Five former Waynesboro Generals taken in 2015 MLB Draft

Five Waynesboro Generals alums from the 2013 and 2014 Valley League championship teams were selected in the 2015 MLB Draft this week.

The New York Mets took 2013 Generals alum Patrick Mazeika in the eighth round. Mazeika, drafted as a catcher, played first base for Waynesboro in 2013, hitting .382 with a homer and 18 RBIs and a .552 on-base percentage.

Mazeika hit .307 with seven homers and 53 RBI and a .439 on-base percentage for Stetson in 2015.

Tyler Cyr, a pitcher from Embry-Riddle and a 2014 Generals alum, was taken by the San Francisco Giants in the 10th round. Cyr had a 7-5 record and 3.14 ERA for Embry-Riddle in 2015, with 98 strikeouts in 86 innings pitched and a .213 opponent batting average.

Sikes Orvis, a 2013 General and first baseman, was taken in the 17th round by the Chicago White Sox. Orvis hit .253 for Ole Miss in 2015 with 16 homers and 53 RBI.

Will Lowman, a 2014 pitcher for the Generals, was taken in the 20th round by the Arizona Diamondbacks. Lowman had an 0-3 record and 4.26 ERA at Kennesaw State in 2015, with 37 strikeouts in 25.1 innings pitched.

Julius Gaines, a 2013 General, was taken by the Seattle Mariners in the 33rd round. Gaines, a Florida International second baseman, hit .274 with three homers and 28 RBI in 2015.