One of Louisville baseball's star pitchers was selected in the first round of the Major League Baseball Draft Sunday night. Right-handed pitcher Patrick Forbes was drafted with the No. 29 overall pick by the Arizona Diamondbacks. Forbes is the 10th player in UofL history to hear his name called in the first round of the MLB draft.

Patrick Forbes threw his final pitch for the University of Louisville at the College World Series last month in Omaha, Nebraska. On Sunday night, he became property of the Arizona Diamondbacks. Forbes was the 31st pick of the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft by the National League West franchise.

Forbes is the highest Cardinal to be selected in the MLB Draft since Henry Davis was taken first overall in 2021. He's also the first Card to be taken in this year's draft, and is Dan McDonnell's 106th MLB Draft selection in his 19 years as the head coach at UofL.