SEATTLE, Wash. – Gonzaga Baseball pitcher Owen Wild became the 27th Zag since 2015 selected in the MLB draft when the Tampa Bay Rays took him with the 213th overall pick in the Seventh Round in Monday's MLB Draft.
 
Wild appeared in 33 games over three seasons with GU, transitioning into a starting role during the 2022 season. The 6-2 righty compiled a 4.29 ERA, striking out 191 batters, an average of almost ten strikeouts per nine innings pitched. Wild led the WCC in strikeouts in 2023, finishing with 105. His most dominating performance during this season came in a 5-1 win against BYU on Mar. 30, where he pitched 7.0 innings and gave up just one run on four hits while striking out 12 Cougar batters.

Wild earned All-WCC honors in 2022 after compiling a 8-1 record over 15 appearances, sporting a 3.03 ERA with 83 strikeouts and 24 walks. He racked up his ninth win of the season in a dramatic comeback win for the Zags, an 11-9 victory over Wright State in an elimination game at the Blacksburg Regional.