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Bryson Stott was selected with the 14th overall pick in the first round by the Philadelphia Phillies of the 2019 Major League Baseball First-Year Draft Monday. Stott becomes the fourth Rebel in program history to be chosen in the first round, joining Matt Williams (1986: third), Donovan Osborne (1990: 13th) and Erick Fedde (2014: 18th).
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The Las Vegas native was named the Mountain West's Tony Gwynn Co-Player of the Year and was selected to the MW's All-Conference First Team as well as the MW Championship's All-Tournament Team. He was also tabbed a finalist for the Brooks Wallace Award and a semifinalist for USA Baseball's Golden Spikes Award. Additionally, he was chosen to Collegiate Baseball's NCAA Division I All-America Third Team, as selected by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper staff.
Stott finished the 2019 regular season ranked in the top 100 of 11 different NCAA statistical categories, including No. 14 in base on balls (55 – the second most in a single season at UNLV), 22nd in runs (.486), 30th in on-base percentage (.486), 35th in doubles (20), 51st in hits (79) and 59th in total bases (133). Besides leading the Rebels in each of the aforementioned categories – save for hits, he paced the squad in batting average (.356), slugging percentage (.599) and stolen bases (16). Additionally, he shared the top spot in home runs (10) and triples (two).
The 2016 graduate out of Desert Oasis High School produced 28 multiple-hit, 20 multiple-run and 12 multiple-RBI games, all of which were team highs. Stott also played a key role in seven Rebel victories this season, registering the game-winning RBI three times and scoring the game-winning run in four more.
In his three years with the Scarlet & Gray, Stott started all 171 games played in and hit at a .340 clip – primarily from the leadoff spot in the lineup – with 234 hits. He amassed a .515 slugging percentage with 83 hits – 61 doubles, 15 home runs and seven triples – went for extra bases. The addition of 109 walks with his hit haul attributed to a .433 on-base percentage. He scored 157 runs and knocked in 97.
His 30 doubles in 2018 were not only the most by an NCAA Division I player, but they tied for the most in a single season in program history at UNLV.
QUOTABLE: "It's an incredible day for everyone involved," said Rebel head coach
Stan Stolte. "Bryson and his family, teammates and coaching staff all take a lot of pride in his success. Personally, I'm just as impressed with how he's grown as a teammate and a mature young man from the day he stepped on campus."
DRAFT COVERAGE: The three-day draft runs through Wednesday, with coverage on MLB.com. Monday's schedule consists of rounds 1-2 on both MLB.com as well as MLB Network. Rounds 3-10 will be conducted Tuesday, while rounds 11-40 will take place Wednesday.
REBEL DRAFT NOTES:
- Stott is UNLV Baseball's fourth first-round pick in program history.
- Stott is UNLV Baseball's first first-round pick since Erick Fedde was taken 18th overall in 2014.
- Stott is the sixth Rebel to be drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies since 1987; the first since Joey Lauria was selected in 2015 (25th round).
- UNLV Baseball has had at least one player drafted by an MLB team for 36 straight years (1984-2019).
- Since 1970, UNLV Baseball has had at least one player selected in 44 of the last 49 years (1970-2019).
- Stott becomes UNLV Baseball's 27 player drafted by MLB teams since head coach
Stan Stolte and associate head coach
Kevin Higgins joined the program in 2011. There have been 14 Rebels drafted by MLB teams since Stolte took over as head coach beginning in 2016.
STOTT SUMMARIES:
- Picked 14th overall by the Philadelphia Phillies in the first round of the 2019 MLB First-Year Draft.
- Named a 2019 Third Team All-American by Collegiate Baseball.
- Mountain West's 2019 Tony Gwynn Co-Player of the Year and member of the MW's All-Conference First Team.
- Two-time 2019 Mountain West Player of the Week: April 8 and 15.
- 2019 Brooks Wallace Award Finalist – nation's top collegiate shortstop.
- 2019 Golden Spikes Award Semifinalist – top amateur baseball player in the country.
- 2019 Preseason All-American: First Team Perfect Game/Rawlings; Second Team Baseball America, D1Baseball and the NCBWA; and Third Team Collegiate Baseball Newspaper.
- As a sophomore (2018) earned Third Team All-America status from Collegiate Baseball and Perfect Game/Rawlings; and was a MW All-Conference First Team honoree.
- As a sophomore (2018, led the nation in doubles (30) and was second in doubles per game (0.51).
- Summer 2018: Split time playing for the Wareham (Massachusetts) Gatemen in the Cape Cod League and USA Baseball's Collegiate National Team.
- As a freshman (2017): MW Co-Freshman of the Year.
