Lantrip, Hernandez Selected in MLB Draft
6/10/2016 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
HOUSTON â€" Houston Baseball juniors Andrew Lantrip (Cleveland) and Nick Hernandez (Houston) became two more Cougars in program history to be drafted by a respective MLB team as the duo went in the 8th Round on Day 2 of the 2016 MLB First Year Player Draft.
Lantrip, a Livingston, Texas native, and right-handed pitcher for the Cougars, was the first Cougar to be selected this year as he went in the 8th Round at No. 242 by the Cleveland Indians.
Hernandez, a Missouri City, Texas native, a Cougar closer, went just five spots after Lantrip at No. 247 in Round 8 by the local team in the Houston Astros.
2016 marks the 15th straight year a Cougar has been selected during the MLB Draft and Lantrip and Hernandez mark the fifth and sixth Cougars to go among the Top 10 rounds under head coach Todd Whitting at Houston.
Houston has now had 37 players in program history drafted in the Top 10 rounds and now total 146 all-time since 1968.
Saturday will mark the final day of the 2016 First-Year Player Draft as Rounds 11-40 will be announced, beginning at 11 a.m. CT. For full MLB Draft coverage, CLICK HERE.
HOUSTON BASEBALL at the 2016 MLB FIRST-YEAR PLAYER DRAFT
RHP â€" Andrew Lantrip â€" 8th round (No. 242) â€" Cleveland Indians
RHP â€" Nick Hernandez â€" 8th round (No. 247) â€" Houston Astros
Andrew Lantrip
RHP / Junior
Livingston, Texas // Livingston HS
8th Round … Pick: 242 … Cleveland Indians
HONORS
2016 All-Silver Glove Series Team vs. Rice
2016 American Weekly Honor Roll (April 25)
2016 National Player of the Week (March 13)
2016 American Pitcher of the Week (March 13)
2016 Golden Spikes Watch List
2016 Preseason First Team NCBWA All-American
2016 Preseason Second Team Perfect Game All-American
2016 Top 100 Preseason College Prospects List by Baseball America
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2016 The American Preseason Team
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2015 The American Weekly Honor Roll (March 2)
2015 The American Pitcher of the Week (Feb. 23)
2015 The American Weekly Honor Roll (Feb. 16)
2015 The American Preseason Team
2014 Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American
2014 The American Championship All-Tournament Team
2014 The American Rookie of the Year
2014 The American Weekly Honor Roll (May 12)
JUNIOR (2016)
Made 15 appearances with 14 starts as Houston's Friday starter…Finished with a 6-6 record and a 2.60 ERA with two complete games and one complete game shutout.Totaled 90.0 innings…Struck out 84…Led the nation in strikeout-to-walk ratio, finishing with just five walks…Tossed his complete game shutout in a win over Grand Canyon (March 19) with seven strikeouts…Fanned a season-high 13 hitters in an 8.0 inning win over Alabama (March 11) en route to being named National Player of the Week by Collegiate Baseball…Was part of a combined shutout in the season opener vs. Villanova (Feb. 19)…Went 11 games without issuing a walk and struck out a batter in every appearance.
SOPHOMORE (2015)
Named to the ABCA/Rawlings All-Region and American Athletic Conference Second Team...Led conference in innings pitched at 113.1 and in strikeouts with 115...115 strikeouts ranks seventh all-time in a single-season at UH...Went 9-3 with a 2.62 ERA in 16 starts...Tossed three complete games and one combined shutout...Had six games with at least 10 strikeouts...Fanned a career-high 13 in 8.1 inning gem at USF (April 24)...Lasted at least 5.0 innings in 15 of his 16 starts...Allowed just one run through his first 19.2 innings pitched on the year...Won his first and last three starts...Fanned 12 in 7.2 innings vs. Buffalo (March 13)...Allowed a combined two runs in back-to-back starts vs. Cincinnati (April 18) and at USF (April 24), while striking out 23...Finished the year with double-digit strikeouts in five of his last seven starts...Threw complete games vs. HBU in the NCAA Regional (May 29), at Memphis (April 2) and vs. LSU (March 6)...Is now 15-3 in his two-year career... Helped Cougars to an American Athletic Conference title, their second consecutive 40-win season and to a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament... Was part of a pitching staff that ranked first in the conference with a 2.89 ERA.
FRESHMAN (2014)
Named a Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball and the American Athletic Conference Rookie of the Year...Enjoyed one of the best freshman pitching campaigns in program history, bolstering a 6-0 record and a 1.87 ERA in 14 appearances and six starts...Struck out 33 and walked just seven in 43.1 innings of work...Made his first collegiate start at McNeese State (April 29), earning the win in 5.1 innings...Went a season-long 7.0 innings and struck out a season-high 10 in a win over Prairie View A&M (May 6) at home...Struck out seven in 5.2 innings in a start vs. Temple (May 21) in the American Baseball Championship opener to earn himself All-Tournament honors...Pitched a season-long 4.0 shutout relief innings, allowing one hit in the win over Texas State...Earned his first collegiate win in a 3.0-inning hitless outing with two strikeouts vs. Baylor (March 11)...Later picked up wins vs. Texas State (April 8) and Sam Houston State (April 22) all out of the pen to accompany wins over McNeese State (April 29), Prairie View A&M (May 6) and Temple (May 21) as a starter...Walked just one hitter in his first 10 appearances, which totaled 28.2 innings...Didn't allow a hit in his first 4.0 innings and two outings...Helped Houston to a 48-win season, an American Conference tournament title, Regional Championship and appearance in an NCAA Super Regional for the first time since 2003.
Nick Hernandez
RHP / Junior
Missouri City, Texas // Alvin CC // Dulles HS
8th Round … Pick: 247 … Houston Astros
HONORS
2016 American Athletic Conference Championship All-Tournament Team
2016 Second Team All-American Conference (P)
2016 National Pitcher of the Year Watch List
JUNIOR (2016)
Named to the American Athletic Conference First Team as a relief pitcher…Became the sixth Cougar all-time to notch 10+ saves in a single season with 11 in 2016…Finished the year 3-0 with a 1.40 ERA in a team-high 29 appearances…Struck out 67 in 51.1 innings for third-most on the team and most among relievers…Held opponents to a .154 average…Earned his first save as a Cougar in a win over Baylor (March 5)…Went four straight appearances with a save from March 5 â€" 15…Earned all three wins in conference play and finished with a 0.98 ERA with 22 strikeouts in 18.1 innings against league opponents…Lasted a season-long 3.1 innings twice (at UConn, Memphis)…Went 20 appearances without issuing a walk and 11 appearances without issuing a hit…Struck out five twice (TCU, Cincinnati)…Earned three saves during the American Championship in four appearances en route to being named to the All-Tournament team.
ALVIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Played two seasons at Alvin Community College…Helped team to a Conference Championship in 2014 under Bryan Alexander…Earned All-Region honors in 2015 and was a two-time All-Conference honoree.
HIGH SCHOOL
Earned letters for Dulles High School for Clinton Welch…Helped team to a District Championship in 2012 and a State Runner-Up in 2013…Named District MVP and earned First Team All-District honors as a pitcher and third baseman.
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