Highland graduate Luke Raley is heading to professional baseball, as the Lake Erie College outfielder was selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the seventh round of the MLB Draft on Friday.
The 21-year-old Raley, the 221st overall pick, is the first Medina County native drafted since Highland’s Ben Klafczynski in 2011.
A 6-foot-3, 220-pounder, Raley was a third-team Division II All-American for the Storm. He batted .424 with 12 home runs, 39 RBIs and 54 runs as a junior this spring.
The Dodgers entered Friday second place in the National League West with a 32-29 record.
Read The Gazette on Saturday for more details.