The state of Nevada took a big-league swing this week.
Three players from the University of Nevada, Reno and two more from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas were drafted to the Major Leagues during the three-day event featuring 40 rounds and more than 1,215 selections.
Nevada reliever Grant Ford was selected in the fifth round — 154th overall — by the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday, June 4. It was the highest selection by a Wolf Pack baseball player since Reno Aces right-hander Braden Shipley went 15th overall by the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2013.
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