In addition to Westfield and Butler star Ryan Pepiot, three other Hamilton County baseball players were selected in this week’s Major League Baseball Draft.
Matt Gorski, a Hamilton Southeastern graduate and junior at Indiana University, was taken in the second round as the 57th pick. Gorski, an outfielder, had a productive junior year, batting .271 with 61 hits, 58 runs scored, 46 RBI and 12 home runs. His fielding stats are even stronger, with 111 putouts and no errors for the entire season.
Harrison Freed, a Westfield graduate and junior right fielder at Butler University, was taken in the 13th round to join his teammate Pepiot. Freed had a sensational junior year, batting .376 with 82 hits, 73 runs batted in and 17 home runs.
University senior Reese Sharp was drafted in the 28th round. Sharp has committed to play at Indiana University.
