Former West Coast League MVP Travis Bazzana of Oregon State was selected as the No. 1 overall pick of the Major League Baseball Draft by the Cleveland Guardians. The former Corvallis Knights slugger is the second WCL alumnus to be taken as the first overall pick in the MLB Draft, following in the footsteps of Adley Rutschman in 2019.

Prior to his freshman year at Oregon State, Bazzana was the WCL’s MVP in 2021 and won the Top Prospect Award after batting a sizzling .429 to capture the league title, in the process setting a WCL single-season record. Bazzana also led the league in runs (46), hits (81), total bases (112), triples (5) and slugging percentage (.593) and propelled the Knights to their fifth straight league championship.

In addition to Bazzana, former Bellingham Bells catcher Malcolm Moore of Stanford was taken in the first round  of the MLB Draft, going No. 30 overall to the Texas Rangers.

These selections continue the trend of former WCL standouts becoming high picks in the MLB Draft. In seven of the last eight years, a player with WCL experience has been taken in the first round.

The MLB Draft continues Monday with rounds 3 through 10, before concluding Tuesday with rounds 11 through 20. Please continue to check westcoastleague.com for an updated list of former WCL players selected in this year’s draft.

Round / Player / School / WCL Club(s) / MLB Org

– 1st round, Travis Bazzana, Oregon State, Corvallis, Cleveland Guardians
– 1st round, Malcolm Moore, Stanford, Bellingham, Texas Rangers

About the West Coast League: The West Coast League is western North America’s premier summer collegiate baseball league. Encompassing Oregon, Washington, British Columbia and Alberta, the WCL showcases pro prospects from major collegiate conferences around the nation. Every summer, the League features unparalleled fan and player experiences, with tremendous baseball weather and a mix of classic and modern ballparks, all backdropped by the sport’s most stunning scenery. MLB’s 2024 amateur draft opened with former Corvallis Knight Travis Bazzana selected as the overall No. 1 pick by the Cleveland Guardians, and this summer’s WCL All-Star Game is being broadcast live by MLB Network.