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Padres grab UW-L pitcher Caleb Boushley in MLB draft

Padres grab UW-L pitcher Caleb Boushley in MLB draft

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Second year in row San Diego takes UW-L player

SECAUCUS, N.J. – For the second time in as many years, the San Diego Padres have drafted a player from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse baseball team.

Wednesday afternoon, it was senior right-hander Caleb Boushley. The Hortonville, Wis., native went in the 33rd round – 978th overall.

Boushley is the 11th player in UW-L history to be drafted. Last year, Taylor Kohlwey went in the 21st round to the Padres.

Boushley, who transferred from UW-Fox Valley his freshman year and helped lead UW-L to two College World Series berths, including the championship, finished his career the UW-L all-time leader in wins, going 24-5, innings (264.2) and strikeouts (227) and second in ERA (2.28) and complete games (10).

He also holds the single-season record at the school for strikeouts (106) – breaking Dave Benedict’s record of 86 set way back in 1950 – starts (13) and innings pitched (103) – he also is second there with 94.

He also had three shutouts this season, which tied a UW-L record set in 1987 by Marc Nordstrom and 1991 by Mike Larson.

Other players drafted from UW-L:
Round 15
OF Charles Landis (1967, New York Mets)
P Jerry Augustine (1974, Milwaukee Brewers)
Round 19
P Tom Klawitter (1980, Los Angeles Dodgers)
P Joe Ohm (1998, Chicago Cubs)
Round 20
P Jack Gurholt (1979, Minnesota Twins)
Also drafted:
Joel Effertz (2013, Miami Marlins, 28th round)
Dick Seidel (1982, New York Yankees, 29th round)
Dean Rockweiler (1986, Montreal Expos, 32nd round)
Andy Elskamp (2000, Philadelphia Phillies, 36th round)

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