Jacob Melton to the Houston Astros: Oregon State outfielder goes in the second round of MLB Draft

Oregon State outfielder Jacob Melton might have began his post-high faculty profession on the group faculty stage, however the Oregon native has the chance to be a professional after being drafted within the second spherical by Houston in Sunday’s 2022 MLB Draft. The Astros chosen Melton with the sixty fourth total decide.

Melton has been a serious determine for the Beavers in his time in Corvallis. In 2022, he was the Pac-12 Participant of the Yr, was a Nationwide Collegiate Baseball Writers Affiliation first group All-American and an American Baseball Coaches Affiliation All-American. He was additionally a finalist for the Dick Howser Trophy and the Golden Spikes Award.

In 63 video games in 2022, Melton had a .360 batting common with 83 RBIs and 17 dwelling runs. He set the Oregon State single-season document with 175 whole bases and tied the one season document of RBIs.

Melton is a local of South Medford. In his profession with the Panthers, Melton was a two-time first group all-state choice.

After highschool, Melton went to Linn-Benton Group Faculty, the place he was a primary group all-Northwest Athletic Convention choice and was an NWAC South Gold Glove winner.

— Nik Streng, nstreng@oregonian.com, @NikStreng