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Levins Taken in Eighth Round of MLB Draft by Seattle Mariners
7/18/2022 4:51:00 PM | Baseball
PITTSBURGH – Pitt junior catcher Tatem Levins was selected in the eighth round (No. 246) of the 2022 Major League Baseball Draft Monday afternoon by the Seattle Mariners. Levins becomes Pitt's highest draft pick since 2018 and the 94th draft selection head coach Mike Bell has worked with during his coaching career.
Levins, who transferred to Pitt prior to the 2022 campaign following three seasons at La Salle, started all 56 games for the Panthers, leading the squad in batting average (.321), slugging percentage (.613), OPS (1.048), hits (68), extra base hits (27), home runs (16) and total bases (130). He tallied 19 multi-hit games, including a two-home run effort in a 9-4 road win over No. 4 Miami April 24.
He was named Atlantic 10 Conference Rookie of the Year in addition to garnering Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American recognition at La Salle in 2019. Levins also earned ABCA/Rawlings All Region Second Team and All-Atlantic 10 Conference Second-Team following his third and final season with the Explorers in 2021.
The Langhorne, Pa., native is the 65th Pitt player selected in the MLB Draft and the second Panther taken by the Seattle franchise.
The Panthers posted 29 victories and reached the semifinals of the ACC Tournament for the first time since 2018 by upsetting 7-seed Georgia Tech (12-6) and 2-seed Louisville (6-5) last season. The 29 wins were the most in a single season since 2018 (29) and tied for the most in a season since joining the ACC in 2014.
Pitt finished the regular season with five wins and two series victories against Top-5 ranked teams. The Panthers ended the regular season with an RPI ranking of 69, 37th toughest strength of schedule, 12 wins against quadrant one teams and 10 wins against the NCAA Tournament field.
Pitt Players Selected by Seattle Mariners in MLB Draft
2022 Tatem Levins 8th Round (No. 246)
2010 Danny Lopez 17th Round
Levins, who transferred to Pitt prior to the 2022 campaign following three seasons at La Salle, started all 56 games for the Panthers, leading the squad in batting average (.321), slugging percentage (.613), OPS (1.048), hits (68), extra base hits (27), home runs (16) and total bases (130). He tallied 19 multi-hit games, including a two-home run effort in a 9-4 road win over No. 4 Miami April 24.
He was named Atlantic 10 Conference Rookie of the Year in addition to garnering Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American recognition at La Salle in 2019. Levins also earned ABCA/Rawlings All Region Second Team and All-Atlantic 10 Conference Second-Team following his third and final season with the Explorers in 2021.
The Langhorne, Pa., native is the 65th Pitt player selected in the MLB Draft and the second Panther taken by the Seattle franchise.
The Panthers posted 29 victories and reached the semifinals of the ACC Tournament for the first time since 2018 by upsetting 7-seed Georgia Tech (12-6) and 2-seed Louisville (6-5) last season. The 29 wins were the most in a single season since 2018 (29) and tied for the most in a season since joining the ACC in 2014.
Pitt finished the regular season with five wins and two series victories against Top-5 ranked teams. The Panthers ended the regular season with an RPI ranking of 69, 37th toughest strength of schedule, 12 wins against quadrant one teams and 10 wins against the NCAA Tournament field.
Pitt Players Selected by Seattle Mariners in MLB Draft
2022 Tatem Levins 8th Round (No. 246)
2010 Danny Lopez 17th Round
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