St. John's University Athletics
MLB DRAFT DAY TWO: Twins Select Hackimer In Fourth Round
6/10/2016 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
QUEENS, N.Y. - A year after being taken in the 15th round of the 2015 MLB Draft, Thomas Hackimer was selected by the Minnesota Twins in the fourth round (123rd overall) of the 2016 MLB Draft.
The highest Red Storm draft pick since Ryan Horstman was selected 117th overall in the fourth round of the 2013 MLB Draft, Hackimer gives St. John's at least one draft pick in each of the past 10 seasons.
Hackimer, who was drafted 449th overall by the Mets in the 2015 MLB Draft, returned to St. John's and became the first reliever to earn BIG EAST Pitcher of the Year honors since 2005. A semifinalist for the USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award and the Dick Howser Trophy, the righty also earned All-America, Academic All-America and unanimous first team All-BIG EAST honors after going 7-3 with eight saves and a 1.17 ERA in 28 appearances this past season. Hackimer totaled 71 strikeouts in 53.2 innings of work and allowed just a .133 opponent batting average.
In regular season action, Hackimer was 7-1 with eight saves and a 0.72 ERA in 26 appearances. The righty added 67 strikeouts in 49.2 innings of work and held opponents to a .094 batting average.
The two-time All-American and two-time unanimous first team All-BIG EAST selection made a program-record 124 appearances in four seasons with the Red Storm and went 14-5 with a 2.42 ERA and a program-record 36 saves. The righty racked up 176 strikeouts in 160.0 innings of work and surrendered just a .190 opponent average. Hackimer also owns single-season program-records for appearances (35, 2015) and saves (15, 2015).
