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Poulin Selected by Arizona Diamondbacks in MLB Draft
6/5/2019 5:27:00 PM | Baseball
Bobcats Right-Handed Senior Pitcher Selected in 29th Round on Day 3 of MLB Draft
HAMDEN, Conn. – Quinnipiac baseball senior pitcher Tyler Poulin (Randolph, New Jersey) has been drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 29th Round of the 2019 MLB Draft, announced on Wednesday afternoon.
Poulin was selected with a the 872nd pick of the draft and is the first Bobcat to be selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks.
"I'm absolutely speechless and couldn't have done any of this without my family, coaches, teammates, and friends. I'm nothing without any of them," Poulin said. "My grandfather always tells me whatever I want in life I just need to sacrifice and work my butt off to 'Make It Happen.' He was absolutely right."
He is the 24th draft selection in Quinnipiac baseball history and the 22nd overall player to be drafted from the Bobcats. He is the first player selected since Matthew Batten '17 and Robbie Hitt '18 were both selected in the 2017 MLB Draft, and just the fourth player selected in the past 10 seasons.
"We are so happy for Tyler, he one of most deserving players in the entire draft," head coach John Delaney '08 said. "Over the past 12 months, he's dedicated all of his time to the weight room and the field and took no days off.
"As he looks back on it now, every minute of it was worth it. The D-Backs are getting a good one."
Poulin finished the 2019 season with a 7-2 record with a 3.83 ERA in 15 starts. He totaled 87 innings, the second-most innings pitched in a season in Division I program history and third all-time and struck out 82 batters, the second-most in a season in Division I program history and eighth-most all-time.
He owns the two-highest strikeout totals in a single-season in Division I program history and two of the eight highest all-time.
Over two seasons with the Bobcats, Poulin struck out 168 batters in 167.2 innings pitched, which is tied for the sixth-most in Quinnipiac baseball history.
QUINNIPIAC BASEBALL ALL-TIME DRAFT SELECTIONS
Poulin was selected with a the 872nd pick of the draft and is the first Bobcat to be selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks.
"I'm absolutely speechless and couldn't have done any of this without my family, coaches, teammates, and friends. I'm nothing without any of them," Poulin said. "My grandfather always tells me whatever I want in life I just need to sacrifice and work my butt off to 'Make It Happen.' He was absolutely right."
He is the 24th draft selection in Quinnipiac baseball history and the 22nd overall player to be drafted from the Bobcats. He is the first player selected since Matthew Batten '17 and Robbie Hitt '18 were both selected in the 2017 MLB Draft, and just the fourth player selected in the past 10 seasons.
"We are so happy for Tyler, he one of most deserving players in the entire draft," head coach John Delaney '08 said. "Over the past 12 months, he's dedicated all of his time to the weight room and the field and took no days off.
"As he looks back on it now, every minute of it was worth it. The D-Backs are getting a good one."
Poulin finished the 2019 season with a 7-2 record with a 3.83 ERA in 15 starts. He totaled 87 innings, the second-most innings pitched in a season in Division I program history and third all-time and struck out 82 batters, the second-most in a season in Division I program history and eighth-most all-time.
He owns the two-highest strikeout totals in a single-season in Division I program history and two of the eight highest all-time.
Over two seasons with the Bobcats, Poulin struck out 168 batters in 167.2 innings pitched, which is tied for the sixth-most in Quinnipiac baseball history.
QUINNIPIAC BASEBALL ALL-TIME DRAFT SELECTIONS
| Year | Name | Position | Team | Round | Overall |
| 2019 | Tyler Poulin | RHP | Arizona Diamondbacks | 29 | 872 |
| 2017 | Matthew Batten | SS | San Diego Padres | 32 | 948 |
| 2017 | Robbie Hitt | RHP | Milwaukee Brewers | 24 | 714 |
| 2016 | Thomas Jankins | RHP | Milwaukee Brewers | 13 | 381 |
| 2009 | Chris Gloor | LHP | San Francisco Giants | 17 | 507 |
| 2008 | John Delaney | INF | Milwaukee Brewers | 25 | 758 |
| 2008 | Chris Gloor | LHP | Detroit Tigers | 39 | 1183 |
| 2007 | Randy Gress | SS | Atlanta Braves | 18 | 558 |
| 2006 | Pat Egan | RHP | Baltimore Orioles | 36 | 1075 |
| 2005 | Bryan Sabatella | 3B | Seattle Mariners | 9 | 263 |
| 2005 | Ari Kafka | RHP | Seattle Mariners | 26 | 773 |
| 2005 | Pat Egan | RHP | Baltimore Orioles | 35 | 1053 |
| 1998 | Jeff Carlson | RHP | New York Yankees | 46 | 1368 |
| 1993 | Steve Kulpa | SS | Chicago Cubs | 55 | 1477 |
| 1988 | Turk Wendell | RHP | Atlanta Braves | 5 | 112 |
| 1988 | Doug Bond | 1B | Cincinnati Reds | 22 | 566 |
| 1988 | Dominick Rovasio | RHP | Minnesota Twins | 32 | 831 |
| 1988 | Brian Landy | LHP | Cincinnati Reds | 42 | 1082 |
| 1984 | Francesco Trasacco | LHP | Cincinnati Reds | 14 | 345 |
| 1983 | Bob Bruzik | SS | Seattle Mariners | 15 | 373 |
| 1979 | Gregory Burtt | OF | Baltimore Orioles | 5 | 122 |
| 1979 | William Martin | RHP | Seattle Mariners | 28 | 690 |
| 1974 | Ralph Russo | 1B | Boston Red Sox | 2 | 42 |
| 1968 | Dan Ford | RHP | St. Louis Cardinals | 35 | 769 |
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