SPOKANE, Wash. – Gonzaga pitcher Casey Legumina was drafted in the eighth round by the Minnesota Twins in the 2019 MLB First-Year Player Draft on Tuesday afternoon.

The 239^th overall pick, Legumina was the first Gonzaga player drafted this year as 10 rounds are complete through Tuesday. Rounds 11-40 will take place on Wednesday beginning at 9 a.m. PT/12 a.m. ET on MLB.com.

Legumina, a native of Chandler, Arizona, completed his junior season with the Zags in 2019, going 1-0 in four starts with a 1.50 earned-run average before missing the remainder of the season. A preseason All-American, Legumina entered the year after a standout sophomore season as the team's closer, saving a school-record 13 games and compiling a 2.77 ERA in 26 appearances. For his career, he struck out 117 batters in 130.1 career innings, while walking just 31.

The right-hander was selected in the 35th round by the Cleveland Indians in the 2018 MLB Draft, but chose to return to Gonzaga for his junior season.

Legumina becomes the 14^th player drafted in the top 10 rounds in the last 10 seasons, and his eighth-round selection marks the fifth straight season GU has had a draftee in the first eight rounds.