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NEW ORLEANS \u2013 Following a 2026 campaign in which it sent a conference-record five teams to NCAA Baseball Regionals, hosted its fifth regional over the past five seasons and advanced to the Men\u2019s College World Series for the second-straight year, the Sun Belt had 20 players selected in the 2026 Major League Baseball (MLB) First-Year Player Draft.<\/p>\n
With 20 selections between current and former members, the Sun Belt ran its all-time tally to 894 picks over the two-day affair from July 11-12. The league has had at least one student-athlete drafted in the first round in four of the last five years.<\/p>\n
Coastal Carolina right-handed pitcher Cameron Flukey (1st, 22nd)\u2014a 2025 All-Sun Belt First Team honoree\u2014was the first Sun Belt student-athlete off the board as the 22nd overall pick by the Detroit Tigers\u2014giving the Sun Belt a Day 1 selection in six-straight MLB Drafts.\u00a0
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\nSun Belt Newcomer of the Year and All-Sun Belt First Team honoree right-handed pitcher Gage Peterson from App State (7th, 196th) was selected by the Washington Nationals to start Day 2 of the draft. All-Sun Belt Second Team right-handed pitcher Cody Brasch (8th, 238th) was selected in the next round by the San Francisco Giants.
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\nThe first of a Sun Belt-leading four Trojans came off the board next as shortstop Aaron Piasecki (8th, 241st) was selected by the Houston Astros. Teammate left-handed pitcher Benjamin Stubbs (9th, 275th) was the next draftee by the San Diego Padres. Fellow Trojan pitchers left-hander Zach Crotchfelt (14th, 420th \u2013 New York Mets) and right-hander Dylan Alonso (16th, 479th \u2013 Kansas City Royals) were selected later in the draft.
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\nThe first of three Golden Eagles to be drafted was outfielder Joey Urban (9th, 282nd) by the Toronto Blue Jays. Urban was named the 2026 Sun Belt Baseball Championship Most Outstanding Player as Southern Miss claimed its third tournament title over the past four years. Urban was joined by right-handed pitchers McCarty English (17th, 503rd \u2013 Tampa Bay Rays) and Drake Meeks (18th, 546th \u2013 Detroit Tigers).
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\nRight-handed pitcher Ross Norman (11th, 320th) was taken by the Baltimore Orioles as the second Chanticleer taken in the draft. Fellow right-hander Darin Horn (16th, 465th \u2013 Chicago White Sox) followed as the would final Coastal Carolina student-athlete selected.
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\nSouth Alabama right-handed pitcher Jacob Haley (11th, 324th) heard his name called by the St. Louis Cardinals and was joined by fellow Jaguar right-handed pitcher Brian Garmon II (15th, 444th) four rounds later.
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\nGeorgia State shortstop Wills Maginnis (11th, 334th) was selected by the Boston Red Sox. The final selection for the league on Day 2 came from James Madison, as right-=handed pitcher Luke McGrath (18th, 547th) was drafted by the Chicago Cubs.
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\nThough they did not officially play in a Sun Belt uniform, new member Louisiana Tech had a pair of MLB Draft picks in right-handed pitcher Declan Dahl (5th, 158th \u2013 Detroit Tigers) and shortstop Colton Coates (16th, 484th \u2013 Boston Red Sox)
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\nThird baseman Chase Mora (9th, 281st \u2013 Milwaukee Brewers) and catcher Rashawn Galloway (16th, 481st \u2013 Houston Astros) of former member Texas State were also selected in the MLB Draft.<\/p>\n
2026 MLB Draft Picks
\nCameron Flukey, Coastal Carolina (1st, 22nd \u2013 Detroit Tigers)
\nGage Peterson, App State (7th, 196th \u2013 Washington Nationals)
\nCody Brasch, Louisiana (8th, 238th \u2013 San Francisco Giants)
\nAaron Piasecki, Troy (8th, 241st \u2013 Houston Astros)
\nBenjamin Stubbs, Troy (9th, 275th \u2013 San Diego Padres)
\nJoey Urban, Southern Miss (9th, 282nd \u2013 Toronto Blue Jays)
\nRoss Norman, Coastal Carolina (11th, 320th \u2013 Baltimore Orioles)
\nJacob Haley, South Alabama (11th, 324th \u2013 St. Louis Cardinals)
\nWills Maginnis, Georgia State (11th, 334th \u2013 Boston Red Sox)
\nZach Crotchfelt, Troy (14th, 420th \u2013 New York Mets)
\nBrian Garmon II, South Alabama (15th, 444th \u2013 St. Louis Cardinals)
\nDarin Horn, Coastal Carolina (16th, 465th \u2013 Chicago White Sox)
\nDylan Alonso, Troy (16th, 479th \u2013 Kansas City Royals)
\nMcCarty English, Southern Miss (17th, 503rd \u2013 Tampa Bay Rays)
\nDrake Meeks, Southern Miss (18th, 546th \u2013 Detroit Tigers)
\nLuke McGrath, James Madison (18th, 547th \u2013 Chicago Cubs)
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\nFormer Member
\nChase Mora, Texas State (9th, 281st \u2013 Milwaukee Brewers)
\nRashawn Galloway, Texas State (16th, 481st \u2013 Houston Astros)
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\nNew Member
\nDeclan Dahl, Louisiana Tech (5th, 158th \u2013 Detroit Tigers)
\nColton Coates, Louisiana Tech (16th, 484th \u2013 Boston Red Sox)
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