Bishop Gorman outfielder Tyler Whitaker was taken No. 87 overall by the Houston Astros, the first of three Las Vegans picked Monday in the Major League Baseball draft.
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Bishop Gorman outfielder Tyler Whitaker is ranked No. 37 on MLB.com’s top 250 prospect list — one spot out of the first round — as the draft begins Sunday.
Bishop Gorman is the No. 1 seed and favorite in the Class 5A South Region tournament, but Palo Verde leads a group of other teams talented enough to make a run.
Maddox Riske hit a two-run homer to ignite a four-run eighth inning as Bishop Gorman rallied past Palo Verde after blowing an early three-run lead.
Check out the top performances from Tuesday’s high school baseball and softball action and look forward to Wednesday’s schedule.
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