Baldwin
Wallace
University
right-handed
pitcher
Danny
Cody
'19
became
the
highest
drafted
player
in
school
history
as
he
was
selected
by
the
Houston
Astros
in
the
17th
round
of
the
Major
League
Baseball
(MLB)
amateur
draft.
Cody was the first 2019 Division lll baseball player to be drafted and the eighth Yellow Jacket since 1968. He is the first since 2016 when Mark Zimmerman '16 was selected in the 33rd round by the San Diego Padres.
Cody
earned
his
degree
in
finance
in
May,
graduating
as
a
Jacket
Scholar
and
member
of
Chi
Alpha
Sigma,
The
National
College
Athlete
Honor
Society.
The two-time All-Ohio Athletic Conference and D3baseball.com and American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA)/Rawlings All-American compiled a 9-1 record in 15 appearances and 13 starts during his senior season, averaging 11.45 strikeouts per nine innings. His 109 strikeouts sets him atop BW's single-season strikeout leaderboard.
"We are very excited for Danny," said Head Coach Brian Harrison. "It's a heck of an accomplishment to be named an All-American, an Academic All-American and being drafted all in the same year. Danny is a tremendous person and has been a key leader in our program."
BW closed the 2019 season with an overall record of 27-17 and an OAC mark of 14-4, en route to a share of the regular season title and their eighth overall appearance in the NCAA Tournament.
