Martin Marked By Phillies in Third Round of MLB Draft

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Arkansas infielder Casey Martin has been selected 87th overall by the Philadelphia Phillies in the third round of the 2020 Major League Baseball Draft.

Martin is the 234^th Razorback selected in the MLB Draft since 1965, the 151^st since joining the SEC and 111^th under head coach Dave Van Horn. He joins Heston Kjerstad (second overall to Baltimore) as the two Razorbacks taken in this year’s draft so far.

It is the 46^th-straight year an Arkansas player has been selected by an MLB squad in the draft, which is tied for the longest streak in the Southeastern Conference.

Martin, the seventh Razorback taken by the Phillies since 1965, played three years at Arkansas (2018-20), starting 143-of-148 games during one of the best eras of Razorback baseball, enjoying two SEC Western Division title victories, two trips to the College World Series and a runner-up finish for the national title.