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Ole Miss baseball's Luke Hill picked by Cleveland Guardians in 2025 MLB Draft
Ole Miss baseball infielder Luke Hill has been picked in the 2025 MLB Draft. The Cleveland Guardians picked Hill, Ole Miss baseball's shortstop, in the fourth round of the MLB Draft with the No. 132 overall pick on July 14. Hill was the second Rebel selected in the draft behind pitcher Mason Morris. Advertisement Hill developed into a top draft prospect after transferring to Ole Miss from Arizona State as a sophomore in 2024. He has experience at third base, shortstop and second base. Hill was named to the All-SEC second team in 2025. He started 63 games for the Rebels in 2025 and batted .336. He had the best batting average of any Rebel. He also took more walks (46) than strikeouts (43). Part of Hill's biggest impact to Ole Miss was in the offseason before 2025. Teammates credited him as a key player in holding Ole Miss baseball's roster together after stars Liam Doyle and Andrew Fischer transferred to Tennessee. Hill has the ability to return to college baseball. His projected slot value is $561,400. Advertisement Sam Hutchens covers Ole Miss for the Clarion Ledger. Email him at Shutchens@ or reach him on X at @Sam_Hutchens_ This article originally appeared on Mississippi Clarion Ledger: Cleveland Guardians draft Ole Miss baseball infielder Luke Hill
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Ole Miss baseball's Mason Morris picked No. 83 by Cincinnati Reds in 2025 MLB Draft
Ole Miss baseball pitcher Mason Morris is getting a chance to play in the pros. The Cincinnati Reds selected Morris in the 2025 MLB Draft. The Reds took Morris in the third round with the 83rd overall pick. He is the first Rebels player picked in the draft. Advertisement Morris is a 6-foot-4, 225-pound junior from Tupelo. He had a strong junior season for the Rebels in 2025. Morris was 5-1 with a 3.29 ERA coming out of the bullpen. Morris has played primarily out of the bullpen over his three seasons at Ole Miss. The Reds are getting a hard-throwing right-handed pitcher. Morris has a fastball that sits in the mid-to-high 90s and is often talked about as a metric darling. He racked up 78 strikeouts and just 21 walks in 2025. Can Ole Miss baseball pitcher Mason Morris return to college? Morris just wrapped up his junior season and could return to Ole Miss. He would be passing up a lot of guaranteed money. The projected slot value for his pick is $964,800 Advertisement Sam Hutchens covers Ole Miss for the Clarion Ledger. Email him at Shutchens@ or reach him on X at @Sam_Hutchens_ This article originally appeared on Mississippi Clarion Ledger: Cincinnati Reds draft Ole Miss baseball pitcher Mason Morris
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Tracking Ole Miss baseball players, signees picked in 2025 MLB Draft
Some Ole Miss baseball players are getting a shot at a lifelong goal. The 2025 MLB Draft is being held July 13-14 in Atlanta. The first three rounds will be on July 13 (5 p.m. CT, ESPN and MLB Network) and rounds 4-20 will take place July 14 (10:30 a.m. CT, Advertisement The Washington Nationals own the first overall pick. Ole Miss baseball is coming off a season where it earned a national host bid in the NCAA tournament but was defeated at home in the Oxford Regional. Starting pitcher Hunter Elliott, infielder Luke Hill and bullpen pitcher Mason Morris are some of the Rebels projected to be taken high in the draft. Here is a rundown of every Ole Miss baseball player selected, as well as incoming signees who were drafted and may bypass college for a ticket in the minor leagues. This story will be updated Sam Hutchens covers Ole Miss for the Clarion Ledger. Email him at Shutchens@ or reach him on X at @Sam_Hutchens_ This article originally appeared on Mississippi Clarion Ledger: Ole Miss baseball: Tracking Rebels players, signees in 2025 MLB Draft
