UNC Lands 4 Players in MLB Draft's First 100 Picks as Schaffner Goes No. 20
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Updated · UNC Athletics · Jul 11
UNC Lands 4 Players in MLB Draft's First 100 Picks as Schaffner Goes No. 20
3 articles · Updated · UNC Athletics · Jul 11
Summary
Jake Schaffner went 20th overall to the Red Sox, becoming UNC's 27th first-round pick and its highest selection since 2017.
Four Tar Heels were taken on Day 1, with Owen Hull joining Boston at No. 67, Jason DeCaro going to Pittsburgh at No. 80 and Ryan Lynch to San Diego at No. 97.
Those selections made 2026 the first draft in program history with four UNC players in the top 100, and the first in which the Tar Heels' first two picks went to the same team.
UNC also extended its run to three straight drafts with a first-rounder — the only ACC program to do so in that span — after a season that ended in the College World Series final.