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Kyle DeBarge hugs his mother after being selected 33rd overall in the 2024 MLB Draft

DeBarge Picked 33rd Overall By Minnesota Twins

7/14/2024 10:14:00 PM | Baseball

All-American shortstop becomes highest draft pick in school history

By: Matt Sullivan | Director of Athletics Communications

LAFAYETTE – Louisiana shortstop Kyle DeBarge became the highest draft pick in school history when he was selected 33rd overall by the Minnesota Twins in the 2024 Major League Baseball Draft on Sunday.
 
DeBarge, a 2024 consensus All-American, posted a .339 career batting average in three seasons in a Louisiana uniform with 31 career home runs and 140 RBI.
 
Rounds 3-10 will be held on Monday starting at 1 p.m. The draft will conclude on Tuesday with Rounds 11-20 beginning at 1 p.m. The draft rounds on Monday and Tuesday may be viewed on MLB.com.
 
DeBarge was named the 2024 Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year for the Ragin' Cajuns after hitting .355 on the season with a school-record 21 home runs. The junior set a single-season school record for total bases (179) which was previously held by two-time All-American Jonathan Lucroy (175) while driving in 72 runs – the most by a Ragin' Cajun since Greg Blevins (75) in 1990.
 
Rated as the No. 1 shortstop nationally by D1Baseball, DeBarge finished second in the Sun Belt Conference in slugging percentage (.699), OPS (1.117), home runs (21), hits (91) and at-bats (256).
 
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Baseball season tickets are available for purchase online at RaginCajuns.com/tickets or by calling the Louisiana Athletics Ticket Office at (337) 482-GoUL (4685). Fans can also support the baseball student athletes, and invest in the program's future, through the Krewe Allons NIL Collective (click here).
 
Fans are encouraged to stay engaged with the Ragin' Cajuns by downloading the #GeauxCajuns app. Click here for iOS/Apple platforms and here for Android platforms.
 
For the latest updates on Ragin' Cajuns baseball, follow on Facebook (RaginCajunsBaseball), Twitter (@RaginCajunsBSB) and Instagram (@RaginCajunsBSB) or check RaginCajuns.com.
 
TOP 10 LOUISIANA RAGIN' CAJUNS MLB SELECTIONS
Year Name Round Pick Team Pos.
1972 Charles Bordes ** 1 15 Texas SS
2024 Kyle DeBarge 1C 33 Minnesota SS
1985 Garrett O'Connor * 2 41 New York Yankees RHP
1995 Darrin Babineaux 2 50 Los Angeles Dodgers RHP
2023 Carson Roccaforte (CB) 2 66 Kansas City OF
1971 Ron Guidry 3 67 New York Yankees LHP
2015 Blake Trahan 3 84 Cincinnati SS
2018 Hogan Harris 3 85 Oakland LHP
2007 Jonathan Lucroy 3 101 Milwaukee C
1986 Xavier Hernandez 4 107 Toronto RHP
 
 
* June Secondary Draft
** January Secondary Draft
CB Competitive Balance Pick
Bold Reached Major League
 
 
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Kyle DeBarge

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Carson Roccaforte

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