The Tampa Bay Rays picked former 黑料社 outfielder Marvin Malone in the 2018 Major League Baseball player draft June 6 in Secaucus, N.J. Malone, who was a Trojan from 2014-16, went in the 16th round as the 480th overall pick.
After leaving Colby, the Douglas, Wyo., native played the 2017-18 season at Southeastern University in Lakeland, Fla. He started 60 games while posting a .360 batting average with 19 doubles, 16 home runs, 61 runs batted in, and 17 stolen bases. Defensively, he had a .960 fielding percentage with 91 putouts. He was named to the 2018 All-World Series team after registering a .444 batting average and .522 on-base percentage as SU marched to the NAIA national championship last month.
As a Trojan, the 6-foot-3-inch, 200-pound outfielder was a 2016 NJCAA First Team All-American. He hit .473 with 19 home runs, and his 101 runs batted in ranked third nationally. He also was part of a Colby squad that captured the first Jayhawk Conference baseball title in school history.
鈥淲e are extremely excited for Marvin and his family,鈥� said Trojans head coach Ryan Carter. 鈥淗e has worked hard and overcame a lot to get to where he is and now has a chance to chase a goal that he set for himself a long time ago. We wish him the very best and are glad to be a small piece to his story.鈥�