Mars Hill's Patrick Riehl Selected By The Cincinnati Reds
MARS HILL, N.C. – Junior pitcher Patrick Riehl, Lucasville, Ohio, has been selected in the 26th round of the 2016 Major League Baseball Draft by the Cincinnati Reds. This makes the first player drafted from the Lions since the 1988 season.
MARS HILL, N.C. – Junior pitcher Patrick Riehl, Lucasville, Ohio, has been selected in the 26th round of the 2016 Major League Baseball Draft by the Cincinnati Reds. This makes the first player drafted from the Lions since the 1988 season.
Riehl made 13 appearances for the Blue and Gold in 2016, hurling 24.2 innings while racking up 34 strikeouts after coming back from an injury one season prior.
"I am very proud of Patrick and the opportunity he was given by the Cincinnati Reds", said head coach Aaron Rembert. "He was able to live the dream of every kid that grows up playing baseball, which is to get drafted. He has worked extremely hard over his four year career to get the opportunity to play professional baseball. As in life, there has been ups and downs over his career at MHU but he continued to believe in the process of getting better each day. The MHU family looks forward to following his professional career", he added.
