts in 76.1 innings in 2026.
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\nTryba went 217th overall in the seventh round to the Chicago Cubs. The two-time All-Big West honoree compiled five wins, four saves, a 3.50 ERA and 57 strikeouts in 43.2 innings last season.
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\nVolmerding\u2019s name was called in the eighth round, 244th overall, by the Boston Red Sox. The Mustang junior has amassed 139 strikeouts in three seasons at Cal Poly.
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\nHansen got tabbed as a Los Angeles Angel with the 259th selection in the ninth round. The Anteater ace went 7-4 and compiled 96 strikeouts in 78.1 frames in 2026. In 2025, Hanses was an All-Big West First Team member, going 9-3 with a 3.30 ERA and 95 strikeouts in 95.1 innings.
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\nTayman got the call by the New York Mets with the 270th pick in the ninth round. The 2026 Big West Co-Field Player of the Year slashed .357\/.447\/.672 with 18 home runs, 57 RBI and 53 runs on the season.
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\nThe Colorado Rockies picked Negrete with the 284th pick in the 10th round. The Cal State Fullerton ace was a 2026 All-Big West First Team selection, going 9-4 with a 2.70 ERA and 94 strikeouts in 100.0 innings.
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\nZeigler-Namoa was selected with the 292nd pick in the 10th round by the Atlanta Braves. The two-time All-Big West member has a career .292 batting average with 142 RBI and 137 runs in 199 career games as a Rainbow Warrior.
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\nThe St. Louis Cardinals got the last year\u2019s national saves leader in Bonn with the 294th selection in the 10th round. The Cal Poly closer amassed 17 saves with a 3.44 ERA and 50 strikeouts in 49.2 innings in 2026.
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\nProskey\u2019s name was called in the 11th round, 332nd overall, by the Cleveland Guardians. The Gaucho righty recorded a 2.87 ERA and 30 strikeouts in 31.1 innings on the season.
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\nPotestio was selected in the 11th round, 338th overall by the New York Yankees. An All-Big West First Team selection in 2026, Potestio hit .298 with 56 hits, 12 doubles, 22 RBI, 45 runs and 12 steals. The UCSD shortstop hit .318 in 2024 and .331 in 2025.
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\nThe A\u2019s made Aceves their 12th round choice, 351st overall. Aceves earned four wins with a 4.18 ERA and 69 strikeouts in 64.2 innings in 2026. Nine picks later at 360th overall, Krodel\u2019s name was called. Krodel recorded four saves with 42 strikeouts in 35.0 innings.
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\nThe St. Louis Cardinals picked Thomas with the 384th pick in the 13th round. The Matador outfielder earned All-Big West First Team honors in 2026 after slashing .335\/.411\/.679 with 15 home runs, 43 RBI and 47 runs.
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\nWith the 427th pick in the 14th round, the Chicago Cubs selected Nunez. The All-Big West Second Team selection hit .280 with 15 RBI and 33 runs on the season.
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\nIn the 15th round with the 453rd pick, the Cleveland Guardians picked Garza. The two-time All-Big West First-Team member hit .318 with 50 RBI and 46 runs in 2026. In 2025, the Cal Poly third baseman slashed .365\/.422\/.518 with 47 RBI and 52 runs. Four selections after Garza, fellow Mustang Naess was called by the Chicago Cubs. Cal Poly\u2019s Friday night starter went 8-5 with a 4.63 ERA and 97 strikeouts in 91.1 innings. A three-year starter, Naess had a 3.58 ERA in 2024 and a 3.93 ERA in 2025.
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\nJasso was picked with the 476th pick in the 16th round. The Titan righty amassed 25 strikeouts in 19.0 innings last season.
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\nCamacho got the call with the 534th pick in the 18th round by the St. Louis Cardinals. The two-time All-Big West First Team outfielder compiled 16 home runs, 54 RBI and 51 runs in 2026. In 2025, Camacho hit .307 with seven home runs, 41 RBI and 41 runs.
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\nThe San Francisco Giants took Brooks with the 538th pick in the 18th round. The lefty has recorded 145 strikeouts in three seasons at UC Irvine.
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\nWith the 575th pick in the 19th round, the San Diego Padres took Downs. The lefty has a 10-1 record with 100 strikeouts in three years at Cal Poly.
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\nFive alums from incoming Big West member institutions were selected in the draft. With the 168th pick in the sixth round, the Minnesota Twins tabbed Sacramento State right-handed pitcher Ethan Lay. The Texas Rangers called Utah Valley outfielder Kaden Carpenter in the ninth round, 267th overall. California Baptist left-handed pitcher Cody New was picked in the 13th round, 343rd overall, by the Los Angeles Dodgers. In the 13th round, the Cleveland Guardians took Sacramento State outfielder Erick Dessens with the 393rd pick. California Baptist right-handed pitcher Alfredo Capacete was selected by the Texas Rangers with the 417th pick in the 14th round.
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\nAdditionally, there were players who transferred out of The Big West that had their names called. With the 224th pick in the eighth round, the Colorado Rockies selected left-handed pitcher Hudson Barrett from Oklahoma State. Barrett spent three seasons (2023-25) at UC Santa Barbara. The Rockies picked right-handed pitcher Tanner Sagouspe from TCU with the 254th pick in the ninth round. Sagouspe was a four-year Mustang from 2022-25. Outfielder Jack Salmon was called by the Los Angeles Angels in the 19th round, 559th overall. Salmon wore the Rainbow Warrior uniform for one year (2025).
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\nBig West selections in 2026 MLB First-Year Players Draft<\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\tSchool
\n\t\t\tRound
\n\t\t\tPick
\n\t\t\tTeam
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\n\t\t\tJackson Flora, RHP
\n\t\t\tUC Santa Barbara
\n\t\t\t1
\n\t\t\t4\u00a0
\n\t\t\tSan Francisco Giants
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\n\t\t\tPaul Contreras, OF
\n\t\t\tCal State Fullerton
\n\t\t\t4
\n\t\t\t127
\n\t\t\tNew York Yankees
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\n\t\t\tSteele Murdock, RHP
\n\t\t\tUC San Diego
\n\t\t\t5\u00a0
\n\t\t\t139
\n\t\t\tMinnesota Twins
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\n\t\t\tCarson Turnquist, RHP
\n\t\t\tCal Poly
\n\t\t\t7
\n\t\t\t206
\n\t\t\tTexas Rangers
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\n\t\t\tCole Tryba, LHP
\n\t\t\tUC Santa Barbara
\n\t\t\t7
\n\t\t\t217
\n\t\t\tChicago Cubs
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\n\t\t\tJosh Volmerding, LHP
\n\t\t\tCal Poly
\n\t\t\t8
\n\t\t\t244
\n\t\t\tBoston Red Sox
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\n\t\t\tTrevor Hansen, RHP
\n\t\t\tUC Irvine
\n\t\t\t9
\n\t\t\t259
\n\t\t\tLos Angeles Angels
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\n\t\t\tRyan Tayman, C
\n\t\t\tCal Poly
\n\t\t\t9
\n\t\t\t270
\n\t\t\tNew York Mets
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\n\t\t\tMikiah Negrete, LHP
\n\t\t\tCal State Fullerton
\n\t\t\t10
\n\t\t\t284
\n\t\t\tColorado Rockies
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\n\t\t\tBen Zeigler-Namoa, 1B
\n\t\t\tHawai’i
\n\t\t\t10
\n\t\t\t292
\n\t\t\tAtlanta Braves
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\n\t\t\tNick Bonn, RHP
\n\t\t\tCal Poly
\n\t\t\t10
\n\t\t\t294
\n\t\t\tSt. Louis Cardinals
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\n\t\t\tCalvin Proskey, RHP
\n\t\t\tUC Santa Barbara
\n\t\t\t11
\n\t\t\t332
\n\t\t\tCleveland Guardians
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\n\t\t\tAnthony Potestio, SS
\n\t\t\tUC San Diego
\n\t\t\t11
\n\t\t\t338
\n\t\t\tNew York Yankees
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\n\t\t\tNathan Aceves, RHP
\n\t\t\tUC Santa Barbara
\n\t\t\t12
\n\t\t\t351
\n\t\t\tA’s
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\n\t\t\tAJ Krodel, RHP
\n\t\t\tUC Santa Barbara
\n\t\t\t12
\n\t\t\t360
\n\t\t\tNew York Mets
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\n\t\t\tMatthew Thomas, OF
\n\t\t\tCSUN
\n\t\t\t13
\n\t\t\t384
\n\t\t\tSt. Louis Cardinals
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\n\t\t\tCorey Nunez, SS
\n\t\t\tUC Santa Barbara
\n\t\t\t14
\n\t\t\t427
\n\t\t\tChicago Cubs
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\n\t\t\tAlejandro Garza, 3B
\n\t\t\tCal Poly
\n\t\t\t15
\n\t\t\t453
\n\t\t\tCleveland Guardians
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\n\t\t\tGriffin Naess, RHP
\n\t\t\tCal Poly
\n\t\t\t15
\n\t\t\t457
\n\t\t\tChicago Cubs
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\n\t\t\tJoseph Jasso, RHP
\n\t\t\tCal State Fullerton
\n\t\t\t16
\n\t\t\t476
\n\t\t\tArizona Diamondbacks
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\n\t\t\tGabe Camacho, OF
\n\t\t\tUC San Diego
\n\t\t\t18
\n\t\t\t534
\n\t\t\tSt. Louis Cardinals
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\n\t\t\tRyder Brooks, LHP
\n\t\t\tUC Irvine
\n\t\t\t18
\n\t\t\t538
\n\t\t\tSan Francisco Giants
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\n\t\t\tChris Downs, LHP
\n\t\t\tCal Poly
\n\t\t\t19
\n\t\t\t575
\n\t\t\tSan Diego Padres
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