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STANFORD, Calif. – Six more Stanford players – junior Andrew Summerville, junior Keith Weisenberg, sophomore Tristan Beck, senior Alex Dunlap, senior Chris Castellanos and senior Jack Klein – were selected on the final day of the Major League Baseball draft on Wednesday.

Stanford finished with 10 draft picks—the most for the program since the draft was reduced to 40 rounds, and one off the school record set in 1992. The seven pitchers selected tied for the most in school history (1992).

Summerville was the first Cardinal off the board on the final day of the draft. The southpaw went in the 12th round to the St. Louis Cardinals (364th overall). Two rounds later, the Atlanta Braves selected Weisenberg with the 410th pick.

Beck and Dunlap were 11 picks apart in the 29th round to the New York Yankees (pick No. 872) and Washington Nationals (883), respectively.

The Seattle Mariners took Chris Castellanos off the board in the 33rd round with the 993rd selection, while Klein was taken one round later by the Kansas City Royals with the 1,020th pick.


Andrew Summerville

12th Round • Pick #364 • St. Louis Cardinals  In 46 appearances and 26 starts at Stanford, Summerville tallied a 14-5 record with a 3.53 ERA and 136 strikeouts in 165.2 innings. In 2017, the southpaw combined on Stanford's first one-hitter in 14 years with six no-hit innings against Kansas on Feb. 25. He also finished among the Top 10 in the Pac-12 in strikeouts and fewest walks allowed. Summerville was a two-time first-team Academic All-Pac-12 and CoSIDA Academic All-District honoree. He is set to graduate in three years, and has already begun work on his master's degree.

"First and foremost, I want to thank my parents and brother for their unwavering support," Summerville said. "Without them, I would not have been in a position to play professional baseball. After all, it was seeing my older brother play that drew me to the game. Also, without the belief that Coach Marquess and Coach Filter had in me, none of this would have been possible. I will forever cherish my time at Stanford.

"Lastly, I would like to thank, the Cardinals organization for this wonderful opportunity. I am looking forward to getting started."


Keith Weisenberg

14th Round • Pick #410 • Atlanta Braves  A hard-throwing right-hander, Weisenberg was drafted in the 38th round out of high school, and elected to attend Stanford, where he appeared in 38 games, started three, struck out 49 in 63.0 innings, and was a 2017 Academic All-Pac-12 honorable mention selection. In his junior season, he was 1-0 with a 4.22 ERA, struck out 19 in 21.1 innings and held opponents to a .227 average, which included 1.2 scoreless inning against No. 1 Oregon State on April 1.

"I literally could not be happier to be joining the Braves organization," Weisenberg said. "I'm really thankful for everything Stanford has done for me in preparing me for the next chapter in life."

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Tristan Beck

29th Round • Pick #872 • New York Yankees  Beck, who was a draft-eligible sophomore, missed the 2017 campaign due to injury, but was a first team freshman All-America and All-Pac-12 selection in 2016. The right-hander was just the third Stanford freshman to start on Opening Day, and led all Stanford starters in ERA (2.48) and strikeouts (76). He was also second on the team with six wins and 83.1 innings pitched.

Beck is expected to return for his junior season in 2018, where his younger brother, Brendan, will join the team as a freshman. 


Alex Dunlap

29th Round • Pick #883 • Washington Nationals  Dunlap missed the second half of the 2017 season due to injury, but was an All-Pac-12 honoree in 2016. He led the Cardinal in batting average (.292) and on-base percentage (.392) last season, and led all starters with a .447 slugging percentage. In 159 career games as an outfielder and catcher for the Cardinal, Dunlap had 134 hits, eight home runs and 59 RBI.
 
"I would like to thank the Washington Nationals for giving me this tremendous opportunity to continue my journey in baseball," Dunlap said. "To my family, you are precious and invaluable. To the coaching staff at Stanford, thank you for preparing me for the job of my dreams. Finally, to the countless individuals that have impacted me throughout my life and career, thank you. You have made me the man and player I am today, and today I am enthralled to call myself a National."


Chris Castellanos

33rd Round • Pick #993 • Seattle Mariners  Castellanos led Stanford in wins and innings pitched for the second straight season. In his final collegiate campaign, he ranked among the top 10 in the Pac-12 in wins (9), ERA (3.28), innings (98.2) and walks (15). In the 2017 Regional, he allowed just one run and four hits in a complete game win over BYU. For his career, the southpaw was 19-9 with a 3.44 ERA, struck out 150 and walked just 54 in 259.1 innings.

"I'm humbled that the Mariners believed in me," Castellanos said, "and I'm thankful for the opportunity to play professional baseball for a great organization."


Jack Klein

34th Round • Pick #1020 • Kansas City Royals  Klein was an everyday outfielder for the last three seasons, but was drafted as a pitcher for the second straight year. The Phillies took him off the board in 2016, but he returned for his final year at Stanford. In his senior season, the centerfielder hit .293 with three home runs, 21 RBI, .354 on-base percentage and .408 slugging percentage. He also pitched one scoreless inning at No. 8 Fullerton in the season-opening series. Over 179 games for the Cardinal, Klein had 121 hits, nine home runs, nine steals and 64 runs batted in. A two-time Academic All-Pac-12 honoree, Klein graduated early with a degree in communication.

"I would first like to thank my family, friends, teammates and coaches for their endless support for me and my aspirations to play professional baseball," Klein said. "I would be nowhere near where I am today without them. Thank you to Stanford, for giving me the opportunity to represent the Cardinal on and off the field over these past four years. Lastly, I would like to thank the Kansas City Royals for giving me the chance to live out my dream of being a professional baseball player."


Notables» Stanford's six picks in the first 15 rounds is the most since 2008 (also six).

» Stanford also had 10 players chosen in the 1996 and 2004 drafts.

» The record-setting 1992 draft had all 11 players taken within the first 32 rounds. That included future big leaguers Jeffrey Hammonds (4th overall), Rick Helling (22nd overall), Brian Sackinsky (2nd, 42nd overall), and future NFL star John Lynch (2nd round, 66th overall).
 
» St. Louis has selected a Cardinal in five of the past eight drafts. Summerville joins Stephen Piscotty (2012), Danny Diekroeger (2014) and Tommy Edman (2016) in the Cardinal organization.

» Weisenberg is the first Cardinal selected by the Braves since southpaw Tim Cunningham in 2002, and the highest Stanford player ever selected by Atlanta.
 
» The Nationals have drafted four Cardinal, though Dunlap is the first position player they have taken.
 
» Seattle has drafted seven Stanford players in the last five years.
 
» Kenny Diekroeger (2012) is the only other Cardinal selected by the Royals since 2000.

» Quinn Brodey (3rd round/97th pick), Colton Hock (4th/119), Matt Winaker (5th/157) and Brett Hanewich (9th/265) were selected on Tuesday.

» Incoming freshman Michael Mercado was picked in the second round (40th overall) by the Tampa Bay Rays, and Jacob Hoffman, who did not play in a game for the Cardinal, was picked by the Oakland Athletics in the 40th round.
 


What's AheadStanford's six seniors will walk at graduation on Sunday.
 


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