SECAUCUS, N.J. -- Heath Quinn's magical 2016 campaign continued in illustrious fashion Friday as Samford's junior right fielder was selected by the San Francisco Giants with the 18^th pick in the third round (95^th overall) of the Major League Baseball Draft.
 
With the honor, Quinn became the second highest draft pick in Samford's 112-year history. In 2013, former Bulldog-great Philip Ervin was selected 27^th overall in the first round by the Cincinnati Reds
 
Samford, the winningest Division I program in the state of Alabama since 2011, has now had 17 players taken in the MLB Draft over the last six years. Prior to this season, four Bulldogs were drafted in 2011, seven Samford players were taken in 2012, a pair was drafted in 2013 and two were taken in 2014.
 
Also on Friday, Samford signee Austin Franklin, a hard-throwing right-handed pitcher from Paxton High School in Florida, was drafted by the Tampa Bay Rays with the 90^th overall pick in the third round.
 
Before the Bulldogs' current historical run under the tutelage of Head Coach Casey Dunn, Samford had never had more than one player drafted in a single year in program history.
 
Quinn, who garnered First-Team All-Southern Conference honors this year, finished 2016 with a .343 batting average, 21 home runs and a school-record 77 RBI. The Bulldogs' all-time, single season leader in RBI also proved to a member of the All-SoCon Tournament Team.
 
In his illustrious three-year career at Samford, Quinn compiled 44 home runs, 48 doubles, 168 runs, 181 RBI and a stellar .334 batting average.
 
On Tuesday, Quinn received All-America honors from a major national publication for the second time in six days as the Bulldogs' slugger from Birmingham, Alabama, was named to Baseball America's Second Team, it was officially announced by the organization's headquarters.
 
Last week, Quinn was named a Third-Team All-American by Collegiate Baseball. One day prior, Quinn was named a semifinalist for the 2016 Golden Spikes Award, which is awarded to the top amateur baseball player in the country.
 
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HEATH QUINN'S SAMFORD CAREER ACCOLADES

• 2016 MLB Draft Selection - - Third Round, Pick No. 18 (San Francisco Giants – 95^th Overall)
• 2016 Second-Team Baseball America All-American
• 2016 Third-Team Collegiate Baseball All-American
• 2016 Golden Spikes Award Semifinalist
• 2016 Southern Conference All-Tournament Team
• 2016 First-Team All-Southern Conference
• 2016 First-Team SCSMA All-Southern Conference
• Samford's all-time leader in single-season RBI (77)
• Ranked second in the nation in home runs (21)
• Ranked second in the nation in RBI (77)
• Ranked second in the nation in total bases (165)
• Ranked fourth in the nation in RBI per game (1.26)
• Ranked sixth in the nation in home runs per game (0.34)
• Ranked 15^th in the nation in slugging percentage (.682)
• Ranked 17^th in the nation in runs (62)
• Collegiate Baseball Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week (Feb. 22)
• Southern Conference Player of the Month (February)
• Southern Conference Player of the Week (Feb. 29)
• Southern Conference Player of the Week (Feb. 22)
• Hit for the cycle against Butler on Feb. 20 (5-for-5:  1B, 1B, 3B, 2B, HR)
• Southern Conference's active career leader in RBI (181)
• Southern Conference's active career leader in doubles (48)
• Southern Conference's active career leader in home runs (44)
• 2016 Second-Team Collegiate Baseball Preseason All-American
• 2016 Second-Team NCBWA Preseason All-American
• 2016 First-Team All-Southern Conference Preseason Selection
• 2016 First-Team Preseason All-Southern Conference – College Sports Madness
• 2015 Cape Cod League All-Star Starter
• 2015 Cape Cod League Player Of The Week (June 30)
• 2015 First-Team All-Southern Conference
• 2015 Second-Team All-Southern Conference – Media
• 2015 First-Team All-Southern Conference Preseason Selection
• 2014 Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American
• 2014 Second-Team All-Southern Conference
• 2014 Southern Conference All-Freshman Team