Justin Campbell Drafted No. 37 Overall by Cleveland Guardians

STILLWATER – Oklahoma State sophomore pitcher Justin Campbell is headed east as he was drafted by the Cleveland Guardians with the No. 37 overall pick in the 2022 MLB Draft.

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The No. 37 slot is valued at $2,100,700.

Campbell has had an extremely productive time at Oklahoma State. This past year as a third-year sophomore, Campbell posted a 3.82 ERA in 101.1 innings pitched. He recorded 141 strikeouts to just 25 walks, giving up 83 hits, just 15 of which were home runs.

He matched a career-high 14 strikeouts this past season in a win against TCU on April 22, going 8.0 innings and giving up just three hits in just 111 pitches.

Following the season, Campbell was tabbed a first-team NCBWA All-American, becoming just the 27th first-team All-American in program history, as well as being named the 2022 NCBWA District 6 Co-Player of the Year.

He also became just the 12th player in program history to earn multiple All-America honors.

This came after an incredibly productive 2021 season in which earned second-team All-America honors from Collegiate Baseball and Perfect Game/Rawlings, while being tabbed a freshman All-American by NCBWA.

He was one of five finalists for the John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year following a First Team All-Big 12 performance as he posted a 2.57 ERA in 84.0 innings pitched. He recorded 102 strikeouts to just 27 walks.

On the offensive side of things in 2021, Campbell recorded a .269 batting average, recorded 18 hits and 20 strikeouts.