 For the 17th consecutive year, Arkansas has had at least three players chosen in the Major League Baseball Draft.

Bobby Wernes was selected in the 30th round, No. 889 overall, by the Houston Astros. He joins Andrew Benintendi (No. 7 overall, Boston) and Trey Killian (No. 257 overall, Colorado) as Razorbacks taken in the 2015 draft.

In his second year with the Razorbacks, Wernes emerged as Arkansas’ best defender, earning All-SEC Defense Team honors at third base.

However, he also gave the Razorbacks an offensive spark, hitting .280 with seven doubles, six triples, five home runs and 26 RBIs.

While Wernes has been steady all year, he had two key plays during Arkansas’ late-season run.

First, he stole home in to tie a game the Razorbacks eventually 5-2 over Ole Miss, giving them their first SEC series win in a stretch of six straight.

In the SEC Tournament, Wernes hit a go-ahead two-run home run in the ninth inning of Arkansas’ 7-6 win over Florida.

It was a breakout year for him, as Wernes hit just .217 with one extra-base hit (a double) and 18 RBIs as a sophomore.

Spoon Picked by Boston

Tyler Spoon was selected in the 35th round, No. 1,041 overall, by the Boston Red Sox. He is the second player to be picked by the Red Sox, as Boston also chose Andrew Benintendi in the first round.

As a redshirt junior, Spoon has emerged as Arkansas’ cleanup hitter, who also has the duty of protecting Benintendi, the SEC Player of the Year, from being pitched around.

His .331 batting average, six home runs and 54 RBIs are second on the team, behind Benintendi.

The performance comes off a subpar sophomore season, in which the Van Buren native hit .256 with three home runs and 37 RBIs.

Despite Arkansas coach Dave Van Horn considering removing his redshirt midway through the 2012 season, Spoon remained on the bench until the following year.

As a redshirt freshman, he led the team with 49 RBIs. He also hit .288, which was third on the team, and had four home runs, which was tied for the team lead.

This is the second time Spoon has been drafted, as the Oakland Athletics picked him in the 37th round last year, No. 1,092 overall.

Arkansas Signees Drafted

Two Arkansas signees were drafted on Day 3 of the MLB Draft.

Jacob Schlesener, a left-handed pitcher from Logan-Rogersville High School in Missouri, was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 12th round, No. 371 overall.

He committed to the Razorbacks in March 2014.

As of April 20, he was 3-0 with a 3.50 ERA and 34 strikeouts in 18 innings of work. As a junior in 2014, he went 5-2 with a 2.65 ERA, 24 walks and 56 strikeouts in 42 1/3 innings.

When he isn’t pitching, Schlesener plays in the outfield. In 2014, he hit .394 with three home runs, 32 RBIs and 11 stolen bases, earning second-team 4A All-State honors.

He was selected to play for the White Sox in the 2014 Area Code Games.

Sam McDonnell, an outfielder from Navarro College in Texas, was selected by the Los Angeles Angels in the 36th round, No. 1,095 overall.

In his first season at Navarro, McDonnell hit .340 with 11 doubles and 27 RBIs in 45 games. He was also 10-of-15 on stolen base attempts.

This year, he played only 28 games, batting .282 with five doubles and 13 RBIs.

Former Razorbacks Selected

Four former Arkansas players have been drafted.

Catcher John Clay Reeves, who played on the Razorbacks' 2012 College World Series team before transferring to Rice, was taken by the Washington Nationals in the 20th round, No. 614 overall.

The next former Arkansas player taken was Willie Schwanke, who played one year at Arkansas before ending up at Wichita State. The Milwaukee Brewers took him in the 22nd round, No. 661 overall.

Left-handed pitcher Chris Falwell, who threw 6 2/3 innings at Arkansas last year before transferring to Cisco Junior College, was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 29th round, No. 877 overall.

Right-handed pitcher Conor Costello, who transferred to Oklahoma State after one season at Arkansas, was picked by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 38th round, No. 1,147 overall.