ATLANTA, Ga. — Arizona Baseball star outfielder Brendan Summerhill, who helped lead the Wildcats to the Men's College World Series, has been selected by the Tampa Bay Rays with the 42nd overall pick in the first round of the 2025 MLB Draft.

With his selection, Summerhill became the 285^th MLB Draft pick in Arizona Baseball history, and the 14^th to earn a selection in the first round. The Wildcats now boast four first-round selections in the last six drafts: Austin Wells (2020, NYY), Daniel Susac (2022, A's), Chase Davis (2023, STL), and Summerhill (2025, TB).

The Chicago native is now the third player developed by head coach Chip Hale to be selected in the first round, joining Susac in 2022 and Davis in 2023. Hale and his staff have developed 12 MLB Draft selections and counting.

Summerhill, a three-time conference champion with the Wildcats, finished his collegiate career with a .323 batting average and a .424 on-base percentage across 124 games in the cardinal and navy. He was selected to the 2024 Pac-12 All-Conference team and 2025 Big 12 All-Conference Honorable Mention squad while earning a place on the 2025 Golden Spikes Award Midseason Watch List.

As a junior in 2025, Summerhill posted a career-best .343 batting average in 44 games. While limited due to injury, he still managed to tally 35 runs, 12 doubles, six triples, four home runs, and 34 RBI while drawing a dozen more walks (36) than strikeouts (24).

His breakout campaign came as a sophomore in 2024, in which he played in 58 games and logged a .324 batting average and a .399 OBP, both of which led the Wildcats. Summerhill tallied career-high marks in runs (50), hits (77), doubles (18), home runs (8), and RBI (59) while leading Arizona to his second of three NCAA Tournament berths.

Summerhill's glove in the outfield was just as crucial to the Wildcats success as his bat; across 223 total chances he posted a career fielding percentage of .978.

The MLB Draft concludes with rounds 4–20 on Monday, July 14 beginning at 8:30 a.m. MST. Day two will be available live on MLB.com.