DENVER, Colo. – Wichita State University sophomore pitcher Aaron Haase was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 17th round of the 2021 MLB Draft Tuesday, July 13.
 
A native of Amarillo, Texas, Haase was the 495th overall pick in the draft.
 
He becomes the first Shocker drafted under second season head coach Eric Wedge and the 195th Wichita State baseball player to be drafted since 1967.
 
Haase, a 5-8 right-hander, had a stellar 2021 season on the mound for WSU, going 2-1 with a 1.78 ERA and an American Athletic Conference-best eight saves in 18 appearances. He allowed just five earned runs on 15 hits with 24 strikeouts and only two walks in 25 1/3 innings of work.
 
Haase garnered First Team All-Conference honors as a relief pitcher in The American and ranked 33rd on D1Baseball.com's Top-100 pitchers from an analytical standpoint in 2021.
 
Shockers drafted by the Detroit Tigers:

• RHP Don Heinkel (1982/30th round)
• C David McClure (1983/10th round)
• RHP David Haas (1988/15th round)
• RHP Jason Jordan (1994/17th round)
• RHP Mike Drumright (1995/1st round)
• RHP Chris Bauer (1996/6th round)
• RHP Noah Krol (2007/17th round)
• OF Andy Dirks (2008/8th round)
• C Tyler Weber (2008/30th round)
• 2B Josh Workman (2008/38th round)
• LHP Logan Hoch (2010/30th round)
• LHP Brian Flynn (2011/7th round)
• RHP Mitch Mormann (2011/25th round)
• RHP A.J. Ladwig (2014/11th round)
• RHP John Hayes (2016/25th round)
• OF Dayton Dugas (2018/16th round)
• RHP Aaron Haase (2021/17th round)