(Cover picture via mlb.com)
The 2025 edition of the MLB Draft is a little different than recent years as it was condensed into 2 days. The first day (Sunday) saw the first 3 rounds selected with rounds 4-20 completed on Monday.
The picks were coming in quick throughout the day and when the dust settled, a total of 19 players with Oklahoma ties joined the 6 from Sunday in hearing their name called and their live changed.
For a look at Sunday’s picks, click here.
Let’s take a look at Monday’s players that were selected.
Cade Crossland (Oklahoma), 4th Round, St Louis Cardinals
It didn’t take long for the Sooner State to get back in the mix as Cade Crossland was the 15th pick on the day and the 120th overall as he went in the middle of the 4th round.
Crossland was the 3rd of the Sooners’ 3 man weekend rotation as the Witherspoon twins went in the 1st and 2nd rounds.
Crossland showed late in the season what he was made of as he solidified himself as the #2 starter behind Kyson culminating in his best performance of the season at the UNC Regional.
Sean Youngerman (Oklahoma State), 4th Round, Philadelphia Phillies
Youngerman was selected just 11 spots later after Crossland.
Youngerman was used back and forth from a reliever to a starter with him assuming more of a starting role later in the season. If Youngerman had pitched just another 3 innings on the season, he would’ve been in the top 5 ERA across the nation.
Gabe Davis (Choctaw HS, Oklahoma State), 5th Round, Chicago White Sox
Not too long after Youngerman heard his name, his teammate, Gabe Davis, heard his name as well.
In the analysis of Davis on mlb.com, they were raving about the tools that Davis possess and the physical attributes in his large frame.
Tyriq Kemp (Western OK State College), 6th Round, Kansas City Royals
Going in the 6th round was Western OK State College alum, Tyriq Kemp.
Kemp spent the last 2 seasons at Baylor where he started 106 games at shortstop for the Bears. He was the Bears’ best player this season leading the team in total hits (72) and had an OPS of .988. He was a 1st Team All Big 12 selection and was a semifinalist for the Brooks Wallace Award (the nation’s top shortstop).
Cale Wetwiska (Bethany HS, NOC Enid), 7th Round, Detroit Tigers
Perhaps the shocker of the draft for the state of Oklahoma was Detroit taking Cale Wetwiska in the 7th round.
Not taking anything away from Wetwiska, but the draft tracker on mlb.com did not even have his name nor a graphic for him for several minutes after the pick. That was not the case for anyone else.
After graduating from Bethany HS, Wetwiska spent the last 2 seasons at NOC Enid where he was a 2 way player for the Jets. When he wasn’t pitching, Wetwiska was in the middle of the lineup knocking in plenty of runs on several extra base hits.
He was committed to Dallas Baptist as a pitcher and that is what the Tigers drafted him as.
Jamie Hitt (Oklahoma), 8th Round, San Diego Padres
Perhaps one of the best stories of the draft from the Sooner State was Jamie Hitt going in the 8th round.
Hitt was thrust into a starting role in 2023 where he struggled. He spent the next 2 seasons in the bullpen and in 2025 he was “Mr Reliable” for the Sooners in that role. He was Skip Johnson’s guy in high leverage situations and without Hitt in that role this season, the Sooners don’t win as many games as they did.
Hitt definitely worked his way up into this spot this year with his performance.
Wallace Clark (Holland Hall/Oklahoma), 9th Round, Arizona Diamondbacks
Although he spent the last 2 seasons at Duke, Wallace Clark has deep ties to the Sooner State.
After spending his high school career at Holland Hall, Clark spent his first 2 college seasons in Norman. He was named on the Big 12 All Freshman team in 2022 where he was an integral part of the Sooners’ College World Series run.
In his 2 seasons at Duke, Clark started all 120 games at shortstop where he knocked in at total of 77 runs with an OPS over .900. He was named the Athens Regional Most Outstanding Player.
Harrison Bodendorf (Oklahoma State), 10th Round, Cleveland Guardians
Bodendorf will be joining his teammate, Nolan Schubart, in the Guardians organization after going in the 10th round.
Playing his lone season in Stillwater, Bodendorf made 11 starts on the mound for the Pokes. He went 6-1 and had an ERA of 3.27 in 63.1 IP. He gave up 49 hits and struck out 67 batters against only 18 walks.
Barrett Morgan (Stillwater HS), 11th Round, Boston Red Sox
Morgan was the 4th OK high school product picked on Monday and the 6th overall.
Morgan graduated from Stillwater High School in 2023 and spent the last 2 seasons at Cowley County CC in Kansas where he was the Tigers’ closer. Morgan had a huge season this year with a 0.42 ERA in 21.1 IP. He gave up only 12 hits and 1 earned run striking out 40 against only 4 walks.
Dylan Tate (Oklahoma), 11th Round, Los Angeles Dodgers
In a bit of a surprise, Dylan Tate was taken in the 11th round.
The surprise isn’t because of talent, but because he wasn’t able to pitch very much this year due to injury. Tate made just 2 appearances for the Sooners in 2025 – once in the SEC Tournament and once in the NCAA Regional. However, Tate showed that he has electric stuff.
Sooners fans were hoping that Tate would be able to return to Norman next season, but it looks like that won’t be the case.
Cash Kuiper (Murray State College), 12th Round, Detroit Tigers
The Sooner State saw the 2nd current JUCO player selected this year when Cash Kuiper of Murray State College was picked by the Tigers in the 12th round.
Kuiper was the workhorse for the Aggies this season leading the team with 75 innings pitched. He was 3rd in the Region with 90 strikeouts and named 2nd Team All Region 2.
He signed with Nebraska.
Logan Lunceford (Edmond Santa Fe High School), 12th Round, Los Angeles Dodgers
The 5th Oklahoma high school product to hear his name on Monday was Logan Lunceford.
The 2022 Edmond Santa Fe grad spent his first 2 seasons at Missouri before transferring to Wake Forest for the 2025 season. While in Winston-Salem, Lunceford threw 60 innings in 17 appearances (15 starts) giving up 46 hits with 88 strikeouts.
Brayden Smith (Oklahoma State), 13th Round, Baltimore Orioles
Smith was the 5th Cowboy to hear his name called in the 2025 MLB Draft.
The Orioles drafted Smith as a 2B. In his lone season in Stillwater, Smith slashed .313/.395/.566 with 8 HR and 28 RBI in 42 games.
Kaemyn Franklin (Victory Christian School), 14th Round, Chicago Cubs
Joining his brother, Kohl, being drafted, Kaemyn Franklin was selected in the 14th round.
Not only will Kaemyn be joining Kohl in professional baseball, he’ll be joining him in the Chicago Cubs organization. Kaemyn did not pitch the 2025 season as he was out with injury.
Dylan Crooks (Oklahoma), 15th Round, Colorado Rockies
Another “little brother” was selected in the 15th round as Jimmy’s lil bro, Dylan Crooks, was taken by the Rockies.
Crooks was the Sooners’ closer this season. His 16 saves was the most in OU’s history and he as a 3rd Team All American by Baseball America.
Derek Cerda (Western OK State College), 17th Round, Chicago White Sox
There were 2 Western Pioneers alums taken today as Derek Cerda was taken in the 17th round.
He follows former teammate, Tyriq Kemp, who was taken in the 6th round.
Cerda started 49 games in CF for the Kansas Jayhawks this season and slashed .279/.410/.503 with 10 HR and 30 RBI. Batting lead off the majority of the time, Cerda had 36 walks and 10 stolen bases.
Brandon Cain (Oklahoma), 19th Round, Pittsburgh Pirates
Brandon Cain was the last Sooner selected as he went to the Pirates in the 19th round.
What makes this kind of surprising is Pittsburg selected Cain as a pitcher. Cain only threw once for the Sooners this season while he had 20 appearances total mostly in the outfield. Cain has made 8 appearances as a pitcher with Frederick in the MLB Draft League this summer. He has an ERA of 1.86 in 9.2 innings pitched.
Joey McLaughlin (Harrah High School), 19th Round, Houston Astros
The player selected from the high school ranks in Oklahoma was Joey McLaughlin by the Astros.
The Harrah product has a good size at 6’3″, 190 lbs. Some of his measurables by PBR: 6.61 in the 60, 88 OF Velo, and 100.8 exit velo.
Kamden Edge (Boswell HS/NOC Tonkawa), 20th Round, Kansas City Royals
The last Oklahoma product taken in the draft was Kamden Edge as he goes to the Royals organization.
Edge led Region 2 with 12 wins on the bump and had an ERA of 3.25 on the season. In 52.2 IP, Edge gave up gave up 30 hits while striking out 74.
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