With the 12th pick in the 15th round of the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft, the Minnesota Twins selected Concordia-St. Paul right-hander Louie Varland. St. Cloud State University junior outfielder Najee Gaskins (Vail, Ariz.) was selected by the San Francisco Giants in the 20th round (pick 596) in the Major League Baseball draft.  With the 789th pick in the 2019 Major League Baseball Draft, Northern State alumni Luke Chevalier was selected by the Colorado Rockies in the 26th round.

Varland becomes the fourth player in program history to be selected in the MLB Draft, joining his brother, Gus Varland, as well as Bryan Lippincott and Jake Schmidt. Gus Varland was selected in the 14^th Round by the Oakland Athletics in 2018 while Bryan Lippincott was picked in the 19^th Round by the Washington Nationals in 2012 and Jake Schmidt was picked in the 41^st Round by the Chicago Cubs in 2009. The Golden Bears have now had juniors (the first year a four-year college player is eligible to be drafted) selected in back-to-back years. In his three seasons with the Golden Bears, Louie Varland has compiled a 10-6 record with a 2.73 ERA and 131 strikeouts in 115.1 innings. The junior right-hander has limited opponents to a .244 average while allowing just 20 extra-base hits in his career. His career ERA ranks third in school history while his 10.22 strikeouts per nine innings ranks fourth. Varland's best season came in 2018 as the Maplewood native earned ABCA All-Central Region Second Team honors while also being named the NCBWA region honorable mention. In that season, Varland finished fourth in the nation with a 1.41 ERA while also ranking third in the conference with a .213 opponent batting average. The right-hander did not allow a run over his first 21.0 innings of the season. This season, Varland upped his strikeout numbers as his 68 strikeouts rank sixth in single-season history at CSP and his 11.06 K/9 ranks eighth. He struck out at least five hitters in all nine of his starts, including a career-best 11 in 8.0 shutout innings against SMSU on March 8. Varland helped boost his draft profile last summer as he earned a spot in the 2018 Major League Dreams Showcase at the Northwoods League while being named the second-ranked prospect in the league, according to Prep Baseball Report.

Gaskins becomes the 14th St. Cloud State University player to be selected in the Major League Baseball draft in the history of the program.  Gaskins was the 596th overall pick and he was selected in the 20th round of the draft in 2019. A standout performer for the Huskies in 2019, Gaskins batted .360 this spring with 68 hits, 56 runs, 12 doubles, five triple and six home runs.  Gaskins posted 28 RBIs with a .571 slugging rate and a .453 on base rate.  In the field, Gaskins had 93 putouts and notched a perfect 1.000 fielding rate.  For his efforts, Gaskins received All-NSIC Second Team honors in 2019. As a team, SCSU owned a 41-14 overall record in 2019.  This marked the fifth consecutive season that SCSU has gained an NCAA tournament bid and the team's ninth NCAA bid since 2010.   This marked the seventh time in team history (and the seventh time since 2010) that the Huskies have won 40-plus games in a season - all under the direction of head coach Pat Dolan.

Chevalier is the first NSU draft pick since Deacon Burns who was selected by the Minnesota Twins in the same round back in 2004. Chevalier will head to Boise, Idaho this Sunday as he joins the Class A Short Season Affiliate Boise Hawks. Chevalier concluded his Northern State career in early May notching a 2-hit shutout victory over Minnesota Crookston in the NSIC Tournament. He threw 9.0 complete innings earning his sixth win of the 2019 season and 17th of his collegiate career. Chevalier opened his Northern State career as a reliever in 2016, making 14 appearances with 24 strikeouts and four saves. He earned a starting spot in the Wolves rotation and went 16-10 overall in his final three seasons. In 13 appearances during the 2017 campaign, Chevalier posted a 1.82 ERA, which ranks second in single season program history, with a .198 opponent batting average and 73 strikeouts. He went 6-3 overall that season, and added four more wins in the spring of 2018, where he racked up another 56 strikeouts. Chevalier matched his 2017 record, going 6-3 overall in 2019. He tallied a staff leading 2.07 ERA as a senior with a career low .194 opponent batting average. In addition, Chevalier tallied 77 strikeouts, three shutouts, and six complete games this past spring.  Chevalier has left his mark on the Northern State baseball program, posting a 17-12 career record and 2.32 ERA, which ranks second behind Wolves great Gary Grove. Chevalier racked up 230 career strikeouts, including 67 looking Ks.He holds four Northern State school records including; single season saves (4), career innings pitched (225.1), career strikeouts (230), and career saves (8). In addition, Chevalier sits top-10 in single season strikeouts, single season ERA, career wins, career appearances, and career ERA. He is a 2-time NSIC All-Conference pick, 2-time ABCA/Rawlings All-Region selection, and 2019 NCBWA All-Region honoree. The Barnstable, Massachusetts native signed his national letter of intent with the Wolves back in 2014, joining the program as 2-time all-region selection and all-state honoree.