BTN.com staff, June 5, 2014
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Indiana catcher Kyle Schwarber was taken with the fourth pick in the 2014 MLB First-Year Player Draft on Thursday night. The selection marks the highest in Indiana program history, according to @IUBaseballNews. Schwarber's teammate and Big Ten Player of the Year Sam Travis was also taken Thursday, going in Round 2 (No. 67) to Boston.
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Kyle Schwarber, Indiana – No. 4, Chicago Cubs
.@kschwarb12 taken No. 4 overall by the @Cubs in First Year Player Draft. The highest-ever pick by a #iubase player pic.twitter.com/GA7dql7xek
— Indiana Baseball (@IndianaBase) June 5, 2014
Pow!!! Schwarber a Cub. Love it!
— Tracy Smith (@TracyJSmith13) June 5, 2014
#Cubs have selected C Kyle Schwarber out of Indiana University with the fourth overall pick in the @MLBDraft.
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) June 5, 2014
Sam Travis, Indiana – No. 67, Boston Red Sox
.@samtrav6 is the No. 67 overall pick in MLB Draft, going to the @RedSox #iubase pic.twitter.com/GofLCeoI8A
— Indiana Baseball (@IndianaBase) June 6, 2014
That wall is going to take beating in Boston by Sam Travis.
— Tracy Smith (@TracyJSmith13) June 6, 2014
BOSTON STRONG ?
— Sam Travis (@DoctorChill6) June 6, 2014