Hard-throwing Cal Poly pitcher selected in MLB’s sixth round. Who drafted him?
Hard-throwing Cal Poly pitcher Bryan Woo has been drafted by the Seattle Mariners.
Woo, a 6-foot-2, 215-pound redshirt sophomore last season, was selected Monday in the sixth round of the Major League Baseball draft, becoming the 174th pick overall.
The Mariners currently have another former Mustang on their roster, outfielder Mitch Haniger, who was selected in the supplemental section of first round of the 2012 draft by the Milwaukee Brewers.
Haniger earned an all-star selection in 2018 with the Mariners, clubbing 26 home runs and 93 runs batted in that year.
Woo, a graduate of Alameda High School, posted a 2-2 record with a 6.11 earned run average in 2021 with the Mustangs, recording 42 strikeouts with only eight walks in 28 innings of starting and relief roles.
Woo drew large gatherings of scouts during the season at times, and Cal Poly Coach Larry Lee said he was one of the hardest throwing pitchers on the team entering the season.
Woo, who is right-handed, clocked fastballs in the low to mid-90 mph range last season.
In 2020, he appeared in seven games on the mound in relief, posting a 1-3 record with a 3.57 ERA. In 2019, he was 1-2 with a 9.13 ERA with 27 strikeouts in 23 2/3 innings.
Woo injured his right elbow in a game against Long Beach State on April 11 that kept him out the rest of the season, Cal Poly officials said in a news release.
Cal Poly’s standout shortstop, Brooks Lee, is expected to be a first round draft pick when he becomes eligible next year after turning 21.
College baseball players must either complete their junior seasons or turn 21 before they’re eligible to enter the MLB draft, according to the rules. High school players are eligible to enter the draft as well if they’ve not entered college.
Lee led the Mustangs last season with a .342 batting average this season, including 10 home runs and 57 runs batted in, taking in multiple national awards for his performance.
Lee was honored as a first team All-American by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper and to the second All-American unit by both Baseball America and the American Baseball Coaches Association, according to a Cal Poly news release.
Lee landed on Baseball America’s Freshman All-American team earlier this month.
A total of “73 Cal Poly players coached by Larry Lee over the last 19 seasons have signed professional baseball contracts, including 71 in the last 17 years,” a Cal Poly news release noted.
“During Lee’s tenure, 34 Mustangs have been drafted in the top 10 rounds,” Cal Poly’s release said.
This story was originally published July 12, 2021 at 3:15 PM.
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