BYU Baseball’s Jackson Cluff and Three Program Signees Drafted in MLB Draft

BYU Baseball’s Jackson Cluff and Three Program Signees Drafted in MLB Draft

SEACAUCUS, N.J.-Tuesday, BYU sophomore infielder Jackson Cluff was drafted by the Washington Nationals with the 183rd overall pick in the sixth round of the 2019 MLB Draft.

As the draft concluded Wednesday, three signees into the program by head coach Mike Littlewood, were selected.

Cutter Clawson, a pitcher out of Laguna Beach, Calif., was selected with the 993rd overall pick in the 33rd round by the Washington Nationals.

In the 40th round (the 1,201st overall selection), pitcher Tyson Heaton of Yucaipa, Calif. was selected by the Los Angeles Angels and another pitcher, Spanish Fork High School product, Cy Nielson, was taken with the 1,210th overall selection in the 40th round by the Cleveland Indians.

Cluff was one of the staples of an excellent Cougars squad in 2019 as he led the squad in runs (57), doubles (20), triples (3), RBI (56), walks (37) and stolen bases (12).

The native of Meridian, Idaho also had 65 hits on a .327 batting average and netted a .458 on-base percentage.

Cluff comes from a strong BYU baseball lineage as his father, Paul, was a two-time All-American for the Cougars and selected 87th overall in the 1989 MLB Draft by the Boise Hawks of the Northwest League.

Cluff is the 13th Cougar to be drafted in the Littlewood era (2012-present) and the 118th Cougar to be selected in program history.