Emerson Hancock #26

Selected in the first round (No. 6 overall) of the 2020 MLB Draft by the Seattle Mariners out of the University of Georgia... signed with the Mariners on June 25, 2020 and received a $5.7 million signing bonus... made his Minor League debut with High-A Everett on May 6, 2021 when he struck out three and walked one in a two-inning start at Hillsboro... finished his Georgia career with a 16-7 record and 3.47 ERA in 33 starts, striking out 206 with 55 walks in 192 innings... was named the 2020 Vince Dooley Athlete of the Year as the school’s top male student-athlete... said that he’s 12 credits shy of graduation in sports management and has promised his parents that he’ll stick with it and finish his degree... became the 11th Bulldog in school history to be drafted in the first round... Hancock is the highest Georgia selection in an MLB Draft since pitcher Derek Lilliquist went 6th overall to Atlanta in 1987... became just the fourth Bulldog (first in baseball) in UGA history to be named a First Team Academic All-American and a first round Draft pick... was named to CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team in 2020, which recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom... he was the first Bulldog baseball player in school history to be named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team... was named to the 2020 SEC Community Service Team for efforts off the field... in 2020, he was the recipient of the Coach Jim Whatley Baseball Scholarship Endowment, was one of three baseball representatives on the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, was a team captain, was selected to the first team SEC Coaches Preseason All-SEC Team and was a consensus preseason All-America selection and was named to the watch list for USA Baseball’s Golden Spikes Award... graduate of Cairo (Ga.) High School, where he played for Steve DeVoursney, Chris Weaton and Ron Best... was listed among Baseball America's Top 500 prospects for the 2017 MLB Draft and ranked as the No. 1 right-handed pitcher in the state of Georgia by Perfect Game in 2017... son of Don and Mona Hancock.