LOS ANGELES – On the third day of the 2022 Major League Baseball Draft, a third Old Dominion Monarch heard his name called as outfielder Andy Garriola was selected by the Chicago Cubs in the 17th round with the 503rd pick.
Garriola hit .322 on the year with 25 home runs and 80 RBIs, along with 18 doubles. He ranked seventh in the country in RBIs and ninth in home runs.
A native of Sierra Madre, California, Garriola finished second on the Monarchs with 24 multi-hit games, including a team-high 10, three-hit games. He led the team with 21 multi-RBI games. He delivered three games with five or more RBIs, including driving in eight in a 14-7 win at FIU. That day, Garriola went 3-for-5 with a pair of homers and a double.
Garriola started the season on fire, embarking on a team-best 17-game hitting streak after going hitless in the season opener. Garriola hit nine homers and nine doubles during the streak, while hitting .375 and he drove in 27 runs.
He became just the third player in program history to record 80 or more RBIs in a season and the first to do it since Todd Azar set the single-season program record in 1986.
Garriola graduated ODU as the all-time home run king with 49 career blasts.
He joins Noah Dean (Boston Red Sox) and Matt Coutney (Los Angeles Angels) as 2022 selections with both of those being picked Monday.
Garriola Selected By Chicago Cubs In Day Three Of MLB Draft
