Quartet of North Iowa stars drafted into the MLB

North Iowa shines in the MLB Draft.

Posted: Jun 6, 2019 10:17 PM

Posted By: Zach Gilleland

MASON CITY, Iowa -- Four North Iowa stars are one step closer to achieving their dreams. Four stars from the area were drafted in the 2019 Major League Baseball Draft.

Former NIACC and current TCU pitcher Brandon Williamson was drafted in the 2nd round, 59th overall by the Seattle Mariners. The Freedom, Minn. native held a 4.19 ERA in 77 1/3 innings pitched.

Former NIACC, Newman Catholic and current Dallas Baptist first baseman Bryce Ball was selected in the 24th round by the Atlanta Braves. The junior finished 22nd in the NCAA with 18 home runs on the season.

Waldorf's Dylan Hoffman was selected in the 39th round by the San Diego Padres. Hoffman is the nephew of MLB hall of famer Trevor Hoffman.

NIACC's Harrison Beethe was selected in the 39th round by the Milwaukee Brewers.

Minnesota Coronavirus Cases

Data is updated nightly.

Cases: 779749

Reported Deaths: 8705

County	Cases	Deaths
Hennepin	155199	1932
Ramsey	63983	985
Dakota	57663	527
Anoka	54651	523
Washington	34014	332
Stearns	28901	255
St. Louis	24156	362
Scott	21836	160
Wright	21662	171
Olmsted	18423	120
Sherburne	15716	115
Carver	13812	57
Clay	10349	99
Rice	10062	131
Blue Earth	9778	59
Crow Wing	9658	109
Kandiyohi	8516	98
Chisago	8471	64
Otter Tail	8234	106
Benton	7604	112
Beltrami	6703	80
Mower	6563	41
Douglas	6420	91
Goodhue	6312	85
Itasca	6308	87
Winona	6184	54
McLeod	6044	71
Steele	5925	25
Isanti	5811	74
Morrison	5715	69
Becker	5434	64
Polk	5200	80
Freeborn	4936	42
Nobles	4849	52
Lyon	4623	56
Carlton	4530	66
Nicollet	4404	54
Pine	4332	33
Cass	4322	46
Mille Lacs	4249	67
Brown	4163	47
Todd	4097	36
Le Sueur	3901	32
Meeker	3643	54
Waseca	3318	31
Martin	3315	37
Wabasha	3060	8
Hubbard	2965	44
Dodge	2776	10
Roseau	2680	27
Fillmore	2505	14
Wadena	2445	29
Redwood	2436	43
Houston	2342	17
Renville	2314	49
Faribault	2234	30
Pennington	2184	27
Sibley	2147	12
Cottonwood	1985	29
Kanabec	1947	30
Chippewa	1938	40
Aitkin	1871	43
Watonwan	1731	12
Pope	1634	8
Yellow Medicine	1606	20
Rock	1581	19
Jackson	1486	15
Koochiching	1396	19
Clearwater	1383	18
Swift	1375	19
Murray	1370	11
Marshall	1351	20
Pipestone	1339	27
Stevens	1280	11
Lake	1109	21
Wilkin	1044	14
Lac qui Parle	1003	24
Mahnomen	921	12
Norman	893	9
Grant	812	9
Big Stone	805	5
Lincoln	789	5
Kittson	617	22
Red Lake	596	9
Unassigned	554	124
Traverse	528	5
Lake of the Woods	482	4
Cook	246	0

Iowa Coronavirus Cases

Data is updated nightly.

Cases: 474151

Reported Deaths: 6785

County	Cases	Deaths
Polk	74657	729
Linn	29194	394
Scott	24733	274
Black Hawk	20335	358
Woodbury	19207	244
Johnson	17988	100
Dubuque	15834	229
Pottawattamie	14276	200
Dallas	14109	108
Story	12885	51
Warren	7742	96
Cerro Gordo	6951	110
Webster	6950	111
Clinton	6929	101
Des Moines	6675	94
Marshall	6418	85
Muscatine	6352	113
Wapello	5936	137
Jasper	5782	79
Lee	5656	89
Sioux	5656	76
Marion	5081	91
Buena Vista	4917	46
Plymouth	4634	87
Henry	3898	47
Jones	3708	61
Washington	3668	56
Benton	3592	57
Bremer	3571	68
Boone	3509	37
Carroll	3463	53
Crawford	3393	47
Mahaska	3228	56
Dickinson	3010	52
Clay	2791	33
Buchanan	2790	39
Jackson	2735	46
Kossuth	2718	73
Hardin	2702	49
Tama	2649	76
Fayette	2606	49
Delaware	2585	46
Cedar	2495	26
Page	2493	28
Wright	2436	45
Hamilton	2339	54
Winneshiek	2333	38
Floyd	2218	45
Harrison	2177	77
Madison	2169	25
Clayton	2145	58
Poweshiek	2117	41
Iowa	2080	29
Butler	2066	38
Cass	2015	57
Jefferson	2010	40
Mills	1999	29
Allamakee	1947	53
Cherokee	1938	44
Lyon	1929	41
Hancock	1876	39
Winnebago	1866	33
Calhoun	1861	16
Appanoose	1808	50
Shelby	1784	39
Louisa	1710	52
Grundy	1685	37
Humboldt	1677	27
Emmet	1671	46
Franklin	1646	28
Mitchell	1640	43
Union	1626	37
Chickasaw	1593	18
Sac	1579	24
Guthrie	1554	34
Montgomery	1423	42
Palo Alto	1420	32
Clarke	1413	28
Keokuk	1396	35
Monroe	1343	35
Howard	1282	22
Ida	1186	41
Greene	1163	15
Davis	1152	25
Lucas	1137	24
Pocahontas	1114	23
Monona	1087	38
Worth	1081	8
Adair	1053	35
Osceola	940	17
Fremont	861	11
Van Buren	842	21
Decatur	826	12
Taylor	797	13
Wayne	748	24
Ringgold	677	27
Audubon	668	14
Adams	509	5
Unassigned	38	0