Tre Gantt, a 2014 Hamilton Southeastern graduate who just finished his junior season at Ohio State, was selected by the Cleveland Indians in the 2017 Major League Baseball Draft on Wednesday.
Gantt, a center fielder, was taken in the 29th round of the draft. The 6-3, 180-pound Gantt is coming off a solid junior season for the Buckeyes, where he is batting .314, the third-highest average on the team. Gantt leads OSU in hits with 64 (that includes 13 doubles, three triples and three home runs) and runs scored with 46. He has also played solidly in the outfield, with a fielding percentage of .972.
Gantt was a highly touted player out of Southeastern, where he helped the Royals to a sectional championship in his junior year (2013). At Ohio State, Gantt was part of the 2016 team that won the Big Ten title and played in the Louisville Regional at the NCAA post-season tournament.
Gantt was one of three Ohio State players drafted this week. Catcher Jalen Washington was also taken in the 29th draft by the San Diego Padres, while pitcher Shea Murray was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 18th round. A Buckeye commit, Seth Lonsway, was taken in the 19th round by the Cincinnati Reds.
