Baseball’s Caden Favors selected in sixth round of MLB draft

Jacob Unruh, Sports Editor • July 15, 2024

Caden Favors throws the ball to home plate to finish off the top of the ninth inning on March 26 against OSU.

Caden Favors, Wichita State baseball’s starting pitching ace from last season, has found a new home in the Cleveland Guardians organization. On Monday afternoon, Favors was selected in the sixth round, 175th overall of the MLB draft by the Guardians.

Favors is the first former Shocker pitcher to be selected in the draft since Aaron Haase went 495th overall in 2021. The last Shocker pitcher to be selected in the sixth round or higher was Codi Heuer in 2018.

After playing his freshman year at Seminole State College, Favors pitched three seasons for Wichita State. He was used primarily as a reliever in 2022 and 2023 before transitioning into a starting pitching role last year.

Favors pitched 106 innings with a 3.21 ERA last season, translating to a 9-4 win-loss record. He struck out 107 batters and allowed 20 walks. He started two games in the AAC tournament, allowing three runs in 13 ⅓ innings in a win against UAB and loss against East Carolina. He was given First Team All-Conference honors at the end of the season.

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Jacob Unruh, Sports Editor

Jacob Unruh is the sports editor for The Sunflower. He is a senior at Wichita State, majoring in journalism and minoring in political science. Unruh is pursuing journalism after graduation. This is his second year on staff. He goes by he/him pronouns.

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Bryan Chavez is a first-year photographer for The Sunflower. He is a freshman at Wichita State, majoring in Journalism and Media Production. Chavez is from Dallas, Texas, and wants to pursue a career as a professional sports photographer. Chavez's pronouns are he/him.