O's take a college pitcher in the third round (updated)

The First-Year Player Draft has resumed this afternoon. In the third round, with the No. 98 overall selection, the Orioles selected right-handed pitcher Mike Baumann from Jacksonville University.

This season, the 21-year-old Baumann made 14 starts, going 5-3 with a 3.09 ERA. Over 87 1/3 innings, he allowed 70 hits with 35 walks and 97 strikeouts. He has a four-pitch mix.

On the MLB.com coverage, analyst Jonathan Mayo projected Baumann could wind up in the bullpen long-term.

"They may give him a chance to start because of his size (6-foot-4, 225 lbs.)," Mayo said. "And the fact he does have all those pitches. But if you put him in the bullpen, his fastball-slider combination, those are his two best pitches, would really get a chance to play up."

Baumann was ranked as the No. 103 prospect for this draft by Baseball America. In its scouting report on him, Baseball America said his fastball touches the mid-90s and has topped out at 97 mph. He was drafted in round 34 by Minnesota out of high school in 2014, but did not sign.

In the fourth round: The Orioles selected another pitcher, adding high school right-hander Jack Conlon from the Clements School in Sugar Land, Texas. He has a college commitment to Texas A&M.

"He missed most of his junior year with an oblique injury," analyst Jim Callis said on the MLB.com coverage. "If you see him on the right day, it's 92-95 (mph) with a fastball. It's 81-84 (mph) with a slider. It's a great build at 6-4, 220 (lbs.). There is some effort to his delivery. He did clean it up some this spring. Work in progress, but a high-quality arm here."

In round five: The O's selected their fourth high school player in their first six picks. They took center fielder Lamar Sparks from Seven Lakes High School in Katy, Texas. He was taken with pick No. 158 overall. The 18-year-old Sparks is the second position player the club has selected to this point.

Callis said: "He is going to be a project for player development, but is an interesting project. He's got some tools here. He's a plus runner and he's got arm strength. There is some strength in there, too, to maybe transfer into some power. He's got a lot going on with the swing and you're going to have to smooth that out. This could be a potential two-year rookie ball guy and he's going to need some time to develop. But you're getting a guy with some basic building blocks and you're seeing if you can turn him into a major leaguer."

In round six: The O's selected University of Iowa shortstop Mason McCoy, a right-handed batter. McCoy batted .328 for the Hawkeyes this season with five home runs and 34 RBIs in 60 games. Last summer he was named the Northwoods League Most Valuable Player and broke the league record with 111 hits. A super-utility player of sorts, he mostly played infield for the Hawkeyes.

In round seven: The O's drafted Wake Forest senior catcher Ben Breazeale. For the Deacons this year the lefty batter hit .333/.399/.540 with 16 doubles, 11 homers and 51 RBIs.

In round eight: The O's drafted Fordham senior right-handed pitcher Jimmy Murphy. For the Rams he went 6-7 with a 2.59 ERA. Over 93 2/3 innings he walked 27 and struck out 85 He was first-team all Atlantic Ten conference.

In round nine: The O's selected UNC-Charlotte senior outfielder T.J. Nichting. An all Conference USA performer, he hit .373 with five homers and 49 RBIs and he led his team with 32 multi-hit games. A career .309 batter, he finished third on the 49ers all-time doubles list with 66.

In round 10: The O's drafted right-handed pitcher Josh Keaton from Adams State University in Colorado. As a senior this season, he went 4-6 with a 5.52 ERA. Over 75 innings he walked 34 and fanned 84.

After two days of the draft, the Orioles have selected 11 players overall: six pitchers and five position players, with seven of the selections being college athletes. The Orioles selected four right-handed pitchers, two left-handed pitchers, two infielders, two outfielders, and one catcher.

Four of the Orioles first five selections were pitchers and four of their first six were high school players.

Here are some notes provided by the Orioles on their top three picks from Monday night:

Round 1 - LHP DL Hall from Valdosta (Ga.) High School: Hall, 18, recorded a 1.36 ERA in 51 1/3 innings with 105 strikeouts for Valdosta. He was named a 2017 Rawlings-Perfect Game First Team Senior Preseason All-American and to the Southeast - All Region First Team. Hall went 6-1 with a 1.81 ERA and 89 strikeouts in 2016, helping Houston County High School to the GHSA Class AAAAA state championship.

Round 2 - SS Adam Hall from A.B. Lucas Secondary School (Ontario, Canada): Hall, 18, was a Rawlings-Perfect Game First Team Senior Preseason All-American in 2017 and named to the Canada/Puerto Rico - All Region First Team. As a junior, he was named a Rawlings-Perfect Game Second Team Preseason Underclass All-American in 2016 and was the only Canadian prospect to participate in the 2016 Under Armour All-American Game. In 2015, as a sophomore, he was named a Rawlings-Perfect Game High Honorable Mention Underclass All-American.

Competitve Balance Round B - LHP Zac Lowther from Xavier: Lowther, 21, went 5-5 with a 2.92 ERA in 15 starts for Xavier University this season and led the Big East Conference with 123 strikeouts. He was named to the Preseason All-Big East team as a junior in 2017. In 2016, as a sophomore, Lowther went 7-5 with a 3.09 ERA and 84 strikeouts in 16 starts. He tied for the conference lead in strikeouts, and innings pitched, and was named to the All-Big East second team and all conference all-academic Team. He led the Cape Cod League in strikeouts (54) during the 2016 summer season. As a student-athlete at Cuyahoga Heights High School in Cuyahoga Heights, Ohio, Lowther earned three varsity letters in baseball and two in football. He was named All-Chagrin Valley Conference Metro Division his junior and senior seasons in baseball.

The draft continues today through the 10th round. It will resume and end on Wednesday, with teams making selections in rounds 11-40.