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Honeycutt Selected By Baltimore In MLB Draft First Round
July 14, 2024 | Baseball
FORT WORTH, Texas – UNC junior Vance Honeycutt was selected 22nd overall by the Baltimore Orioles in the first round of the 2024 Major League Baseball Draft on Sunday.
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Honeycutt is the first Tar Heel to be drafted in the first round since Aaron Sabato was selected 27th overall by the Minnesota Twins in 2020. He is the first UNC player to be drafted inside the top 25 since Logan Warmoth was drafted 22nd by Toronto and J.B. Bukauskas went 15th overall to Houston in 2017.
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With Honeycutt's selection, Carolina has amassed 25 first-round picks, including 12 since 2006. In addition, UNC has now had 17 players selected in the primary June Draft, tied for fifth-most among all NCAA institutions.
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Honeycutt turned in another record-breaking season as a junior in 2024, helping to lead the Tar Heels back to the College World Series for the first time since 2018. The Salisbury, N.C. native, Honeycutt was named First Team All-America in 2024 by four organizations and was named to the ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove Team. He tied for the ACC lead in home runs with a program record of 28 while also leading the league in runs (88).
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Honeycutt finished the season with a career-best .318 batting average with 70 RBIs while posting the third-highest single-season slugging percentage (.714) in program history.
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He produced his second career 20-20 season and became the first 60-70 Power 5 conference player in NCAA history, with 65 home runs and 76 stolen bases.
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The draft continues on Monday with rounds 3-10 and concludes on Tuesday with rounds 11-20. There will be no live television coverage on the second and third days, but MLB.com will stream the final 17 rounds.
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Follow the Diamond Heels
For the latest information on the UNC baseball team, check out GoHeels.com. You can also find the team on social media, including Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Fans can also receive updates on UNC Athletics by downloading the GoHeels App from both the App Store and the Google Play Store.
UNC FIRST ROUND DRAFT PICKS
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Honeycutt is the first Tar Heel to be drafted in the first round since Aaron Sabato was selected 27th overall by the Minnesota Twins in 2020. He is the first UNC player to be drafted inside the top 25 since Logan Warmoth was drafted 22nd by Toronto and J.B. Bukauskas went 15th overall to Houston in 2017.
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With Honeycutt's selection, Carolina has amassed 25 first-round picks, including 12 since 2006. In addition, UNC has now had 17 players selected in the primary June Draft, tied for fifth-most among all NCAA institutions.
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Honeycutt turned in another record-breaking season as a junior in 2024, helping to lead the Tar Heels back to the College World Series for the first time since 2018. The Salisbury, N.C. native, Honeycutt was named First Team All-America in 2024 by four organizations and was named to the ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove Team. He tied for the ACC lead in home runs with a program record of 28 while also leading the league in runs (88).
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Honeycutt finished the season with a career-best .318 batting average with 70 RBIs while posting the third-highest single-season slugging percentage (.714) in program history.
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He produced his second career 20-20 season and became the first 60-70 Power 5 conference player in NCAA history, with 65 home runs and 76 stolen bases.
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The draft continues on Monday with rounds 3-10 and concludes on Tuesday with rounds 11-20. There will be no live television coverage on the second and third days, but MLB.com will stream the final 17 rounds.
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Follow the Diamond Heels
For the latest information on the UNC baseball team, check out GoHeels.com. You can also find the team on social media, including Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Fans can also receive updates on UNC Athletics by downloading the GoHeels App from both the App Store and the Google Play Store.
UNC FIRST ROUND DRAFT PICKS
| Name (Year) | Pick | Team |
| Vance Honeycutt (2024) | 22 | Baltimore Orioles |
| Aaron Sabato (2020) | 27 | Minnesota Twins |
| Michael Busch (2019) | 31 | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| J.B. Bukauskas (2017) | 15 | Houston Astros |
| Logan Warmoth (2017) | 22 | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Brian Miller (2017) | 36 | Miami Marlins |
| Colin Moran (2013) | 6 | Miami Marlins |
| Levi Michael (2011) | 30 | Minnesota Twins |
| Matt Harvey (2010) | 7 | New York Mets |
| Dustin Ackley (2009) | 2 | Seattle Mariners |
| Alex White (2009) | 15 | Cleveland Indians |
| Andrew Miller (2006) | 6 | Detroit Tigers |
| Daniel Bard (2006) | 28 | Boston Red Sox |
| Russ Adams (2002) | 14 | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Tyrell Godwin (2000) | 35* | Texas Rangers |
| Kyle Snyder (1999) | 7 | Kansas City Royals |
| Mike Bynum (1999) | 49* | San Diego Padres |
| Paul Shuey (1992) | 15 | Cleveland Indians |
| B.J. Surhoff (1985) | 1 | Milwaukee Brewers |
| Walt Weiss (1985) | 11 | Oakland A's |
| Blaine Deabenderfer (1985) | 6# | Oakland A's |
| Scott Bankhead (1984) | 16th | Kansas City Royals |
| Mike Merritt (1974) | 19th# | Cleveland Indians |
| Dave Lemonds (1968) | 1# | Chicago Cubs |
| Garry Hill (1967) | 8# | Atlanta Braves |
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