All-Time Wagner Draft Picks

Secaucus, NJ – Junior Ian Miller (Downingtown, PA / Bishop Shanahan) became the latest Seahawk to be drafted when he was selected by the Seattle Mariners with the 11th pick of the 14th round (# 417) of the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft. With his 14th round selection, the speedy centerfielder becomes the fourth highest draft pick in school history.

Miller, who was a First Team All-Northeast Conference (NEC) selection, had one of the finest seasons in school history, stealing a school and league-record 46 bases while ranking second with 77 hits and 46 runs en route to posting a .329 average. The Keystone State native also played a sterling center field while regularly roaming one of the biggest outfields in the NEC in Richmond County Bank Ballpark.

The Keystone State native becomes the first student-athlete to be drafted from Wagner since Kyle Morrison was selected by Washington in the 32nd round in 2009. He is also the first Green & White position player to be drafted since Joey DiGeronimo heard his name called by Baltimore in 2007.

Additionally, Miller is just the third position player with junior eligibility in the NEC to be drafted since 2005.

Among NEC athletes, Miller is the second player to be drafted as Sacred Heart's John Murphy was selected by the New York Yankees in the sixth round.

Miller holds the right to forgo his final year of eligibility and sign with the Mariners or return for his senior season. If he elects to sign with Seattle, Miller will most likely be assigned to the Pulaski Mariners of the Appalachian League or the Everett AquaSox of the Northwest League.

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Photography by Dave Saffran