Arizona State baseball had three players and two signees selected Thursday in the final day of the abbreviated major league draft.

ASU had five players drafted in the first four rounds (top 102 picks) of the primary June draft for the first time in draft history (since 1965). The five Sun Devil draftees equals their total in three of the last four years during a 40-round draft.

ASU had more players drafted than any other college per D1 Baseball.

Junior outfielder Trevor Hauver was the first current Sun Devil chosen, going in the third round (No. 99 overall) to the New York Yankees.

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Hauver of Chandler hit .339 as a sophomore in 2019 with 13 home runs and 16 doubles and a .574 slugging percentage. He also was hitting .339 in 17 games this year with five home runs before the season ended due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Hauver was a 37th round draft pick out of Gilbert Perry High School in 2017. He is the first Sun Devil drafted by the Yankees since 2014. 

The Detroit Tigers, after choosing ASU’s Spencer Torkelson with the No. 1 overall pick Wednesday, selected Sun Devil junior third baseman Gage Workman in the fourth round (No. 102). 

Workman, of Chandler, had a rough start at the plate this season, hitting .250 after a .330 season as a sophomore. His slot bonus is $571,000 and if not offered enough by the Tigers, he could return with two years of eligibility remaining because of the NCAA decision to give all spring athletes whose seasons were cut short an extra year.

In 2017, Workman was a 14th round draft pick by Milwaukee. 

ASU coach Tracy Smith said the draft is “very emotional. We try to get players and their families to take the emotion out of it. If the compensation piece is great enough then sign. If not, players (with an extra year of eligibility) are in a great spot with leverage. They just need to make sure they are compensated fairly” before signing.

ASU junior pitcher RJ Dabovich also was picked in the fourth round (No. 114) by San Francisco. Dabovich played one season at Central Arizona before coming to ASU and was the Sun Devils’ closer this season. 

The Giants selected ASU’s Hunter Bishop and Carter Aldrete in the 2019 draft. 

In 2019, Dabovich was 7-1 with three saves. He had four saves in nine appearances this season. 

Pitcher Hunter Barnhart of St. Joseph High School in Santa Maria, Calif., was taken in the third round (No. 96) by Tampa Bay, which also selected ASU shortstop Alika Williams in the first round.

The 6-2 Barnhart is a two-way baseball player and also played football in high school. He is among the premier players in ASU’s incoming class. His slot bonus is $604,000, and the Rays would receive a 2021 compensation pick if he does not sign.

Another ASU signee, third baseman Colt Keith, was the first pick in the fifth round (No. 132) by Detroit. His slot bonus is $426,000. The 6-2 Keith also can play shortstop and pitch. He played at Buckeye Verrado High School before moving to Biloxi, Miss. 

Drafted players have until Aug. 1 to sign professionally. High schoolers who choose college instead cannot be drafted for three years or until they turn 21. Undrafted players can sign as free agents for $20,000.

ASU draft eligible players not taken included pitchers Justin Fall, Boyd Vander Kooi and Erik Tolman, second baseman Drew Swift and catcher Sam Ferri, all of whom could play key roles for the Sun Devils in 2021. 

Grand Canyon senior pitcher Kade Mechals was drafted in the fourth round (No. 112) by the Chicago White Sox. He returned to the Antelopes rather than sign with Miami last year after being drafted in the 40th round. In 2019, Mechals was 11-1 with 100 strikeouts in 91 2/3 innings. 

Arizona catcher Matt Dyer of Glendale was taken in the fourth round (No. 120) by the New York Mets. He started all 15 games this season for the Wildcats at four different positions. UA catcher Austin Wells was a first-round pick by the New York Yankees.

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