The pros have had their way with Mark Brew’s Lee University pitching staff, selecting five in the three-day Major League Baseball draft.
“I think all of them will sign. That’s what my gut tells me,” Brew said Saturday evening.
The Flames, whose Myles Smith and Jose Samayoa were taken Friday, had Andy Hillis, Clint Terry and Alex Moore selected Saturday, the draft’s final day.
After Smith went in the fourth round to Boston and Samayoa in the ninth round to Texas, Hillis, Lee’s 6-foot-8, 240-pound closer with a 98-mph fastball, was among the first players selected Saturday, going to Milwaukee in the 11th round. Terry and Moore also went to the Brewers, left-hander Terry in the 18th round and right-hander Moore in the 28th.
Three players with Chattanooga-area high school ties also were selected Saturday.