![]() Sharkey and Dickerson were All-Sun Belt First Team picks in 2023, while Brock was a Second Teamer. Southern Miss junior left-handed pitcher Justin Storm (7th, 203rd – Miami Marlins) kicked off a run of five Sun Belt selections over 29 picks, followed by Coastal Carolina junior right-handed pitcher Teddy Sharkey (7th, 211th – Baltimore Orioles), Marshall junior right-handed pitcher Patrick Copen (7th, 220th – Los Angeles Dodgers), Southern Miss junior shortstop Dustin Dickerson (8th, 229th – Kansas City Royals) and Louisiana junior catcher Julian Brock (8th, 231st – Texas Rangers). Four picks later, All-Sun Belt Second Team honoree Texas State junior right-handed pitcher Levi Wells (4th, 118th) was selected by the Baltimore Orioles. The 2023 Sun Belt Pitcher of the Year and All-Sun Belt First Team selection Southern Miss junior right-handed pitcher Tanner Hall (4th, 114th) was next off the board, going to the Minnesota Twins in the fourth round. Louisiana junior first baseman and outfielder Carson Roccaforte (2nd, 66th) was the first Sun Belt student-athlete off the board as the 66th overall pick by the Kansas City Royals-giving the Sun Belt a Day 1 selection in three-straight MLB Drafts. With 20 selections, the Sun Belt ran its all-time tally to 834 picks over the three-day affair from July 9-11. ![]() ![]() Story Links NEW ORLEANS – Following a 2023 campaign in which it sent four baseball programs to NCAA Baseball Regionals for the second-straight season, the Sun Belt had 20 players selected in the 2023 Major League Baseball (MLB) First-Year Player Draft. ![]()
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