FORT WORTH, Texas (WNCN) — North Carolina native and North Carolina State University pitcher Jacob Cozart was selected high in the second round of the Major League Baseball Draft Sunday night.
Cozart was the 48th overall pick and was chosen by the Cleveland Guardians.
Cozart hit .305 with 19 homers this past season leading N.C. State to the College World Series in Omaha.
The pitcher from High Point is a graduate of Wesleyan Christian High School and was the ninth selection in the second round.
Cozart comes from a baseball family. His father was a long-time college baseball coach and his two brothers, Caleb and Sam play as well.
“This is what I worked for all my life,” Cozart told CBS 17 last week about the draft.
Cozart said that now that his college career has come to an end, he’s already training like a professional knowing there will be more baseball to play this summer.
He told CBS 17 that all of the hard work would pay off when he is selected.
“I’ll be a kid again,” said Cozart. “I’ve watched the draft every single year imagining when my name gets called and now that it’s here it’s getting surreal, so I’m excited for it.”