QU Baseball's Thomas Jankins Selected in 13th Round of MLB Draft by Milwaukee Brewers
MAAC Sports
NEW YORK, New York – Quinnipiac baseball junior pitcher
Thomas Jankins (West Brookfield, Massachusetts) was selected with the 381st overall pick and the 13th round of the 2016 MLB Draft on Saturday, June 11, 2016.
"I'm extremely excited about beginning my professional career with such a great organization," Jankins said. "I am thankful for everything that Quinnipiac has given me over the last three years."
Jankins is the 16
th player in program history to be draft in the MLB Amateur Draft and 18
th player drafted overall. His selection is the highest a Quinnipiac baseball player has been taken since Bryan Sabatella was selected in the ninth round of the 2005 Draft by the Seattle Mariners.
"I'm proud of Tom, he's worked extremely hard for the last three years and it's great to see a kid like him get rewarded," Quinnipiac baseball head coach
John Delaney said. "He has earned this opportunity and will be very successful in pro ball."
Current head coach
John Delaney was drafted in the 25
th round of the 2008 Draft by the Milwaukee Brewers. Pitching coach
Pat Egan was drafted twice in his career, once in the 35
th round of the 2005 MLB Draft and once in the 36
th round of the 2006 MLB Draft, both by the Baltimore Orioles.
Through three seasons as the No. 1 starting pitcher for the Bobcats, Jankins will go down as one of the top pitchers in program history. His 180 career strikeouts rank eighth all-time in program history and fourth in the Division I era. Jankins also has a career 3.50 ERA, which is 10
th in program history and the lowest by a pitcher in Quinnipiac Division I history. He also won 16 games in his career and pitched 257 1/3 innings.
This season, Jankins had one of his best seasons as a Bobcat. Despite a 5-6 record, he recorded a 3.26 ERA that stands as the 10
th best in Division I program history. His 79 strikeouts this season were the second most in a season in Division I program history and the seventh most overall in program history. Jankins' 85 2/3 innings were the third most innings in the MAAC regular season while his 79 strikeouts were fourth and 22 batters struck out looking were fifth. He was dominant throughout the season, striking out six or more batters in nine of his 13 starts and nine batters in two games.
| Year |
Round |
Draft Type |
Overall |
Round Pick |
Team |
Name |
Position |
| 2016 |
13 |
|
381 |
5 |
Brewers |
Thomas Jankins |
RHP |
| 2009 |
17 |
|
507 |
6 |
Giants |
Chris Gloor |
LHP |
| 2008 |
25 |
|
758 |
16 |
Brewers |
John Delaney |
SS |
| 2008 |
39 |
|
1183 |
21 |
Tigers |
Chris Gloor |
LHP |
| 2007 |
18 |
|
558 |
14 |
Braves |
Randy Gress |
SS |
| 2006 |
36 |
|
1075 |
9 |
Orioles |
Pat Egan |
RHP |
| 2005 |
9 |
|
263 |
3 |
Mariners |
Bryan Sabatella |
3B |
| 2005 |
26 |
|
773 |
3 |
Mariners |
Ari Kafka |
RHP |
| 2005 |
35 |
|
1053 |
13 |
Orioles |
Pat Egan |
RHP |
| 1998 |
46 |
|
1368 |
17 |
Yankees |
Jeff Carlson |
RHP |
| 1993 |
55 |
|
1477 |
7 |
Cubs |
Steve Kulpa |
SS |
| 1988 |
5 |
|
112 |
3 |
Braves |
Turk Wendell |
RHP |
| 1988 |
22 |
|
566 |
15 |
Reds |
Doug Bond |
1B |
| 1988 |
32 |
|
831 |
20 |
Twins |
Dominick Rovasio |
RHP |
| 1988 |
42 |
|
1082 |
14 |
Reds |
Brian Landy |
LHP |
| 1984 |
14 |
|
345 |
5 |
Reds |
Francesco Trasacco |
LHP |
| 1983 |
15 |
|
373 |
7 |
Mariners |
Bob Bruzik |
SS |
| 1979 |
5 |
January Draft |
122 |
18 |
Orioles |
Gregory Burtt |
OF |
| 1979 |
28 |
|
690 |
1 |
Mariners |
William Martin |
RHP |
| 1974 |
2 |
January Draft |
42 |
18 |
Red Sox |
Ralph Russo |
1B |
| 1968 |
35 |
|
769 |
13 |
Cardinals |
Dan Ford |
RHP
|