BOWLING GREEN, Ohio — Bowling Green State University's Nathan Archer was selected by the Chicago White Sox in the MLB Draft Tuesday.
The outfielder was taken in the 12th round with the 349th overall pick. Archer was the 2024 Mid-American Conference player of the year for the Falcons after hitting a team-leading 18 home runs and 64 runs batted in, helping lead them to the regular season conference championship.
The Lagrange, Ohio native is the first BGSU player selected in the MLB Draft since both Trey Keegan and Brian Bien were chosen in the 2015 draft.
Archer is the highest draft pick for the Falcons since BGSU Hall-of-Famer Nolan Reimold was taken in the second round of the draft in 2005.
"We are extremely proud of Nathan Archer," said BGSU head coach Kyle Hallock. "The Chicago White Sox have drafted a great person and a very gifted player that will help them win baseball games at the major league level one day."
Archer finished his BGSU career with 35 home runs, tied for fourth in program history, and 137 RBI, tied for eighth in program history.
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