Baseball
Minnesota Twins Draft Christian Encarnacion-Strand in Fourth Round
Encarnacion-Strand led the Pokes in home runs and RBIs this past season.
Christian Encarnacion-Strand climbed 30 rounds in two years.
The Minnesota Twins selected Christian Encarnacion-Strand in the fourth round of the 2021 MLB Draft. Encarnacion-Strand was taken 128th overall. In 2019, the Seattle Mariners took him in the 34th round.
Encarnacion-Strand has been in Stillwater just one season, but he was impactful in it. Starting at third base, he had a .361 batting average, which led Oklahoma State among players with at least 45 at-bats.
He also hit 15 home runs. Cade Cabbiness was next on the team with nine. Encarnacion-Strand also led the Pokes with 66 RBIs, 22 more than the next closest Cowboy.
The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association named Encarnacion-Strand a First Team All-American last month. He is the 26th player in program history to be a first-teamer.
A California native, Encarnacion-Strand was a junior college All-American before coming to Stillwater. He attended Yavapai College in Arizona, where he hit 33 home runs and had 103 RBIs in 81 career games.
Big 12 Championship: Bohanon to Practice for Baylor, Plus OSU Depth Chart and TV Info
With Martin Returning, Who Else Has Eligibility?
What the Seismic Shift at Oklahoma Means for Oklahoma State and the Big 12
Oklahoma State Releases 2022 Schedule
Gundy ‘Fairly Certain’ Knowles Will Return Next Season
10 Numbers to Know about OSU’s Big 12 Title Tilt with Baylor
Daily Bullets (Dec. 4): We’ll Cross Baylor’s Goal and Sing Oklahoma State
Kyle Crutchmer Dominates Oliver Enkamp at Bellator 272
This OSU Big 12 Championship Hype Video Might Make You Run Through a Wall
Big 12 Title Picks, Predictions: Will Oklahoma State Win the Conference Crown?
-
Football5 days agoBig 12 Championship: Bohanon to Practice for Baylor, Plus OSU Depth Chart and TV Info
-
Football4 days agoWith Martin Returning, Who Else Has Eligibility?
-
Football21 hours agoWhat the Seismic Shift at Oklahoma Means for Oklahoma State and the Big 12
-
Football3 days agoOklahoma State Releases 2022 Schedule