Three days after his final appearance for the Upper Valley Nighthawks, Jack Choate (Assumption College) was selected in the ninth round of the Major League Baseball draft by the San Francisco Giants.The 6-foot-8 left-hander had a 2.39 ERA in 26⅓.
Dempsey Battin, pitcher, Eastern New Mexico University (Portales)
Battin, a 2018 Woodland Park High School graduate, is in his redshirt sophomore season as a pitcher with the Division II Greyhounds. The 6-foot-4 left-hander has appeared in three games in relief. He has a total of 1 2/3 innings pitched and has struck out two and walked two while posting a 5.40 ERA. Battin transferred to Eastern New Mexico from Coffeyville Community College in Kansas. As a sophomore in 2020, he appeared in four games and recorded three strikeouts and allowed six walks in 3 1/3 innings pitched. As a freshman, he pitched in six games with two starts, going 1-0 with 12 innings pitched. He finished with an ERA of 4.50, while recording eight strikeouts and issuing seven walks. Battin is majoring in business and marketing.