2020 MLB Draft Georgia pitcher Emerson Hancock goes No. 6 to Seattle Mariners

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ATHENS — Emerson Hancock wasn’t quite ready to leave Georgia. But Major League Baseball made it worth his while.

Hancock intended to be playing in the College World Series on Wednesday. But he also grew up hoping to play in the big leagues one day, and Hancock came a step closer to realizing that dream when he was selected by the Seattle Mariners with the No. 6 pick in Wednesday’s MLB draft. That put him in a tie for the Bulldogs’ second-highest draft selection of all-time, joining Derek Lilliquist, who went sixth to the Braves in 1987. Jeff Pyburn remains the Bulldogs’ highest draft pick, going No. 5 to San Diego in 1980.
Hancock was projected to go as high as No. 2 in Wednesday’s draft. As it is, the 6-foot-4, 213-pound right-hander became the 11th first-round draft selection in Georgia baseball history. His selection gave the SEC four of the top six picks Wednesday.
The Bulldogs could possibly end up with two first-round picks. Right-handed pitcher Cole Wilcox, a sophomore, also has received consensus first-round grades heading into the draft.
If Wilcox also gets a first-round call, they will be the first Georgia pair to accomplish that feat since shortstop Gordon Beckham and pitcher Josh Fields in 2008 (eighth and 20th, respectively). Pitchers Derek Lillquist and Cris Carpenter went sixth and 14th in 1987.<iframe allow="autoplay" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; display: block; border-width: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 315px !important; height: 178px !important; overflow: hidden !important; float: none !important; max-height: 178px !important;"></iframe>
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If the coronavirus pandemic had not halted sports nationwide, Hancock and Wilcox very well could still be playing for Georgia. The Bulldogs were 14-4 and ranked No. 2 in the nation and on a bus traveling to play No. 1 Florida in Gainesville when the team was ordered back to Athens after the SEC’s decision to cease all sports activity.
The 6-foot-4, 213-pound Hancock, UGA’s ace and Friday-night starter, was 2-0 at the time with a 2.75 ERA with 34 strikeouts and only three walks at the time. In his Bulldogs career, Hancock is 16-7 with a 3.47 ERA in 33 appearances, all starts. He has tallied 206 strikeouts and 55 walks in 192 innings.
In two seasons, Wilcox is 6-2 with a 3.38 ERA in 23 appearances including 10 starts. Wilcox earned second-team All-American honors from Collegiate Baseball in 2020 after going 3-0 with a 1.57 ERA. He had 32 strikeouts and two walks in 23 innings.


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