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Rockies take Howard
GSU lefty selected in third round of draft
Howard SoCon Photos
Georgia Southern's Sam Howard delivers a pitch against Western Carolina during the Southern Conference tournament in Charleson May 22. Howard was selected by the Colorado Rockies in the third round of the Major League Baseball first-year player draft Friday afternoon. - photo by SoCon Photos
The Colorado Rockies couldn't pass on Sam Howard. The left-handed pitcher from Georgia Southern was selected on Friday in the third round of the 2014 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft by the Rockies. He was the 82nd pick of the Draft, which came exactly a week after Howard pitched a complete-game, two-hit shutout against Florida State in the NCAA tournament.