Gonzaga RHP Gabriel Hughes became the highest-drafted Zag in program history when the Colorado Rockies took him with the 10th overall pick of the First Round in Sunday's MLB Draft.

Named an All-American by D1Baseball.com, Collegiate Baseball Newspaper and Baseball America, Hughes was rated as one of the top righty prospects in the college game over the 2022 season, when he finished the year ninth in the nation in strikeouts (138). GU won 11 of 15 games in which he started in 2022, and he led the staff in innings pitched with 98. 

Hughes made the cut as a Golden Spikes Award Semifinalist, given yearly to the top amateur baseball player in the country regardless of division. His three WCC Pitcher of the Week Awards this year are the most of any single WCC pitcher this season, and he was named NWBCA Pitcher of the Week for the week of March 14-20 after a hitless six-inning performance against Pacific on March 18 that saw him strike out a career-high 13 batters with just one walk. Projected by many as a first round pick in July's MLB Draft by MLB.com, Hughes was ranked No. 26 amongst the nation's draft-eligible college prospects by D1Baseball.com and projected to go as high as No. 13 in ESPN's latest mock draft.

The MLB Draft continues tomorrow, with Rounds 3-10 to begin tomorrow at 11 a.m. on MLB Network