5 Las Vegas Valley players selected on final day of MLB draft

Las Vegas Review-Journal

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Desert Oasis' Aaron Roberts (25) runs home after hitting a three run homer against Basic in the ... — Desert Oasis’ Aaron Roberts (25) runs home after hitting a three run homer against Basic in the Desert Region championship baseball game at Desert Oasis High School in Las Vegas, Friday, May 10, 2019. Roberts was selected by Boston in the 15th round of the Major League Baseball draft on Wednesday. (Erik Verduzco / Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Erik_Verduzco

Bishop Gorman’s Dutch Landis pitches against Spring Valley at Spring Valley High School in Las Vegas, Tuesday, May 2, 2017. Landis, who transferred to Liberty, was selected by Seattle in the 17th round of the Major League Baseball draft on Wednesday. Elizabeth Brumley Las Vegas Review-Journal @EliPagePhoto

Bishop Gorman’s Brandon Wulff, left, celebrates with teammates Austin Cram (24), Beau Capanna, right, and Cadyn Grenier, back, at home plate after hitting a home run against Shadow Ridge on Monday, April 6, 2015, in Las Vegas. Wulff, who plays at Stanford, was selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 17th round of the Major League Baseball draft Wednesday. (Ronda Churchill/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Liberty High School’s Preston Pavlica (11) swings at the ball during a baseball game at Silverado High School in Las Vegas on Thursday, April 9, 2015. Pavlica, who completed his senior season at Grand Canyon University, was selected by Houston in the 24th round of the Major League Baseball draft Wednesday. (Donavon Lockett/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

UNLV outfielder Max Smith (9) signals to his team after hitting a triple against Air Force at the Earl Wilson Stadium in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 15, 2018. Smith was selected by Minnesota in the 31st round of the Major League Baseball draft Wednesday. Andrea Cornejo Las Vegas Review-Journal @dreacornejo

Five local players were selected on the final day of the Major League Baseball draft Wednesday.

Desert Oasis pitcher/infielder Aaron Roberts was the first local player selected Wednesday, going to Boston with the final pick of the 15th round. He was the 467th pick overall.

Roberts, who has signed to play at the University of California, hit .444 with 15 doubles, 13 home runs and 58 RBIs in his senior season with the Diamondbacks. He also went 6-2 with a 1.95 ERA and 84 strikeouts in 43 innings.

Liberty pitcher Dutch Landis was selected in the 17th round by Seattle with the 516th pick.

Landis, a University of Arizona signee, sat out the high school season after transferring from Bishop Gorman, where he was 8-2 with a 2.58 ERA and 54 strikeouts in 38 innings as a junior in 2018.

Bishop Gorman graduate Brandon Wulff also was selected in the 17th round, going to the Los Angeles Dodgers with the 521st pick.

An outfielder at Stanford, Wulff is hitting .270 with 19 homers and 42 RBIs in his senior season with the Cardinal.

Liberty graduate Preston Pavlica was selected in the 24th round by Houston. He was the No. 736 pick.

An outfielder at Grand Canyon University, Pavlica hit .284 with 11 homers and 40 RBIs and stole 22 bases in his senior season with the Antelopes.

UNLV right fielder Max Smith went to Minnesota in the 31st round. He was the No. 929 pick.

Smith hit. 291 with 10 homers and 49 RBIs in his senior season with the Rebels.