mlb amateur draft

Former Coronado T-Birds star and now Texas Longhorns slugger Ivan Melendez is on pace to shatter school records for home runs, slugging, and on base percentage.

From college baseball walk-on, to NCAA All-American, and now to a top-10 MLB Draft pick, former NMSU infielder Nick Gonzales saw his dreams come to fruition as he was selected seventh overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates.

NMSU second baseman Nick Gonzales will become the highest drafted player in area history when the MLB Amateur Draft is held next Wednesday.