FORT WORTH, Texas – Kennesaw State pitcher
Braden Osbolt was selected 174th overall in the sixth round of the 2025 Major League Baseball First Year Player Draft Monday afternoon by the Cincinnati Reds.
Osbolt's selection marks the 17
th-consecutive year an Owl has been drafted, not counting the shortened 2020 MLB Draft.
His junior campaign was cut short due to injury, but he made his mark on the hill throughout his Owl career. He garnered an All-Atlantic Sun Third Team spot in 2024 after posting a 5-2 record, 4.48 ERA, 51 strikeouts in his 70.1 innings of work.
On February 14, Osbolt tossed 5.2 scoreless innings with five punchouts versus Big 10 opponents Rutgers in the 5-3 win to open the season.
The righty posted a career ERA of 4.50 with 108 strikeouts in 154 innings and seven wins. He is the fourth Owl drafted since
Ryan Coe became head coach at KSU before the 2022 campaign. He was ranked 86th in D1Baseball's Top 150 College MLB Draft Prospects list released in the fall of '24.
The Molena, Ga. native is the 75
th draft pick in program history.
The Owls are fresh off a third-place finish in their inaugural season in Conference USA as they registered a 17-9 league record.
Name Your Seat at Mickey Dunn Stadium
Kennesaw State baseball is preparing to take the field inside its new home of Mickey Dunn Stadium next year. Be a part of history by participating in the Named Seat Program, that allows the chance to establish a legacy at Mickey Dunn Stadium. Each individual seat can be named by making a $5,000 commitment payable over a maximum of five years and commemorated by placing the donor's name on the individual chairback seat. Over 300 are available for purchase and will be initially assigned by The Owls Fund priority. Improve the experience of our baseball student-athletes and help KSU achieve national prominence. Click here for more information.
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