BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (June 11, 2020)-----Twenty-six Southeastern Conference baseball players were selected during the 2020 Major League Baseball Draft, including 17 during the final four rounds on Thursday.

The 26 picks represent 12 different SEC programs. Vanderbilt led the way with four selections, followed by Mississippi State, Tennessee and Texas A&M with three each.

Nine SEC players, including four of the first six picks, were selected on the first day of the draft on Wednesday.

Arkansas' Heston Kjerstad was the first SEC player taken with the second overall pick by the Baltimore Orioles. Other first round picks were Texas A&M's Asa Lacy, who was taken two picks later by the Kansas City Royals, followed by Vanderbilt's Austin Martin by the Toronto Blue Jays and Georgia's Emerson Hancock with the sixth pick by the Seattle Mariners. Garrett Crochet of Tennessee was selected 11th by the Chicago White Sox, and Justin Foscue of Mississippi State was taken 14th by the Texas Rangers.

Three players were taken in the Competitive Balance Round A between the first and second rounds: Mississippi State's Jordan Westburg (Baltimore), South Carolina's Carmen Mlodzinski (Pittsburgh) and Auburn's Tanner Burns (Cleveland).

SEC Players Selected in 2020 MLB Draft

Round 1

Pick (Overall)	Athlete	School	MLB Team
No. 2	Heston Kjerstad	Arkansas	Baltimore Orioles
No. 4	Asa Lacy	Texas A&M	Kansas City Royals
No. 5	Austin Martin	Vanderbilt	Toronto Blue Jays
No. 6	Emerson Hancock	Georgia	Seattle Mariners
No. 11	Garrett Crochet	Tennessee	Chicago White Sox
No. 14	Justin Foscue	Mississippi State	Texas Rangers
Competitive Balance
No. 30	Jordan Westburg	Mississippi State	Baltimore Orioles
No. 31	Carmen Mlodzinski	South Carolina	Pittsburgh Pirates
No. 36	Tanner Burns	Auburn	Cleveland Indians

Round 2

Pick (Overall)	Athlete	School	MLB Team
No. 43	Zach DeLoach	Texas A&M	Seattle Mariners
No. 48	Christian Roa	Texas A&M	Cincinnati Reds
No. 52	J.T. Ginn	Mississippi State	New York Mets
No. 55	Cole Henry	LSU	Washington Nationals
No. 59	Alerick Soularie	Tennessee	Minnesota Twins
Competitive Balance
No. 62	Danny Cabrera	LSU	Detroit Tigers

Round 3

Pick (Overall)	Athlete	School	MLB Team
No. 74	Anthony Servideo	Ole Miss	Baltimore Orioles
No. 76	Tyler Gentry	Alabama	Kansas City Royals
No. 80	Cole Wilcox	Georgia	San Diego Padres
No. 87	Casey Martin	Arkansas	Philadelphia Phillies
No. 101	Ty Brown	Vanderbilt	Houston Astros

Round 4

Pick (Overall)	Athlete	School	MLB Team
No. 104	Jake Eder	Vanderbilt	Miami Marlins
No. 107	Tyler Keenan	Ole Miss	Seattle Mariners
No. 122	Ian Bedell	Missouri	St. Louis Cardinals
No. 131	Zach Daniels	Tennessee	Houston Astros

Round 5

Pick (Overall)	Athlete	School	MLB Team
No. 142	Bailey Horn	Auburn	Chicago White Sox
No. 154	Mason Hickman	Vanderbilt	Cleveland Indians