LSU pitcher Fidel Ulloa selected in seventh round of MLB Draft by Colorado Rockies

LSU pitcher Fidel Ulloa

LSU junior pitcher Fidel Ulloa was selected Monday in the seventh round of the MLB Draft (198th pick overall) by the Colorado Rockies.

Rounds 3-10 are being conducted Monday in Fort Worth, Texas, and the draft will conclude Tuesday with Rounds 11-20 beginning at 1 p.m. CT. The draft rounds on Monday and Tuesday may be viewed on MLB.com.

Ulloa, a right-hander from Lodi, Calif. who transferred to LSU last summer from San Joaquin Delta College, appeared in 19 games this season as a reliever for the Tigers, posting a 2-2 mark and a 4.63 ERA in 23.1 innings with 11 walks and 26 strikeouts.

He earned a win versus South Carolina in the SEC Tournament (May 23), recording 1.2 shutout innings with one hit, two walks and two strikeouts.

Ulloa worked an LSU career-long 2.2 innings versus Ole Miss (May 18), allowing one run on two hits with no walks and one strikeout. He earned his first career LSU win on May 3 against Texas A&M, working 1.1 scoreless relief innings with one hit, no walks and one strikeout.

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