Princeton University
PRINCETON – Scott Bandura was selected in the seventh round of the 2023 Major League Baseball Draft by the San Francisco Giants.
He was taken with the 210th pick of the draft becoming the first Princeton Tiger selected since Ben Gross by Houston Astros in 2018. (Gross did not sign and was picked by the Minnesota Twins in 2019 after a graduate season at Duke),
Bandura is the 50th Princeton Tiger to get selected in the MLB Draft and was the highest Princeton pick since Will Venable in 2005 (seventh round, 218th overall by the San Diego Padres). Only eight players in Princeton history have been taken higher than Bandura.
The rising senior had all-time great season for the Tigers, posting a .363/.454/.665 slash line in 47 games for the Tigers, adding 12 home runs and 45 RB. He led the team in runs (46), triples (three), slugging percentage, stolen bases (15), total bases (121) and on-base percentage.
He was taken with the 210th pick of the draft becoming the first Princeton Tiger selected since Ben Gross by Houston Astros in 2018. (Gross did not sign and was picked by the Minnesota Twins in 2019 after a graduate season at Duke),
Bandura is the 50th Princeton Tiger to get selected in the MLB Draft and was the highest Princeton pick since Will Venable in 2005 (seventh round, 218th overall by the San Diego Padres). Only eight players in Princeton history have been taken higher than Bandura.
The rising senior had all-time great season for the Tigers, posting a .363/.454/.665 slash line in 47 games for the Tigers, adding 12 home runs and 45 RB. He led the team in runs (46), triples (three), slugging percentage, stolen bases (15), total bases (121) and on-base percentage.
He set the Princeton program record in total bases while his 46 runs are tied for the second most in program history. His 28 extra base hits are second most all-time while his slugging percentage is third and RBI are seventh.
