INDIANAPOLIS – Butler outfielder Harrison Freed was selected by the San Francisco Giants in the 13th Round of the 2019 MLB Draft. The First Team All-BIG EAST selection led the conference in hits (82), home runs (17), RBI (73), and total bases (149) at the end of the regular season.

"We are so happy for Harrison," Head Coach Dave Schrage stated after the selection. "He had a tremendous season for us and is another example of a player that really developed in our program. His power took off this year and it will be exciting to see how it carries into pro ball."
 
Freed broke the single-season hit record at Butler with 82 during the 2019 campaign. A complete breakdown of his work included 10 doubles, three triples and a team-high 17 home runs. He led the BIG EAST and ranked 26th in the NCAA with his 17 homers.
 
The BU slugger hit for average as well during his junior season. His 82 hits came on 218 at-bats, giving him a .376 BA. He ranked third in the conference and 35th in the country in that category.
 
Freed hit for the cycle in 2019 against Saint Peter's and therefore was named both BIG EAST Player of the Week and NCBWA National Player of the Week. He ended that game going 4-for-5 from the plate with seven RBI and two runs scored.
 
Freed also recorded seven RBI in a conference game vs. St. John's on April 6. He helped BU come out on top with two home runs that day including a grand slam. The Butler right fielder hit .394 against BIG EAST opponents with six of his 17 home runs coming during the conference season.
 
The only Bulldog to start in all 52 games, Freed ended 2019 with a .376 batting average, 73 RBI, 44 runs scored and 149 total bases. He set a new single-season school record at Butler in total bases and was just one RBI shy of the single-season school record set by MLB draft pick Eric Story back in the 1999 season. Freed ranked 10th in the NCAA with his 73 RBI and 25th in the nation with a .683 slugging percentage.
 
Freed and Ryan Pepiot become the first BU teammates to get drafted in the same year since 1998. That year Ryan Harber went in the 7th Round to Miami, David Gates was selected by Boston in the 27th Round and Justin Beasley rounded out the trio after being picked up by Arizona.