WVSN Notebook 7/10: MLB Teams Draft WVU Baseball Players

The West Virginia Sports Now Daily Notebook is a daily recap of news concerning WVU Athletics.

Update (6:30 PM) – 

Former West Virginia Black Bear Jeron Williams was drafted by the Houston Astros in the 9th round of the MLB Draft.

🚨 DRAFT ALERT 🚨

A member of the 2021 Black Bears squad, congratulations to Jeron Williams on being selected in the 9th round by the @astros! pic.twitter.com/jR2UBOzpsk

— WV Black Bears (@WVBlackBears) July 10, 2023

Update (6:00 PM) –

WVU outfielder Braden Barry has now joined the Toronto Blue Jays origination after being selected with the 244th pick of the 8th round in MLB Draft.

Blue Jays Select WVU OF Braden Barry in 8th Round of MLB Draft

Update (5:00 PM) – 

The WVU baseball program lands a commitment from Tyler Switalski.

I am proud to announce my commitment to West Virginia University to continue my academic and baseball career. I’d like to thank everyone who has helped me through this process. #HailWV pic.twitter.com/QAs8R6DRsy

— Tyler Switalski (@Tyler_Switalski) July 10, 2023

Update (4:00 PM) –

The Pittsburgh Pirates looked just a bit down south to Morgantown for one of their 2023 draft picks. WVU pitcher Carlson Reed was selected by the Pirates with the 104th pick of the fourth round on Monday.

Reed, who transitioned from being a starter to a reliever and closer in 2023, went 2-1 with seven saves and a 2.61 earned run average this season for West Virginia.

WVU Pitcher Carlson Reed Drafted by Pittsburgh Pirates

Update (12:25 PM) – 

Single game tickets for the upcoming WVU football season will be available starting tomorrow.

Get ready — single-game tickets go on sale tomorrow! 🎟️

🔗 https://t.co/bybDQhb51E#HailWV pic.twitter.com/CfW5IB0rqv

— West Virginia Football (@WVUfootball) July 10, 2023

Update (9:30 AM) – 

Our Ethan Bock tweeted highlights of WVU basketball target Cooper Flagg’s week at Peach Jam. Flagg is a class of 2025 5-star recruit.

WVU 2025 5⭐️ target Cooper Flagg showed out this week at Peach Jam

Through 7 games: 25.5 PTS, 13.0 REB, 5.7 AST, 6.9 BLK, 1.4 STLpic.twitter.com/z8DnULH8ic

— Ethan Bock (@ethanbock_) July 9, 2023

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