The Enquirer/Patrick Brennan
Xavier baseball ace pitcher Zac Lowther is officially
a member of the Baltimore Orioles organization, and he made a bit of Xavier history in the process of achieving his Orioles distinction.
Lowther on Monday night was selected by Baltimore with the 74th overall pick in MLB's First Year Player Draft, making him the highest-ever draft pick in Musketeers baseball history.
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The lefty pitcher was an All-Big East first team selection and set the program single-season record for strikeouts in 2017 (123 in 83.