SECAUCUS, N.J. – Three Wichita State University baseball student-athletes were drafted on the final day of the 2019 Major League Baseball Draft Wednesday, June 5.
 
Clayton McGinness, a senior right-handed pitcher from Amazonia, Mo., was selected in the 20th round by the Baltimore Orioles; Alex Segal, a redshirt sophomore left-handed pitcher from Scottsdale, Ariz., was taken in the 22nd round by the Atlanta Braves, and Mitchell Walters, a junior right-handed pitcher from Katy, Texas, was drafted by the Tampa Bay Rays in the 35th round.
 
McGinness went 6-4 and posted a team-best 3.89 ERA in 18 appearances and 10 starts on the mound in 2019. He tossed one complete game while allowing 32 earned runs on 77 hits with 57 strikeouts and 27 walks in 74 innings of work. His complete game occurred in the Shockers' 3-1 victory over the then No. 8-ranked ECU Pirates. McGinness ended his Wichita State career ranked seventh in career pitching appearances with 95.
 
Segal tallied two saves in a team-high 31 appearances out of the bullpen for WSU this season. In 36 innings pitched, he allowed 22 earned runs on 26 hits with 47 strikeouts and 29 walks.
 
Walters compiled a team-high eight saves in 26 appearances on the rubber for Wichita State in 2019. He allowed only 16 earned runs on 34 hits with 44 strikeouts and 16 walks in 34 2/3 innings.
 
One WSU signee was also drafted, as Jake Hamilton out of Rose State College was drafted in the 21st round by the Texas Rangers.

2019 Wichita State MLB Draft Picks
 

Player	Round	Pick	Team
Luke Ritter	7	208	New York Mets
Clayton McGinness	20	588	Baltimore Orioles
Alex Segal	22	667	Atlanta Braves
Mitchell Walters	35	1058	Tampa Bay Rays
Jake Hamilton (signee)	21	625	Texas Rangers

 

Clayton McGinness has been drafted by the @Orioles in the 20th round of the 2019 @MLBDraft! Congratulations, Clayton! #watchus pic.twitter.com/4vP5lMF5kk

— Wichita State Baseball (@GoShockersBSB) June 5, 2019

 

20 (588): @Orioles select Wichita State (KS) RHP Clayton McGinness. https://t.co/cHWnLld2X1 #MLBDraft

— MLB Draft Tracker (@MLBDraftTracker) June 5, 2019

 

Another one! Congratulations to Alex Segal on being drafted by the @Braves in the 22nd round of the 2019 @MLBDraft! #watchus pic.twitter.com/Ah4ZA5pzdo

— Wichita State Baseball (@GoShockersBSB) June 5, 2019

 

22 (667): @Braves select Wichita State (KS) P Alex Segal. https://t.co/5EaQauhncz #MLBDraft

— MLB Draft Tracker (@MLBDraftTracker) June 5, 2019

 

Congratulations to Mitchell Walters, who was drafted by @RaysBaseball in the 35th round of the 2019 @MLBDraft today! #watchus pic.twitter.com/iB2kWETAO1

— Wichita State Baseball (@GoShockersBSB) June 5, 2019

 

35 (1058): @RaysBaseball select Wichita State (KS) P Mitchell Walters. https://t.co/ddCNyr2CGL #MLBDraft

— MLB Draft Tracker (@MLBDraftTracker) June 5, 2019