The first round of the 2015 MLB Draft provided plenty of intrigue as shortstops were selected 1-2-3 to begin the three-day event, and two of the three are Baseball Factory alumni. In total, 15 Baseball Factory players were selected in the first round of the 2015 MLB Draft. 31 of the first 75 players drafted have participated in an Under Armour Baseball Factory event.

Alex Bregman, the right-handed hitting shortstop from LSU went No. 2 overall to the Houston Astros, followed by Brendan Rodgers, a power-hitting prospect from Lake Mary High School in Florida, going No. 3 to the Colorado Rockies.

Bregman has been a major part of an LSU squad that advanced into College World Series play for the 17th time, driving in two runs in a 6-3 clinching win over Louisiana-Lafayette. Bregman participated in Under Armour Baseball Factory events, beginning with an appearance in the 2009 Team One Futures Game. Bregman then participated in both the 2010 and 2011 Under Armour Pre-Season All-American Games.

Rodgers, a decorated and accomplished high-school hitter will bring a great deal of pop to the Rockies organization, after hitting .360 as a senior in 2015 with eight doubles, eight home runs and 23 RBI. Rodgers got his Under Armour Baseball Factory start being named to the 2013 Under Armour Futures Series East event in Jupiter, FL, followed by his appearance in the 2014 Under Armour All-America Game.

The Astros then selected 2014 Under Armour All-American, Kyle Tucker with the fifth pick overall, taking two of the best players at their positions in the country. Tucker an OF from H.B. Plant High School in Florida. Tucker led his team in his senior season with a .407 average, eight homers and 21 RBI in 23 games.

Other first round selections include: OF Andrew Benintendi #7 – Boston Red Sox (2012 Under Armour National Tryout), 1B Josh Naylor #12 – Miami Marlins (2014 Under Armour All-American), OF Trenton Clark #15 – Milwaukee Brewers (2013 Under Armour Pre-Season All-American), RHP James Kaprielian #16 – New York Yankees (2010 Ryan Lemmon Showcase, 2011 Under Armour Pre-Season All-American), LHP Brady Aiken #17 – Cleveland Indians (2012 Under Armour All-American), RHP Ashe Russell #21 – Kansas City Royals (2014 Under Armour All-American), RHP Beau Burrows #22 – Detroit Tigers (2012 Under Armour National Tryout, 2012 Team One Futures Series Texas, 2014 Under Armour All-American), OF Nick Plummer #23 – St. Louis Cardinals (2014 Under Armour All-America Game), OF DJ Stewart #25 – Baltimore Orioles (2011 Team One South), RHP Mike Nikorak #27 – Colorado Rockies (2014 Under Armour All-America Game), 3B Ke’Bryan Hayes #32 – Pittsburgh Pirates (2012, 2013 Under Armour Futures, 2014 Under Armour All-America Game), SS Ryan Mountcastle #36 – Baltimore Orioles (2012 Under Armour Southeast Participant,  2013 Under Armour Futures, 2014 Under Armour All-America Game)

As the draft continued through the evening last night, more Baseball Factory alumni names were being called at the podium and their dreams of one day becoming a big leaguer were now reality.

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