SECAUCUS, N.J. – Junior Sean Manaea was selected with the 34th overall pick by the Kansas City Royals in the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft on Thursday, June 6, becoming the second-highest draft choice in Indiana State baseball history.

Manaea's selection at No. 34 overall in Competitive Balance Round A (between rounds one and two) trails only Bill Hayes (No. 13, Chicago Cubs, 1978) on the list of the highest draft choices from Indiana State.

The Wanatah, Ind., native set an Indiana State single-season record with a 1.47 ERA in 2013, posting a 5-4 record over 13 starts. Manaea fanned a team-leading 93 batters in 73.1 innings pitched, ranking third in the NCAA with an 11.4 strikeouts per nine innings average. The Sycamore southpaw has led the team in strikeouts in all three of his seasons at Indiana State (2011-13), finishing his junior season with 290 career strikeouts, good for third in school history.

Manaea broke onto the national scene during the summer of 2012 when he played with the Hyannis Harbor Hawks of the Cape Cod Baseball League. He earned both the B.F.C. Whitehouse Top Pitcher and the Robert A. McNeese Outstanding Pro Prospect awards from the CCBL, totaling a 5-1 record and a 1.22 ERA with a league-leading 85 strikeouts in 57.1 innings pitched.

Under the terms of Major League Baseball's collective bargaining agreement, professional clubs must sign a drafted player by July 15, or the rights to that player are lost and they may re-enter the draft in 2014. The 2013 MLB Draft continues on Friday (rounds 3-10) and Saturday (rounds 11-40) with an audio stream available through MLB.com.

Top 100 Draft Selections From Indiana State:
Bill Hayes – #13, 1978, Chicago Cubs
Sean Manaea – #34, 2013, Kansas City Royals
Andy Ghelfi – #37, 1985, Cleveland Indians
Casey Whitten – #53, 1993, Cleveland Indians
Zane Smith – #63, 1982, Atlanta Braves
Jacob Petricka – #63, 2010, Chicago White Sox
Blaise Ilsley – #92, 1985, Houston Astros
Jason Frome – #94, 2001, Colorado Rockies
Boi Rodriguez – #96, 1987, Montreal Expos
Rod Zeratsky – #98, 1984, Milwaukee Brewers

Recent Indiana State Draft Selections and Free Agent Signees
2009 – Nick Ciolli (10th round), Brady Shoemaker (19th round), Bronco Lafrenz (22nd round), Jacob Petricka (34th round), Eric Valdez (35th round), Michael Manus (free agent)
2010 – Jacob Petricka (2nd round), Ryan Strausborger (16th round)
2011 – Colin Rea (12th round), Blake Drake (22nd round), Jason Van Skike (free agent), Brett Merkley (free agent)
2012 – Dakota Bacus (9th round), Jeremy Lucas (12th round), Brandon Dorsett (free agent)
2013 – Sean Manaea (1st round, competitive balance round)