​Jason Krieger finally got the call many thought could have come three years ago.The 2023 Red Lion graduate was selected by the New York Yankees in the 17th round of the MLB draft on Sunday, July 12. The 6-foot-5 right-handed pitcher spent his college career at the University of Maine after he went undrafted out of high school.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThis year he was named to the America East All-Conference first team after recording 55 strikeouts in 88.2 innings. The redshirt junior finished with a 4.57 ERA after missing the 2025 season while recovering from Tommy John surgery.Red Lion’s Jason Krieger throws a pitch against Dallastown Thursday. Dallastown won, 7-6, at home in extra innings on Thursday, April 14, 2022.Fulfilling a dream: ‘I’m gonna make it:’ How this baseball star keeps the memory of his father aliveKrieger went 2-0 with a .59 ERA in four games this year for the Harwich Mariners in the Cape Cod Baseball League, one of the top collegiate summer leagues in the country. He also had one save and struck out 16.Krieger wasn’t the first local player taken in this year’s amateur draft. Gettysburg graduate Tegan Kuhns, who played collegiately at Tennessee, was selected 32nd overall by St. Louis.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe 6-3 righty earned All-SEC second team honors this season after recording 106 strikeouts in 80 innings pitched. He finished with a 3.56 ERA.This article originally appeared on York Daily Record: Red Lion, Gettysburg grads selected in Major League Baseball draft