Two Franklin Pierce baseball players were selected in the Major League Baseball draft last week.
Senior third baseman Jay Jabs was selected by the New York Mets in the 17th round (520 overall) Jabs will likely report to either the Mets’ Class A Short Season, New York-Penn League affiliate, the Brooklyn Cyclones, or the franchise’s Rookie Level, Appalachian League affiliate, the Kingsport Mets.
Senior right-hander Paul Covelle was selected by the Seattle Mariners in the 27th round (807 overall). Covelle will likely report to either the Mariners’ Class A Short-Season, Northwest League affiliate, the Everett AquaSox, or the franchise’s Rookie Level, Arizona League affiliate, the AZL Mariners.
Franklin Pierce has now had 28 draft selections in program history, beginning with Justin Blood in 2001. Since that first selection, only Boston College (49) and Connecticut (44) have had more draftees among New England schools, regardless of division. The Ravens have now had players selected in 14 of the last 16 MLB Drafts, with 2012 and 2015 being the lone empty years since Blood’s selection in 2001. Covelle’s selection, added to the selection of Jabs in the 17th round earlier in the day, gave Franklin Pierce the sixth multiple-pick Draft in program history (2013, 2011, 2007, 2006, 2005).