Memphis pitcher Jonathan Bowlan drafted in second round by Kansas City Royals

Evan Barnes | Memphis Commercial Appeal

Memphis pitcher Jonathan Bowlan was drafted in the second round Monday by the Kansas City Royals. Bowlan was taken with the No. 58 overall pick.

Bowlan, who was ranked the No. 113 prospect by MLB.com, set a Memphis and American Athletic Conference record with 18 strikeouts in the Tigers' 8-2 win over South Florida. It was also the most strikeouts by any pitcher in an NCAA Division I game this season.

Bowlan's father Mark was drafted in the 19th round by the St. Louis Cardinals in 1989 and also has threw a perfect game for the Tigers in 1987 against Louisville.

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Despite a 2-9 record, the Arlington native had his best season as a Tiger, striking out 104 batters in 85 innings and posting an 3.71 earned run average. He became the first Tigers pitcher since 2013 to record 100 strikeouts in a season.

Bowlan is the second-highest drafted Tigers player in program history behind Dave Anderson, who was a first round pick (No. 22 overall) of the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1981. The last Tigers player selected in the second round was Chad Harville, a second-round pick (No. 63) in 1997 by the Oakland Athletics.