Ohio State LHP Isaiah Coupet was selected by the Colorado Rockies in the fourth round of the 2023 MLB Class .
Ohio State left-hander Isaiah Coupet is the seventh Buckeyes pitcher to be selected in the last three MLB amateur drafts.
Ohio State Buckeyes left-handed pitcher Isaiah Coupet was selected by the Colorado Rockies with the 109th overall pick in the fourth round of the 2023 MLB Amateur Draft on Monday.
Coupet is the first Buckeye selected in this year’s draft, the 115th in program history and the highest draft pick since former Ohio State wide receiver Dillon Dingler was selected in the second round of the 2020 MLB draft.
Coupet was affected by a nagging injury that limited him to just 10 starts and 11 starts in 2023, but he was able to make the most of his appearances mine.
In 50 2/3 innings last season, Flossmoor, IL.
The native posted a career-best 3.
55 ERA while striking out 72 batters.
The left-hander delivers a devastating curveball that fools hitters with its touch-inducing breakaway – a pitch that clocks in at 3,126 rpm, which is the best in the Cape Baseball League Cod the week of June 19, according to TrackMan.
Coupet struck out nearly a third of the 300 batters he faced in 2022, while his 98 punchouts ranked 14th in a single season in program history.
The 20-year-old made an interim appearance with the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Summer League, posting a 1.
22 ERA in 7 1/3 innings with a dominant strikeout rate of 13.
5 over all nine innings.
Ohio State now has seven pitchers drafted as of 2021, with TJ Brock, Ethan Hammerberg and Nate Karaffa selected last year and Seth Lonsway – a left-hander with a similar power curve similar to Coupet – Garrett Burhenn and Jack Neely in 2021.
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