2009 MLB Draft Coverage
DULUTH, Minn. – St. Scholastica pitcher
Adian Kummet (
Brainerd, Minn.) has been selected in the 31st round of the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft by the Cincinnati Reds, becoming the second Saints baseball player ever to be drafted into the Major Leagues.
Kummet did not have to wait long on the third and final day of the draft as he was eighth player selected. He was the 929th pick overall. Kummet was the 10th NCAA Division III player to be chosen in this year’s draft.
The only other Saints player to be drafted was Brett Nyquist (2000-2002) in 13th round of the 2002 draft by the Montreal Expos. Kummet would be the third Saint to sign with a Major League Baseball Organization as Leland Swenson (1997-2000) signed a post-draft contract with the Texas Rangers.
This past spring, Kummet was named a second team American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) All-American and a D3baseball.com honorable mention All-American. He finished 10th in the nation with a 1.87 earned run average, fifth with 5.77 hits allowed per nine innings, and 14th with 11.39 strikeouts per nine innings. He had with 73 strikeouts in 57.2 innings.
For his career, he was tied for second in program history with 24 victories, third with 198.1 innings pitched, a 1.86 earned run average and 50 appearances, and fifth with 215 strikeouts.
Kummet was a first team All-Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) selection all four years at CSS. He was named UMAC Rookie of the Year in 2006 and was the conference’s co-pitcher of the year in 2007.