Liberty’s Ellard selected on Day 2 of the MLB Draft Published Monday, Jul. 12, 2021, 6:41 pm Join AFP's 100,000+ followers on Facebook Purchase a subscription to AFP Subscribe to AFP podcasts on iTunes and Spotify News, press releases, letters to the editor: augustafreepress2@gmail.com Liberty pitcher Fraser Ellard was selected on the second day of the 2021 Major League Baseball Draft on Monday. The Chicago White Sox chose Ellard in the eighth round with the 245th pick of the draft with the selection, Liberty has now had 71 players taken in the MLB Draft during the 48-year history of its program. The Flames have had at least one player chosen in each draft since 2000, except last year’s draft which was limited to five rounds due to COVID-19.