Six Bulldogs Taken on Final Day of 2025 MLB Draft
ATHENS – Six Georgia Bulldogs were selected on the second and final day of the 2025 MLB Draft. Five pitchers and one infielder heard their names called to continue their careers at a professional level.
The eight players selected in the 2025 MLB draft marks the most Bulldogs drafted since 2019 and ties for the second-most Georgia players drafted in a single year in program history.
Leighton Finley was selected in the sixth round with the 178th pick to the Boston Red Sox. Slate Alford was taken by the Los Angeles Angels with the 259th pick in the ninth round. Tyler McLoughlin was selected in the 10th round with the 313th pick to the New York Mets. The Colorado Rockies selected Zach Harris in the 11th round with the 317 overall pick. Matthew Hoskins’ name was called in the 12th round as the Kansas City Royals selected him with the 368th pick. With the 435th pick, the Los Angeles Dodgers took Davis Chastain in the 14th round.
Finley appeared in 54 games with 31 starts during his Bulldog career. He owns an 11-5 record with a 4.76 ERA and five saves across 172 innings. The junior right-hander tallied 190 strikeouts with 64 walks as part of two NCAA Regional teams (2024 and 2025) that were No. 7 national seeds and one that advanced to the NCAA Super Regionals.
During the 2025 campaign, the Richmond Hill native made 16 appearances, including 14 starts for Georgia. Finley posted a 3-2 record as he recorded a 4.85 ERA in a team-high 68.2 innings with 26 walks and 83 strikeouts. Finley limited opponents to a .216 batting average.
Finley is the third Bulldog in program history to be selected by the Red Sox. He follows outfielder and designated hitter David Coffey who was picked in the 23rd round of the 2003 MLB Draft and outfielder Bruce Chick, the eight-round pick in the 1990 draft.
Alford posted a .314 average with 160 hits, 29 doubles, two triples, 36 home runs and 132 RBI over his two-year Georgia career. He started in all 120 games the past two seasons.
The Madison, Alabama native was a 2025 First Team All-SEC selection after owning a team-best .323 average, 11 home runs and 24 RBI in league action. He recorded a team-leading 24 multiple-hit games, 19 multiple-RBI games and a 37-game on base streak. The Second Team ABCA/Rawlings All-Southeast Region selection registered the two hardest hit home runs by a Bulldog with an exit velocity of 115 miles per hour (mph) against No. 13 Florida and 112 mph against No. 1 Arkansas.
Alford is the first Bulldog drafted to the Angels since Zac Kristofak got the call in the 14th round of the 2019 MLB Draft.
McLoughlin made 22 appearances with one start in his Bulldog career, tallying a 4-0 record with one save and 31 strikeouts in 25.1 innings. He provided 11 scoreless relief appearances with his longest outing coming in a win against Columbia, tossing 2.2 innings with a season-high four strikeouts.
The two-time SEC Academic Honor Roll recipient tallied wins over Kennesaw State, Columbia, West Georgia and No. 11 Auburn while notching a save with 1.2 scoreless innings of a series-clinching win over No. 14 Oklahoma.
McLoughlin will join former teammates Corey Collins and Chandler Marsh, who signed with New York after the 2024 MLB Draft.
Harris owns an 8-3 record while making 41 appearances with 12 starts for Georgia. He recorded a 5.89 ERA and four saves in 65.2 innings with 76 strikeouts. He tallied a team-high four saves with a 3-1 record for the Bulldogs in 2025.
The Milton native is a two-time College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Team honoree and two-time SEC Academic Honor Roll recipient. He provided a career-high six innings with six strikeouts in the 2024 NCAA Athens Regional Final against Georgia Tech. The right-hander also started game three of the 2024 NCAA Athens Super Regional versus No. 19 N.C. State.
Harris is the second Bulldog in as many seasons to receive the call from the Colorado Rockies. Harris will join 2024 first round draft pick Charlie Condon in the organization. Condon was selected third overall after a historic season, winning the Golden Spikes Award and the Dick Howser Trophy while capturing Georgia’s single season and career home run records.
Hoskins, a 6-2, 208 pounder, appeared in 33 games with six starts for Georgia, owning a 2-4 record with two saves. He notched a 6.22 ERA with 67 strikeouts in 50.2 innings.
The Duluth native posted a 1-2 record in 2025 with two saves and a 5.93 ERA. He tallied 39 strikeouts across 27.1 innings. Hoskins earned a save over top-ranked Arkansas (1 IP, 1BB, 1K) and one against Illinois Chicago (3.2 IP, 0R, 5K). He pitched the final 1.1 innings with three strikeouts to compete a road sweep of No. 13 Florida.
Hoskins becomes the sixth Bulldog to join the Royals organization. He is the first Bulldog to be drafted to Kansas City since Joey Lewis in 2009. Former Bulldog Tucker Bradley signed with the Royals as a free agent following the 2020 draft.
Chastain made 13 appearances out of the bullpen for the Bulldogs in 2025. He posted a 3-0 record with a 4.97 ERA in 12.2 innings with five walks and 15 strikeouts. He earned a win in his Bulldog debut against Quinnipiac, tossing one inning.
The junior right-hander also picked up a pair of victories over Georgia State and worked a season-high 1.2 scoreless innings against No. 23 Kentucky. The Rome native notched a season-high three strikeouts in one perfect frame against Kennesaw State.
Chastain will join Ben Harris in the Dodgers organization. Harris was drafted by Los Angeles in the eighth round of the 2021 MLB Draft.
Pitchers JT Quinn and Brian Curley were drafted on the first day of the draft. Quinn was taken by the Baltimore Orioles in the Competitive Balance Round B. Curley was a third-round pick by the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Under Ike Cousins head baseball coach Wes Johnson, the Bulldogs now have had 11 players drafted with an additional two players signing free agent contracts in his two seasons at the helm of the program. The 2025 MLB Draft was held over two days with 20 rounds. On Monday, the draft featured rounds 4-20. A total of 615 players were selected this year.
FOLLOW THE BULLDOGS: For the latest Georgia baseball news, visit www.georgiadogs.com and follow the Bulldogs on Twitter (@BaseballUGA), Facebook (@GeorgiaBaseball) and Instagram (@baseballuga).
The eight players selected in the 2025 MLB draft marks the most Bulldogs drafted since 2019 and ties for the second-most Georgia players drafted in a single year in program history.
Leighton Finley was selected in the sixth round with the 178th pick to the Boston Red Sox. Slate Alford was taken by the Los Angeles Angels with the 259th pick in the ninth round. Tyler McLoughlin was selected in the 10th round with the 313th pick to the New York Mets. The Colorado Rockies selected Zach Harris in the 11th round with the 317 overall pick. Matthew Hoskins’ name was called in the 12th round as the Kansas City Royals selected him with the 368th pick. With the 435th pick, the Los Angeles Dodgers took Davis Chastain in the 14th round.
Finley appeared in 54 games with 31 starts during his Bulldog career. He owns an 11-5 record with a 4.76 ERA and five saves across 172 innings. The junior right-hander tallied 190 strikeouts with 64 walks as part of two NCAA Regional teams (2024 and 2025) that were No. 7 national seeds and one that advanced to the NCAA Super Regionals.
During the 2025 campaign, the Richmond Hill native made 16 appearances, including 14 starts for Georgia. Finley posted a 3-2 record as he recorded a 4.85 ERA in a team-high 68.2 innings with 26 walks and 83 strikeouts. Finley limited opponents to a .216 batting average.
Finley is the third Bulldog in program history to be selected by the Red Sox. He follows outfielder and designated hitter David Coffey who was picked in the 23rd round of the 2003 MLB Draft and outfielder Bruce Chick, the eight-round pick in the 1990 draft.
Alford posted a .314 average with 160 hits, 29 doubles, two triples, 36 home runs and 132 RBI over his two-year Georgia career. He started in all 120 games the past two seasons.
The Madison, Alabama native was a 2025 First Team All-SEC selection after owning a team-best .323 average, 11 home runs and 24 RBI in league action. He recorded a team-leading 24 multiple-hit games, 19 multiple-RBI games and a 37-game on base streak. The Second Team ABCA/Rawlings All-Southeast Region selection registered the two hardest hit home runs by a Bulldog with an exit velocity of 115 miles per hour (mph) against No. 13 Florida and 112 mph against No. 1 Arkansas.
Alford is the first Bulldog drafted to the Angels since Zac Kristofak got the call in the 14th round of the 2019 MLB Draft.
McLoughlin made 22 appearances with one start in his Bulldog career, tallying a 4-0 record with one save and 31 strikeouts in 25.1 innings. He provided 11 scoreless relief appearances with his longest outing coming in a win against Columbia, tossing 2.2 innings with a season-high four strikeouts.
The two-time SEC Academic Honor Roll recipient tallied wins over Kennesaw State, Columbia, West Georgia and No. 11 Auburn while notching a save with 1.2 scoreless innings of a series-clinching win over No. 14 Oklahoma.
McLoughlin will join former teammates Corey Collins and Chandler Marsh, who signed with New York after the 2024 MLB Draft.
Harris owns an 8-3 record while making 41 appearances with 12 starts for Georgia. He recorded a 5.89 ERA and four saves in 65.2 innings with 76 strikeouts. He tallied a team-high four saves with a 3-1 record for the Bulldogs in 2025.
The Milton native is a two-time College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Team honoree and two-time SEC Academic Honor Roll recipient. He provided a career-high six innings with six strikeouts in the 2024 NCAA Athens Regional Final against Georgia Tech. The right-hander also started game three of the 2024 NCAA Athens Super Regional versus No. 19 N.C. State.
Harris is the second Bulldog in as many seasons to receive the call from the Colorado Rockies. Harris will join 2024 first round draft pick Charlie Condon in the organization. Condon was selected third overall after a historic season, winning the Golden Spikes Award and the Dick Howser Trophy while capturing Georgia’s single season and career home run records.
Hoskins, a 6-2, 208 pounder, appeared in 33 games with six starts for Georgia, owning a 2-4 record with two saves. He notched a 6.22 ERA with 67 strikeouts in 50.2 innings.
The Duluth native posted a 1-2 record in 2025 with two saves and a 5.93 ERA. He tallied 39 strikeouts across 27.1 innings. Hoskins earned a save over top-ranked Arkansas (1 IP, 1BB, 1K) and one against Illinois Chicago (3.2 IP, 0R, 5K). He pitched the final 1.1 innings with three strikeouts to compete a road sweep of No. 13 Florida.
Hoskins becomes the sixth Bulldog to join the Royals organization. He is the first Bulldog to be drafted to Kansas City since Joey Lewis in 2009. Former Bulldog Tucker Bradley signed with the Royals as a free agent following the 2020 draft.
Chastain made 13 appearances out of the bullpen for the Bulldogs in 2025. He posted a 3-0 record with a 4.97 ERA in 12.2 innings with five walks and 15 strikeouts. He earned a win in his Bulldog debut against Quinnipiac, tossing one inning.
The junior right-hander also picked up a pair of victories over Georgia State and worked a season-high 1.2 scoreless innings against No. 23 Kentucky. The Rome native notched a season-high three strikeouts in one perfect frame against Kennesaw State.
Chastain will join Ben Harris in the Dodgers organization. Harris was drafted by Los Angeles in the eighth round of the 2021 MLB Draft.
Pitchers JT Quinn and Brian Curley were drafted on the first day of the draft. Quinn was taken by the Baltimore Orioles in the Competitive Balance Round B. Curley was a third-round pick by the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Under Ike Cousins head baseball coach Wes Johnson, the Bulldogs now have had 11 players drafted with an additional two players signing free agent contracts in his two seasons at the helm of the program. The 2025 MLB Draft was held over two days with 20 rounds. On Monday, the draft featured rounds 4-20. A total of 615 players were selected this year.
FOLLOW THE BULLDOGS: For the latest Georgia baseball news, visit www.georgiadogs.com and follow the Bulldogs on Twitter (@BaseballUGA), Facebook (@GeorgiaBaseball) and Instagram (@baseballuga).
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