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Bouchard Selected By Boston Red Sox On Day Three Of MLB Draft
7/16/2024 4:53:00 PM | Baseball
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Lehigh right-handed pitcher Alex Bouchard was drafted 417th overall in the 14th round of the 2024 Major League Baseball Draft by the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday afternoon.
Bouchard becomes the 20th MLB Draft selection in program history. He joins teammate Rafe Perich as a draftee this year, who was taken in the seventh round by the Texas Rangers on Monday. Bouchard and Perich's selections mark the fourth time in the last six drafts that two Lehigh players have been drafted (Levi Stoudt and Jason Reynolds in 2019, Mason Black and Matt Svanson in 2021, Adam Retzbach and Carlos Torres in 2022).
"Bouch is such an amazing story," said Peter E. Bennett '63 head baseball coach Sean Leary. "The leaps he's made in the past two years are phenomenal. His work ethic and determination have led him to this moment."
After playing his first-year season at Division III Dickinson College, Bouchard transferred to Lehigh in the fall of 2022. In his first season with the Mountain Hawks, Bouchard posted a 4-2 record in 14 appearances with 12 starts and a save while collecting a 3.65 ERA with 37 strikeouts in 49.1 innings pitched. Bouchard opened the 2024 season on fire, striking out 11 batters through his first two starts before an injury sidelined him for the remainder of the season.
"He, like Perich, brought a positive presence and a smile to every practice, workout and game," said Leary. "Lehigh baseball is blessed to have such wonderful young men representing our program."
Bouchard and Perich will join a list of active Lehigh professional players that includes Carlos Torres, Adam Retzbach, Matt Svanson, Levi Stoudt, and Mason Black, who recently made his MLB debut.
"Lehigh baseball will have another unbelievable ambassador in the professional ranks once Alex joins the Sox," said Leary.
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Lehigh in the MLB Draft
Year      Name                 Round – Team
1971     Rich Revta          26th Round – Washington Senators
1973     Frank Zawatski  19th Round – San Francisco Giants
1975     Paul Hartzell      10th Round – California Angels
1977     Joe Carroll          20th Round – Texas Rangers
1989     Dave Norwood 40th Round – Cleveland Indians
1997     Ben Talbott        32nd Round – Anaheim Angels
2002     Jack Lyons*        34th Round – Montreal Expos
2006     Matt McBride    2nd Round – Cleveland Indians
2015     Justin Pacchioli 10th Round – San Diego Padres
2015     Mike Garzillo     38th Round – New York Yankees
2016     Mike Garzillo     25th Round – Miami Marlins
2017     Mark Washington           25th Round – Los Angeles Dodgers
2019     Levi Stoudt         3rd Round – Seattle Mariners
2019     Jason Reynolds 32nd Round – San Diego Padres
2021     Mason Black      3rd Round – San Francisco Giants
2021     Matt Svanson    13th Round – Toronto Blue Jays
2022     Adam Retzbach 14th Round – Baltimore Orioles
2022     Carlos Torres     20th Round – Colorado Rockies
2024     Rafe Perich        7th Round – Texas Rangers
2024     Alex Bouchard   14th Round – Boston Red Sox
*Drafted in high school prior to attending Lehigh
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Bouchard becomes the 20th MLB Draft selection in program history. He joins teammate Rafe Perich as a draftee this year, who was taken in the seventh round by the Texas Rangers on Monday. Bouchard and Perich's selections mark the fourth time in the last six drafts that two Lehigh players have been drafted (Levi Stoudt and Jason Reynolds in 2019, Mason Black and Matt Svanson in 2021, Adam Retzbach and Carlos Torres in 2022).
"Bouch is such an amazing story," said Peter E. Bennett '63 head baseball coach Sean Leary. "The leaps he's made in the past two years are phenomenal. His work ethic and determination have led him to this moment."
After playing his first-year season at Division III Dickinson College, Bouchard transferred to Lehigh in the fall of 2022. In his first season with the Mountain Hawks, Bouchard posted a 4-2 record in 14 appearances with 12 starts and a save while collecting a 3.65 ERA with 37 strikeouts in 49.1 innings pitched. Bouchard opened the 2024 season on fire, striking out 11 batters through his first two starts before an injury sidelined him for the remainder of the season.
"He, like Perich, brought a positive presence and a smile to every practice, workout and game," said Leary. "Lehigh baseball is blessed to have such wonderful young men representing our program."
Bouchard and Perich will join a list of active Lehigh professional players that includes Carlos Torres, Adam Retzbach, Matt Svanson, Levi Stoudt, and Mason Black, who recently made his MLB debut.
"Lehigh baseball will have another unbelievable ambassador in the professional ranks once Alex joins the Sox," said Leary.
Like Lehigh Baseball on Facebook, follow on X (formerly Twitter) and Instagram for exclusive content, team updates and more.
Lehigh in the MLB Draft
Year      Name                 Round – Team
1971     Rich Revta          26th Round – Washington Senators
1973     Frank Zawatski  19th Round – San Francisco Giants
1975     Paul Hartzell      10th Round – California Angels
1977     Joe Carroll          20th Round – Texas Rangers
1989     Dave Norwood 40th Round – Cleveland Indians
1997     Ben Talbott        32nd Round – Anaheim Angels
2002     Jack Lyons*        34th Round – Montreal Expos
2006     Matt McBride    2nd Round – Cleveland Indians
2015     Justin Pacchioli 10th Round – San Diego Padres
2015     Mike Garzillo     38th Round – New York Yankees
2016     Mike Garzillo     25th Round – Miami Marlins
2017     Mark Washington           25th Round – Los Angeles Dodgers
2019     Levi Stoudt         3rd Round – Seattle Mariners
2019     Jason Reynolds 32nd Round – San Diego Padres
2021     Mason Black      3rd Round – San Francisco Giants
2021     Matt Svanson    13th Round – Toronto Blue Jays
2022     Adam Retzbach 14th Round – Baltimore Orioles
2022     Carlos Torres     20th Round – Colorado Rockies
2024     Rafe Perich        7th Round – Texas Rangers
2024     Alex Bouchard   14th Round – Boston Red Sox
*Drafted in high school prior to attending Lehigh
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