Castillo Drafted by Philadelphia Phillies in Ninth Round
7/18/2022 2:33:00 PM | Baseball
RIVERSIDE – California Baptist University baseball's Chad Castillo kept the Lancers' next-level success going when he was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies during the 2022 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft on Monday.
The Phillies selected Castillo in the ninth round at 272 overall to make him the fifth top-10 round pick in CBU history, and the fourth highest draft pick ever for the Lancers. He becomes the 37th Lancer to ever be drafted, the 26th under Coach Gary Adcock in his 19-year tenure. California Baptist has now had at least one player drafted in 12 of the last 13 years.
Castillo put together one of the best seasons any Lancer has ever had at the plate in 2022 and earned NCAA Division I All-West Region and All-Western Athletic Conference awards as a result. The outfielder ranked top-35 in all of Division I with 23 doubles (20th), 90 hits (25th), a .386 batting average (31st), 69 RBI (34th) in the regular season. He also slugged .635 with a .442 on-base percentage with 35 extra-base hits (23 doubles, 11 homers), 54 runs and 13 stolen bases.
In CBU's single-season history, Castillo ranks third all-time in RBI this season, fourth in hits, fifth in doubles and sixth with 148 total bases. In the NCAA era, he ranks first in RBI and total bases; second in hits and doubles; third in stolen bases; fourth in runs; fifth in slugging percentage; sixth in batting average, eighth in home runs, and ninth in on-base percentage.
He also made history as the first Lancer in the NCAA era to hit for the cycle at Air Force on April 9.
Over his career, Castillo was a three-time All-WAC selection and was named a Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball in 2019. He hit .353 and slugged .503 with a .414 on-base percentage in 178 career games. He leaves ranking eighth in CBU's all-time history with 243 hits and in the top-15 with 346 career total bases (11th), 135 career RBI (12th), 130 runs, 44 doubles (12th) and 29 stolen bases (13th).
CBU'S NEXT-LEVEL SUCCESS
A total of 14 Lancers have been drafted as top-20 round selections. Tyson Miller is the highest draft pick in team history after the Chicago Cubs selected him in the fourth round at 134 overall in 2016. Miller is still in professional baseball with the Texas Rangers' Triple-A affiliate, the Round Rock Express, and has made four appearances at the MLB level.
Two former CBU baseball players have reached the top level of MLB over the last five years. Trevor Oaks became the first Lancer to appear in an MLB game when he started on the mound for the Kansas City Royals on April 28, 2018. Miller became the second CBU baseball player to appear in an MLB game when he started for the Cubs on August 17, 2020 and has made two appearances with the Rangers this year.
At least one Lancer has been selected in the MLB Draft in 12 of the last 13 years. The lone exception over the last 12 years was 2020, when MLB condensed the draft down to five rounds in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. CBU did see one of its recruits, Kala'i Rosario, drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the fifth round at 158 overall in 2020.
ONE OF THE BEST
CBU finished the 2022 season with a 36-20 record and finished runner-up in the WAC West Division in the regular season, with an 18-12 conference mark. It polished off one of the best four-year NCAA Division I transitions. The Lancers went 118-64 over the last four years, with a 64.8 winning percentage and consecutive WAC titles in 2019 and 2021. Their winning percentage is first among D-I teams in transitions since 1998, with the win total ranking sixth, despite the 2020 season being canceled just 15 games in due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
California Baptist's 110 wins in its first three full seasons are the second-most by any transitioning team in that time span. The Lancers' 35 wins in 2019 ranked third among teams in their debut D-I season, while their 40 wins ranked first among transitioning teams in their second full season.
The Phillies selected Castillo in the ninth round at 272 overall to make him the fifth top-10 round pick in CBU history, and the fourth highest draft pick ever for the Lancers. He becomes the 37th Lancer to ever be drafted, the 26th under Coach Gary Adcock in his 19-year tenure. California Baptist has now had at least one player drafted in 12 of the last 13 years.
🚨 𝐃𝐑𝐀𝐅𝐓𝐄𝐃 🚨
— California Baptist Baseball (@CBUbaseball) July 18, 2022
Congratulations to Chad Castillo on being drafted by the @Phillies in the ninth round at 272 overall. The outfielder is the fourth highest drafted player in CBU history. #LanceUp⚔️ pic.twitter.com/kUWOb4muo7
Castillo put together one of the best seasons any Lancer has ever had at the plate in 2022 and earned NCAA Division I All-West Region and All-Western Athletic Conference awards as a result. The outfielder ranked top-35 in all of Division I with 23 doubles (20th), 90 hits (25th), a .386 batting average (31st), 69 RBI (34th) in the regular season. He also slugged .635 with a .442 on-base percentage with 35 extra-base hits (23 doubles, 11 homers), 54 runs and 13 stolen bases.
🔥🔥🔥
— California Baptist Baseball (@CBUbaseball) May 24, 2022
Congratulations to Chad Castillo on being named to the @WACsports First Team!
He ranks top-eight in the conference in hits (84), RBI (66), doubles (21), batting average (.385), stolen bases (13), slugging (.628) and runs (50).#LanceUp⚔️ pic.twitter.com/LpQHLUKu1x
In CBU's single-season history, Castillo ranks third all-time in RBI this season, fourth in hits, fifth in doubles and sixth with 148 total bases. In the NCAA era, he ranks first in RBI and total bases; second in hits and doubles; third in stolen bases; fourth in runs; fifth in slugging percentage; sixth in batting average, eighth in home runs, and ninth in on-base percentage.
He also made history as the first Lancer in the NCAA era to hit for the cycle at Air Force on April 9.
Philadelphia @Phillies, you got yourself a good one in Chad Castillo. #LanceUp⚔️ pic.twitter.com/dDR0ymLpTN
— California Baptist Baseball (@CBUbaseball) July 18, 2022
Over his career, Castillo was a three-time All-WAC selection and was named a Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball in 2019. He hit .353 and slugged .503 with a .414 on-base percentage in 178 career games. He leaves ranking eighth in CBU's all-time history with 243 hits and in the top-15 with 346 career total bases (11th), 135 career RBI (12th), 130 runs, 44 doubles (12th) and 29 stolen bases (13th).
📢 AMAZING CATCH 📢
— NCAA Baseball (@NCAABaseball) May 12, 2019
Chad Castillo of @CBUbaseball runs down a foul ball before flipping over the fence 😱pic.twitter.com/OF26EXE05e
CBU'S NEXT-LEVEL SUCCESS
A total of 14 Lancers have been drafted as top-20 round selections. Tyson Miller is the highest draft pick in team history after the Chicago Cubs selected him in the fourth round at 134 overall in 2016. Miller is still in professional baseball with the Texas Rangers' Triple-A affiliate, the Round Rock Express, and has made four appearances at the MLB level.
Two former CBU baseball players have reached the top level of MLB over the last five years. Trevor Oaks became the first Lancer to appear in an MLB game when he started on the mound for the Kansas City Royals on April 28, 2018. Miller became the second CBU baseball player to appear in an MLB game when he started for the Cubs on August 17, 2020 and has made two appearances with the Rangers this year.
At least one Lancer has been selected in the MLB Draft in 12 of the last 13 years. The lone exception over the last 12 years was 2020, when MLB condensed the draft down to five rounds in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. CBU did see one of its recruits, Kala'i Rosario, drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the fifth round at 158 overall in 2020.
ONE OF THE BEST
CBU finished the 2022 season with a 36-20 record and finished runner-up in the WAC West Division in the regular season, with an 18-12 conference mark. It polished off one of the best four-year NCAA Division I transitions. The Lancers went 118-64 over the last four years, with a 64.8 winning percentage and consecutive WAC titles in 2019 and 2021. Their winning percentage is first among D-I teams in transitions since 1998, with the win total ranking sixth, despite the 2020 season being canceled just 15 games in due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
California Baptist's 110 wins in its first three full seasons are the second-most by any transitioning team in that time span. The Lancers' 35 wins in 2019 ranked third among teams in their debut D-I season, while their 40 wins ranked first among transitioning teams in their second full season.
𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙩'𝙨 𝙖 𝙬𝙧𝙖𝙥 𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙨𝙩-𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙉𝘾𝘼𝘼 𝘿𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙄. #LanceUp⚔️ pic.twitter.com/AQrBzp7XT7
— California Baptist Baseball (@CBUbaseball) May 29, 2022
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