The Florida Gators are facing the Wake Forest Demon Deacons in the Super Regionals, but ace pitcher Alex Faedo has other business to attend to.
Faedo was selected by the Detroit Tigers with the 18th overall pick in the MLB Draft on Monday night.
Faedo is 7-2 with a 2.60 ERA for the Gators in 2017. Faedo has struck out 132 batters in just 107.1 innings of work.
Faedo has a career record of 26-6 and a 2.97 career ERA. Faedo was drafted in the 40th round by the Tigers coming out of high school before coming to Florida.
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So great!! 🐊🐊 Go Gators! Hope we can pull out this W against Wake Forest!
[…] four drafted on the first two days of the MLB Draft to give Florida eight drafted players. RHP Alex Faedo (DET) was drafted in the first round while Florida faced Wake Forest in an elimination game on Monday. SS Dalton Guthrie (PHI) […]