SECAUCUS, N.Y. - After a stellar junior season, University of Evansville right-handed pitcher Adam Lukas was selected in the 12th round of the Major League Baseball Draft by the Kansas City Royals.

Lukas is the 27th Evansville student-athlete to be drafted in the MLB Draft and first since Conor Strain and Trey Hair were both selected in the 2017 MLB Draft. The Kansas City Royals have shown a penchant for drafting Aces as Lukas is the fourth Ace to be drafted by the Royals with previous Kansas City draft picks including Sal Fasano, Ben Norton, and, most recently, Kyle Pollock in 2014.

The junior enjoyed an impressive campaign with the Aces in 2019, finishin in a tie for fifth in the Missouri Valley Conference in strikeouts with 74. The Grafton, Wisconsin native also finished 11th in the MVC with opposing batting average with a .234 mark.
 

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