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PIRATES SIGN FIVE MORE PLAYERS FROM 2015 DRAFT
The Pittsburgh Pirates today signed the following players from the 2015 First-Year Player Draft. The announcement was made by Joe DelliCarri, Pirates Director of Amateur Scouting.
Round Name Position Height/Weight School Affiliate Assignment
3 Casey Hughston OF 6-2/205 University of Alabama West Virginia Black Bears
Started all 60 games as a sophomore in 2015 in right field for the University of Alabama while hitting .332 (78-for-235) with 14 doubles, four triples, six home runs, 44 RBI and 39 runs scored…Turned 21-years-old the day he was drafted (June 9)…Was named to the Golden Spikes Award mid-season Watch List in 2015…Led the Tide in hits and total bases (118) in 2015.
Round Name Position Height/Weight School Affiliate Assignment
4 Jacob Taylor RHP 6-3/205 Pearl River Comm. College GCL Pirates
Went 2-5 with a 3.90 ERA and 44 strikeouts in nine games as a sophomore at Pearl River Community College…Posted a 3-1 record and two saves along with a 3.14 ERA and 33 strikeouts in 28.2 innings as a freshman at PRCC.
Round Name Position Height/Weight School Affiliate Assignment
14 Chris Plitt RHP 6-4/170 South Mountain Comm. Coll. GCL Pirates
Helped lead South Mountain Community College to the 2014 Region Championship while earning second-team Arizona Community College Athletic Conference and All-Region honors…Also posted a 1.87 ERA and 7-1 record as a freshman.
Round Name Position Height/Weight School Affiliate Assignment
16 Nick Hibbing RHP 6-6/210 University of Iowa West Virginia Black Bears
Went 2-1 with a 1.67 ERA and seven saves in 20 relief appearances as a senior at the University of Iowa in 2015…Received All-Big Ten second-team honors in 2015…Finished Big Ten play tied with conference high of six saves and ranked second in ERA…Was also selected by the Pirates in the 42nd round of the 2011 draft.
Round Name Position Height/Weight School Affiliate Assignment
28 Albert Baur 1B 6-4/215 Newberry College West Virginia Black Bears