College players eight of first nine drafted by Braves

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Eight of the Atlanta Braves' picks in the first two days of the 2018 baseball draft were college players, including all seven chosen Tuesday.

After taking 6-foot-6 high school pitcher Carter Stewart from Melbourne, Florida, with their first pick Monday, the Braves chose Wichita State outfielder Greyson Jenista and on day two added Stanford pitcher Tristan Beck in the fourth round and John A. Logan pitcher Trey Riley in the fifth.

Subsequent picks were UNC Greensboro center fielder Andrew Moritz, Stetson pitcher Brooks Wilson, Washington Huskies shortstop A.J. Graffanino, Texas pitcher Ryan Shetter and Carson-Newman third baseman Brett Langhorne.

Graffanino, son of former major leaguer Tony Graffanino, is a switch-hitter. Langhorne is 6-3 and bats left-handed, as do Jenista, Moritz and Wilson.

All the pitchers Atlanta drafted Monday and Tuesday are right-handers.

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