Oregon State and Dallas Baptist fuel Pac-12’s MLB Draft haul with 15 picks in rebuilt conference class

The rebuilt Pac-12 made an immediate recruiting and development statement during the 2026 MLB Draft, landing 15 draft picks across the two-day event. According to the draft recap, Oregon State produced the largest share of that haul, with Dallas Baptist also emerging as an early contributor in the conference’s new chapter.

Oregon State, listed at No. 22 in the draft recap’s conference-wide context, was identified as the biggest contributor in the Pac-12 group. The Beavers’ leading name was Ethan Kleinschmit, described in the recap as a top-200 prospect. That framing matters because it indicates that the Pac-12’s rebuilt composition is not only producing depth, but also sending players viewed as meaningful additions to professional farm systems.

Dallas Baptist, now an affiliate member of the Pac-12, was described as right behind Oregon State in the group’s overall production. The recap highlighted Luke Pettitte of DBU as a key part of the affiliate’s impact, specifically noting him as the sole two-way player from the new Pac-12 to be selected in the draft.

From a positional breakdown perspective, the recap said the 15 drafted players included eight pitchers and six positional players, with Pettitte completing the list as the only two-way pick credited to the new Pac-12. That distribution points to a draft class shaped primarily by pitching depth, a consistent theme in MLB development pipelines where roster construction often begins with arms before bat-to-bat projections.

The conference-wide takeaway is that the Pac-12’s “new life” is showing up in measurable professional outcomes immediately, rather than only as a longer-term payoff. While the Pac-12 has historically produced pro-ready talent, this specific draft run stands out for concentrating selections among a small set of programs and for featuring both power arms (through the eight pitching selections) and at least one clearly identified two-way talent (Pettitte).

For college programs and families, the draft can also function as a report of where talent is aligning with professional evaluation. For MLB organizations, a class that includes a top-200 prospect like Kleinschmit and a two-way profile like Pettitte suggests teams were willing to take different developmental bets, rather than clustering only around one archetype.

Looking ahead, the key thing to watch is whether the Pac-12’s rebuilt identity continues to generate similar draft numbers and similar mix of pitchers and position players in future years. If that pattern holds, it would reinforce the idea that the league’s on-field product and its player development processes are translating into professional demand quickly, not gradually. If not, this 15-player weekend may read as a strong opening, but not yet a sustained trend. (The recap does not provide further details on every program represented, selection order, or later-round compensation, so those specifics should be treated as unconfirmed for now.)