2018 Draft Picks Join Dust Devils
Published on June 14, 2018 under Northwest League (NWL1)
Tri-City Dust Devils News Release
Seven players straight from the 2018 Major League Baseball Draft have been added to the roster for Tri-City Dust Devils. The players set to begin their professional careers with the Dust Devils are Owen Miller (3rd round) Dylan Coleman (4th round), Dwanya Williams-Sutton (5th round), Steven Wilson (8th round), Luke Becker (10th round), Michael Curry (16th round) and Gabe Mosser (27th round).
Miller, taken after his junior season at Illinois State, is the highest selection of the group after being taken with the 69th overall pick. The infielder led the Redbirds in hits this spring, setting a new program record with 88.
Coleman helped Missouri State capture the Missouri Valley Conference each of the last two seasons. The hard-throwing right-handed pitcher was named First Team All-MVC after leading the conference in wins, strikeouts and innings pitched.
Williams-Sutton was selected after his junior season at East Carolina. The outfielder began earning accolades early in his college career after being named a Freshman All-American by three different publications in 2016. He finished in the top ten in batting average in the American Athletic Conference this spring and hit seven home runs.
Compiling a team-best 3.07 ERA this spring, Wilson helped to lead the pitching staff at Santa Clara this spring. The right-handed, who had a 4-1 record for the Santa Clara Broncos this year, was tabbed for All-West Coast Conference Honorable Mention honors.
?Becker, an infielder who spent the last three years playing for the University of Kentucky, started 147 games during his career in the SEC. The Minnesota native was one of 13 Wildcats taken during the 2018 MLB Draft, the most of any program in the country.
The Dust Devils will open the season with a five-game series on the road against the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes beginning tomorrow night. Tri-City will return to Gesa Stadium for the home opener on June 20th to start a three-game series against the Spokane Indians. The home opener will be Magnet Schedule Giveaway Night sponsored by Tri-Cities Community Health and there will be a postgame fireworks show presented by CO-Energy. Great seats are available by calling the Dust Devils' front office at (509) 544-8789 or by going to www.dustdevilsbaseball.com to purchase tickets.
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