Four Coyotes taken in 2024 MLB Draft

Four Weatherford College Coyotes, both current and former, were chosen Tuesday in the 2024 Major League Baseball Draft. 

The Los Angeles Dodgers selected WC pitcher Cody Morse in the 12th round. 

In the 2024 season, Morse posted a 3.08 ERA with 53 strikeouts and 28 walks over 49 and two-thirds innings. He went 5-1 with one save and was a second team all-conference honoree for the Coyotes. 

Morse is a 6-foot- 6-inch left-hander and a graduate of Katy Paetow High School. He transferred to WC from the University of Houston and has signed to play at the University of Oklahoma next year. He will now be faced with the decision to either enter the Dodgers' system now or move on to Norman. 

Morse is the first Coyote to be selected by the Dodgers. 

The New York Yankees selected Weatherford College alumnus Austin Green in the 14th round. Green played his junior and senior seasons at Texas Tech University. 

In the 2024 season, Green hit .322 for the Red Raiders. He turned in 45 RBI, 13 doubles, eight home runs and 31 walks in 174 at-bats. He was the Big 12 Co-Player of the Week on April 22. 

Green played two seasons at WC, hitting .320 as a freshman and .327 as a sophomore. Over the two years, he collected 91 RBI, 19 home runs and was 23-of-24 stealing bases. He was a second team all-conference selection for the Coyotes in 2021. 

The New York Mets selected WC alumnus Owen Woodward in the 15th round Tuesday. Woodward played his junior and senior seasons at the University of Houston. 

In the 2024 season, Woodward struck out 36 batters and only walked four in 23 and one-third innings for the Cougars. In his junior year, he finished with a 4-0 record and four saves over 42 innings. 

Woodward, a 6-foot-3-inch right-hander, turned in an ERA of 3.10 in his 2022 season at WC, striking out 30 compared to eight walks. 

A Breckenridge High School graduate, Woodward became the 48th draftee for the WC program since it began in 2003. 

The San Diego Padres selected WC centerfielder Kasen Wells in the 16th round. 

Wells was the Offensive Player of the Year in the Northern Texas Junior College Athletic Conference in 2024. He hit .384 in the regular season with 52 RBI, 14 doubles and six triples (10th nationally). He stole 32 bases. 

Wells is a graduate of Smithson Valley High School in Spring Branch, Texas. He transferred to WC from Texas A& M University and has signed to play at Dallas Baptist University next year. He will now be faced with the decision to either enter the Padres' system now or move on to DBU.