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USA Today
14-07-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Who drafted Clemson outfielder Cam Cannarella in 2025 MLB draft? Full pick, signing info
It might have taken longer than some expected for Clemson Tigers outfielder Cam Cannarella to hear his name called in the 2025 MLB draft Sunday night in Atlanta, but the three-year college star is nevertheless headed to the next level. The Miami Marlins selected Cannarella with the 43rd overall pick in the Competitive Balance Round of the draft, one pick before the draft's second round began. The slot value for where Cannarella was drafted is $2.28 million. Heading into the night, Cannarella was ranked the No. 36 overall prospect by Cannarella had a remarkable three-year run at Clemson, posting a career .360 batting average and 1.004 OPS while playing in 178 games for coach Erik Bakich. With Cannarella in the lineup, the Tigers advanced to a Super Regional in 2024 for the first time in 14 years and made the NCAA Tournament in each of his three seasons, winning the ACC in 2023. Cannarella is the first Clemson player to be drafted by the Marlins organization since outfielder Kris Harvey was selected in the second round at No. 64 overall in the 2005 draft. His play in the outfield was just as impressive. Among Cannarella's highlight reel plays, none were as jaw-dropping as his Willie Mays' style catch in the Clemson Super Regional against the Florida Gators in 2024. This past season, Cannarella batted a team-high .353 while playing in 61 of the Tigers' 63 games. His home run production dipped a bit after undergoing surgery following the 2024 season, but he hit five long balls to go with a team-leading 22 doubles and 52 RBIs in 2025. He reached base at a .479 clip. Cannarella totaled 23 home runs, 54 doubles, and 159 RBIs in three seasons at Clemson. He also stole 30 bases in 41 attempts, the bulk of which came during his freshman season in 2023 (24-of-29). The Tigers finished the 2025 season 45-18 overall and were ranked No. 20 in the final USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll after being eliminated from the NCAA Tournament following back-to-back losses to West Virginia and Kentucky in the Clemson Regional. Clemson climbed to as high as No. 2 in the Coaches Poll in the regular season and reached the ACC Tournament's championship game against North Carolina. A year ago, Clemson had five players taken in the MLB draft, including four in the first five rounds: infielder Blake Wright (fourth round, Colorado Rockies), right-hander Austin Gordon (fourth round, Los Angeles Angels), outfielder Will Taylor (fifth round, Pittsburgh Pirates), left-hander Tristan Smith (fifth round, Cincinnati Reds), and right-hander Rocco Reid (15th round, Arizona Diamondbacks). Clemson baseball signee selected by New York Yankees in MLB draft Shortstop Dax Kilby, who had signed with the Tigers out of Newnan High School in Georgia, was the first player with Clemson ties to be selected in the draft. Kilby was ranked as the No. 62 overall prospect by but was drafted well ahead of that projection by the Yankees with the 39th overall pick. Another incoming Clemson signee to watch in the draft is left-hander Nick Frusco from Miller Place High School in New York. Frusco made top 250 draft prospect rankings at No. 249 overall. Outfielder Ryan Wideman, who transferred to Clemson from Western Kentucky following an All-American season in 2024, is also a name to watch in this year's draft. Wideman ranks as No. 155 overall draft prospect after batting a team-best .398 with 10 home runs, 36 extra base hits and 68 RBIs this past season. He stole 45 bases in 47 attempts as a top-of-the-order threat. Contact us @Clemson_Wire on X, and like our page on Facebook for ongoing coverage of Clemson Tigers news and notes, plus opinions.
USA Today
20-06-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Former Alabama coach Mitch Gaspard gets new role in college athletics
Gaspard won 236 games in seven seasons as Alabama's head coach and led the Crimson Tide to a Super Regional in 2010. This is a cool hire and role. @LionUpAthletics is hiring former Alabama head coach and Louisiana Tech top assistant Mitch Gaspard as the special assistant to the AD for special initiatives. Good to see Mitch staying in college athletics. @JayArtigues A former Alabama Crimson Tide head coach is returning to college sports. Mitch Gaspard, who won 236 games as Alabama's baseball coach from 2010-2016, is joining Southeastern University in Hammond, Louisiana. Gaspard will work as a special assistant to the athletic director for special initiatives. Kendall Rogers of D1 Baseball reported the news on Thursday. Gaspard will work and report directly to Southeastern Director of Athletics Jay Artigues, himself a former head baseball coach at the school. In seven seasons with the Crimson Tide, Gaspard led Alabama baseball to four NCAA Tournament appearances. He guided the Crimson Tide to wins over top-eight national seed Georgia Tech in back-to-back days at the NCAA tournament's Atlanta Regional in 2010. Alabama forced a winner-take-all Game 3 at the Clemson Super Regional that year but fell to the Tigers, 8-6, in what turned out to be the Tide's last Super Regional appearance until 2023. Gaspard joined Louisiana Tech in 2019. He assumed the role of hitting coach and recruiting coordinator that year and was named Associate Head Coach in 2021. Louisiana Tech made the NCAA Tournament three times between 2021-24 and hosted a regional in 2021. Alabama was one of three at-large teams to play in that year's Ruston Regional. Gaspard's record as Alabama head coach was 236-191. Fantastic hire by the Lions, not a better man anywhere than @ Athletics is better because of this home run hire. Contact/Follow us @RollTideWire on X, and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Alabama Crimson Tide news, notes and opinions.
USA Today
16-06-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Clemson outfielder Cam Cannarella gets new 2025 MLB draft projection
Clemson outfielder Cam Cannarella gets new 2025 MLB draft projection The 2025 MLB Draft is set for July 13-14 during All-Star Week festivities in Atlanta, and Clemson baseball has its own star hoping to hear his name called on day one. That player, of course, is outfielder Cam Cannarella, who put together a terrific season as a junior. Cannarella hit .353 overall with five home runs and 22 doubles, posting an on-base percentage of .479 in 61 games. He closed the year with a 22-game hitting streak and went 8-for-14 in the Clemson Regional of the NCAA Tournament, finishing with two home runs and two doubles in his final college showcase. Over the weekend, veteran baseball analyst Jim Callis of published his updated 2025 MLB mock draft. Callis has Cannarella going to the New York Mets with the No. 38 overall selection as a supplemental first-round pick. A recent mock draft last week by USA TODAY Sports had Cannarella going slightly higher at No. 30 overall to the Baltimore Orioles. In three years at Clemson for coach Erik Bakich, Cannarella batted .360 with 23 home runs, 54 doubles and a combined 1.004 OPS. In the field, he made a memorable Willie Mays-styled catch in the 2023 Clemson Super Regional in front of a national audience watching on ESPN. Clemson has had 20 players taken in the first round of an MLB draft dating back to 1968. Infielder Logan Davidson was the last Tigers player selected in the first round and was the No. 29 overall by the Athletics in 2019. The first round of the 2025 MLB draft will be televised on ESPN, with subsequent rounds broadcast and streamed on MLB Network. The draft will feature 20 rounds over two days. Contact us @Clemson_Wire on X, and like our page on Facebook for ongoing coverage of Clemson Tigers news and notes, plus opinions.
