Agnos Selected In 10th Round By Rockies
July 18, 2022 | Baseball
GREENVILLE, N.C. – East Carolina sophomore Zach Agnos was selected in the 10th round (pick 296) of the 2022 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft by the Colorado Rockies Monday as a pitcher. With his selection, he becomes the second Pirate to be drafted following fellow sophomore Carson Whisenhunt, who was taken Sunday evening in the second round by the San Francisco Giants (pick 66 overall).
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Agnos, who just completed a summer stint with the Collegiate National Team helping the squad to a bronze medal, is the 16th player from ECU to be drafted under ninth-year head coach Cliff Godwin. One of three Pirates to start all 67 games in 2022, Agnos earned Baseball America and D1Baseball Second-Team All-America honors as a utility player. The Second-Team ABCA All-Regional selection batted .330 (88-for 267) with seven home runs, 42 RBI and 56 runs scored. He shared the lead in hits with Bryson Worrell and tied for first in doubles (15) with Lane Hoover and Alec Makarewicz.
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The Haymarket, Va. native led the club with 29 multi-hit games and finished tied for third with 10 multi-RBI contests. At one point during the season (April 1 to May 15) he had reached base safely in 25 consecutive games.
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On the mound, he posted a 3-0 record with three saves in 21 relief appearances. The right-hander allowed just six runs (all earned) on 11 hits over 23.1 innings while sporting a team-best 2.31 ERA. He struck out 19 batters and walked just six holding opposing hitters to a composite .151 average. Agnos earned wins against Elon (March 23) and South Florida (May 15 and May 24), while notching saves versus Cincinnati (May 1), Virginia (June 4) and Texas (June 10).
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Agnos, who just completed a summer stint with the Collegiate National Team helping the squad to a bronze medal, is the 16th player from ECU to be drafted under ninth-year head coach Cliff Godwin. One of three Pirates to start all 67 games in 2022, Agnos earned Baseball America and D1Baseball Second-Team All-America honors as a utility player. The Second-Team ABCA All-Regional selection batted .330 (88-for 267) with seven home runs, 42 RBI and 56 runs scored. He shared the lead in hits with Bryson Worrell and tied for first in doubles (15) with Lane Hoover and Alec Makarewicz.
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The Haymarket, Va. native led the club with 29 multi-hit games and finished tied for third with 10 multi-RBI contests. At one point during the season (April 1 to May 15) he had reached base safely in 25 consecutive games.
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On the mound, he posted a 3-0 record with three saves in 21 relief appearances. The right-hander allowed just six runs (all earned) on 11 hits over 23.1 innings while sporting a team-best 2.31 ERA. He struck out 19 batters and walked just six holding opposing hitters to a composite .151 average. Agnos earned wins against Elon (March 23) and South Florida (May 15 and May 24), while notching saves versus Cincinnati (May 1), Virginia (June 4) and Texas (June 10).
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