Carpenter Ranked Top Prospect in CAA for 2021 Draft

Photo by: Ryan Griffith

4/17/2020 11:01:00 AM | Baseball

The 2019 CAA Rookie of the Year will be draft eligible next season

NEWARK, Del. – Sophomore Joseph Carpenter is ranked as the top draft prospect in the CAA according to D1 Baseball and 85^th overall in all of college baseball for the 2021 MLB Draft.

In the shortened 2020 season, Carpenter started every game at first base for the Blue Hens and hit .327 with a team-high 14 runs scored. He had eight RBIs with five doubles to help Delaware close the season on a four-game win streak and wining six of the last eight.

Carpenter claimed the 2019 CAA Rookie of the Year award and was touted as a Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball when he hit .300 in his first season in Blue and Gold.

The Blue Hens last draft pick was left-handed pitcher Brandon Walter, who was selected by the Boston Red Sox in the 2019 MLB Draft and played for the Gulf Coast Red Sox last summer.

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