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Elliott Drafted By Seattle In The Fourth Round
June 04, 2019 | Baseball
ATHENS-----The Seattle Mariners selected University of Georgia junior right-handed pitcher Tim Elliott in the fourth round (126thoverall pick) of the 2019 Major League Baseball Draft Tuesday.
A 6-1, 200-pound native of Loganville, Ga., Elliott went 7-3 with a 2.38 ERA in 14 starts. He registered 72 strikeouts and just 24 walks in 75.2 innings. In his Bulldog career, Elliott is 9-3 with a 3.10 ERA in 41 appearances including 18 starts. He has tallied 99 strikeouts in 110.1 innings. After pitching just 34.2 innings in his first two seasons with the Bulldogs. Elliott enjoyed a breakout campaign in 2019. Also, he is a three-time member of the Academic All-Southeastern Conference Team. He is on the ballot for Academic All-American as voted on by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
Elliott provided one of the best postseason performances in school history this past Sunday when he tossed a complete game two-hit shutout to beat Florida Atlantic in an elimination game. It was his first career complete game and just the third NCAA postseason shutout in Bulldog history, joining Dave Fleming (1990 College World Series, 3-0 over Miss. State) and Nick Montgomery (2008 NCAA Regional elimination game, 8-0 over Ga. Tech). For his effort, he landed a spot on the NCAA Athens Regional All-Tournament team.
The Bulldogs earned a National No. 4 seed for the 2019 NCAA Championships and advanced to the NCAA Athens Regional Final. Elliott was part of a staff that set school records for most strikeouts (601) and lowest opponent's batting average (.200) plus posted the second best ERA in school history at 3.24 and the second fewest runs allowed (235).
Elliott is the first Bulldog drafted by the Mariners since 2018 when outfielder Keegan McGovern was taken in the ninth round. The Bulldogs have a string of 46 straight seasons with at least one player signing a professional contract. In 2018, three Bulldogs were drafted and a total of four began a professional career.
The MLB Draft runs through Wednesday on MLB.com. The first two rounds were conducted Monday with rounds three through 10 on Tuesday and rounds 11-40 on Wednesday.
Bulldogs In the 2019 MLB Draft
2nd Round: Aaron Schunk, 3B, Colorado Rockies (62ndoverall)
3rd Round: Tony Locey, RHP, St. Louis Cardinals (96thoverall)
4thRound: Tim Elliott, RHP, Seattle Mariners (126thoverall)
A 6-1, 200-pound native of Loganville, Ga., Elliott went 7-3 with a 2.38 ERA in 14 starts. He registered 72 strikeouts and just 24 walks in 75.2 innings. In his Bulldog career, Elliott is 9-3 with a 3.10 ERA in 41 appearances including 18 starts. He has tallied 99 strikeouts in 110.1 innings. After pitching just 34.2 innings in his first two seasons with the Bulldogs. Elliott enjoyed a breakout campaign in 2019. Also, he is a three-time member of the Academic All-Southeastern Conference Team. He is on the ballot for Academic All-American as voted on by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
Elliott provided one of the best postseason performances in school history this past Sunday when he tossed a complete game two-hit shutout to beat Florida Atlantic in an elimination game. It was his first career complete game and just the third NCAA postseason shutout in Bulldog history, joining Dave Fleming (1990 College World Series, 3-0 over Miss. State) and Nick Montgomery (2008 NCAA Regional elimination game, 8-0 over Ga. Tech). For his effort, he landed a spot on the NCAA Athens Regional All-Tournament team.
The Bulldogs earned a National No. 4 seed for the 2019 NCAA Championships and advanced to the NCAA Athens Regional Final. Elliott was part of a staff that set school records for most strikeouts (601) and lowest opponent's batting average (.200) plus posted the second best ERA in school history at 3.24 and the second fewest runs allowed (235).
Elliott is the first Bulldog drafted by the Mariners since 2018 when outfielder Keegan McGovern was taken in the ninth round. The Bulldogs have a string of 46 straight seasons with at least one player signing a professional contract. In 2018, three Bulldogs were drafted and a total of four began a professional career.
The MLB Draft runs through Wednesday on MLB.com. The first two rounds were conducted Monday with rounds three through 10 on Tuesday and rounds 11-40 on Wednesday.
Bulldogs In the 2019 MLB Draft
2nd Round: Aaron Schunk, 3B, Colorado Rockies (62ndoverall)
3rd Round: Tony Locey, RHP, St. Louis Cardinals (96thoverall)
4thRound: Tim Elliott, RHP, Seattle Mariners (126thoverall)
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