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Can't feel a draft

Record-setting McDougall not picked until 26th round

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Posted: Friday June 04, 1999 12:21 AM

This is the third time that McDougall has been drafted. AP

NEW YORK (AP) -- The greatest offensive performance in NCAA history didn't help Marshall McDougall on draft day.

The Florida State second baseman, who hit an NCAA-record six consecutive home runs and drove in 16 runs on May 9, was taken in the 26th round Thursday by the Boston Red Sox.

McDougall, drafted twice before -- in the 33rd round by the Chicago White Sox in 1996 and by the New York Yankees in the 37th round a year later -- was the ACC player of the year.

McDougall, who went 7-for-7 and also set the NCAA mark with 25 total bases in the record-breaking game at Maryland, is hitting .429 with 25 homers and 96 RBIs. He also had a 33-game hitting streak this year as a junior.

The 20-year-old previously played two years at Santa Fe Community College.

The Seminoles are host to this weekend's best-of-3 NCAA regional against Auburn. The winner advances to the College World Series.

 

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