Published: 05:50 PM, Wed Jun 06, 2012
Braves select Jack Britt, Army recordsetter Kevin McKague
Jack Britt High School graduate Kevin McKague, who led Army to the Patriot League championship, was the Atlanta Braves' 23rd-round draft pick Wednesday. McKague, a fifth-year senior, was drafted 719th overall. He was a 50th-round pick of the Braves in 2011.
McKague was a four-time all-conference performer and a 2012 Louisville Slugger All-American.
The 6-foot-5, 240-pound first baseman and reliever was voted the Patriot's Player of the Year in May. He led the league with a .379 batting average, had a .475 on-base percentage, and tied for third with five home runs. On the mound as the Black Knights' closer, McKague was 1-0 with a 1.46 earned-run average and five saves.
On Monday, McKague was announced as one of five semifinalists for the 2012 John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year Award.
McKague rewrote the Army history books during his career. He leaves the U.S. Military Academy as the program's all-time leader in base hits (283), doubles (55), multiple-hit games (87), total bases (414), games played (210), games started (207), times hit by pitch (39) and at-bats (796). McKague also holds program marks for career saves (27) and single-season saves (13 in 2010).
- Thomas Pope