The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Quartet from Baseball selected on second day of MLB Draft
07.14.2025 | Baseball
Five Longhorns picked for fourth time in last five years
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Longhorns Jared Spencer, Jalin Flores, Rylan Galvan and Grayson Saunier were taken on the second and final day of the 2025 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft on Monday.
They joined Competitive Balance Round B selection Max Belyeu (Rockies), as the Longhorns have had at least five players picked in four of the last five years.
Spencer and Flores both heard their names called in the 11th round. Spencer was chosen 322nd overall by the Toronto Blue Jays and Flores was drafted 330th overall by the St. Louis Cardinals.
Meanwhile, Galvan was nabbed in the 13th round (No. 376 overall) by the Chicago White Sox and Saunier was selected in the 17th round (No. 516) by the Houston Astros.
A hard-throwing left-hander, Spencer made his presence felt in his lone year as a Longhorn.
Following three seasons at Indiana State, the 6-foot-3, 210-pound hurler totaled a 4-1 mark and a 3.27 ERA across 10 starts in burnt orange. Spencer tallied 66 strikeouts over 52 1/3 innings, holding opposing batters to a .215 average.
The Centreville, Mich., native missed the final six weeks of the season after suffering a shoulder injury.
One of the greatest power hitters to step foot on the Forty Acres, Flores mounted a .270 average with 35 home runs and 133 RBI in three years at Texas.
The 6-foot-2, 210-pound infielder slugged the fifth-most homers in program history, including a co-team-best 18 blasts as part of an All-American caliber campaign in 2024.
As a sophomore, Flores paced the Longhorns in doubles (22), RBI (56) and hit by pitches (10), while also tying for the club lead in total bases (158) and multi-hit games (26).
A 6-foot, 215-pound catcher, Galvan flexed his prowess at the plate to cap off his collegiate career.
During a banner season, the Third Team All-American posted a .296/.452/.613 slash line and led Texas in seven offensive categories, highlighted by his 1.065 OPS.
Galvan — who also garnered All-SEC First Team accolades — smacked a team-best 15 home runs, which marked the most by a Texas backstop since Chris Abbe in 1992.
Over his 143-game career, Galvan batted .279 with 27 home runs and 103 RBI.
After two years at Ole Miss, Saunier emerged as a go-to reliever in his first campaign in Austin.
The 6-foot-4, 222-pound right-hander notched a 2-0 record with a 3.86 ERA and one save across 12 appearances.
In SEC play, Saunier registered a 0.99 WHIP and held opposing hitters to a .188 average.
