The Chicago White Sox selected former Greece Athena standout Casey Saucke II in the fourth round (107th pick) of the 2024 MLB Draft.
Saucke is the fourth player from the Trojan program to be selected and the first since the Washington Nationals took Brian Dupra in the seventh round of the 2011 draft.
A Second Team All-ACC performer as well as a Third Team All-American selection this past for the University of Virginia, Saucke logged a batting average of .344 with 32 extra-base hits including 14 home runs. Saucke also produced 65 RBI, scored 56 times and helped the Cavaliers to their seventh appearance in the College World Series. In 2022, Saucke was named to the All-ACC Freshman team.
The 2021 Gatorade New York State and Section V Class A Player of the Year finished with a .483 batting average in his senior season at Athena. He collected eight home runs, 24 RBI, 20 stolen bases and 36 runs scored while leading the Trojans to the 2021 Section V Class A championship game.
Along with Dupra (a three-time draft choice), Saucke joins James Russell (2003/Montreal) and Dave Allen (1987/Philadelphia) as former Trojans taken in the MLB draft.
Former Brighton standout Ernie Clement (Toronto Blue Jays) was a fourth round selection of Cleveland out of the University of Virginia.
Danny Mendick (Pittsford Mendon/Monroe Community College/UMass-Lowell) currently plays with the White Sox.
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