Draft recap: 16 PGCBL Alumni names called by 12 different MLB teams.

Sixteen former Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League (PGCBL) standouts will continue their careers at the professional level after hearing their names called during the 2022 MLB First-Year Player Draft this week.

The annual draft, which featured 20 rounds for the second consecutive year, spanned three days from Sunday, July 17, through Tuesday, July 19.

The 16 PGCBL alumni who were chosen represented eight teams, led by the Albany Dutchmen and Amsterdam Mohawks with five selections apiece. Auburn, Elmira, Mohawk Valley, Watertown, Utica, and the former Adirondack franchise each saw one former player called up to the pros.

The first former PGCBL ballplayer drafted this summer was former Albany infielder Luke Gold (Boston College), who was taken by Detroit with the 147th overall pick in the fifth round. The second baseman from Boston College was one of four members of the 2019 Dutchmen team picked in this year’s draft, joining teammates Ben Metzinger (Louisville), Justin Bench (Ole Miss), and Luke Franzoni (Xavier).

Four players from the 2019 PGCBL finalists were called upon in the draft. From the championship-winning Amsterdam Mohawks were Tyler Stuart (Southern Miss), Dale Stanavich (Rutgers), and Michael Turconi (Wake Forest). From the league runner-up and West Division champions in Adirondack was outfielder Chris Rotondo (Villanova), who was picked up by St. Louis in the 19th round.

The Auburn Doubledays, who made their PGCBL debut last summer, witnessed their first collegiate draft pick in the eighth round. Matt Brosky (Youngstown State), who pitched in six games for the Doubledays in 2021, was selected by the Texas Rangers with the 229th overall pick.

Since the PGCBL began competition in the summer of 2011, over 300 alumni have been chosen in the annual MLB First-Year Player Draft.

Below is the complete list of PGCBL alumni who were taken in the 2022 MLB First-Year Player Draft: