AIKEN, S.C. – University of South Carolina Aiken standout Chaz Pal was selected in the 38th round of the 2016 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft Saturday afternoon.
Pal is the second USC Aiken student-athlete taken in the draft this season.
A 6-0 senior outfielder from Deerfield Beach, Fla., Pal garnered Southeast Region all-tournament team accolades. He started 53 games, batting .336. Pal drove in 52 runs while crossing home 51 times. The second-team all-conference honoree had four, four-hit performances on the season. Pal knocked in a season-high five RBI against Montevallo.
In just two years under head coach Kenny Thomas, Pal batted .363 and slugged .583. He drove in 110 RBI and scored 112 times.
