Former Cornell baseball first baseman and California native Cole Rutherford ’17 did not hear his name called in the MLB draft earlier this month, but has signed as a free agent with the San Diego Padres, it was announced this weekend. I remember when they called me I was ecstatic,” Rutherford told the Sun. I was absolutely overwhelmed with emotions.”Rutherford said that the team called him on June 15th, but didn’t make it official until the 23rd when he went out to Arizona to sign. But Rutherford said the idea of facing off against his brother hasn’t crossed his mind yet. — helping the team on its way to state championships in both of his seasons with OCC and a national championship in 2014 before transferring to Cornell.

Source: Daily Sun June 25, 2017 21:07 UTC