​Outfielder Owen Hull is headed to the Boston Red Sox after being selected with the No. 67 overall pick in the 2026 MLB Draft. He joins shortstop Jake Schaffner, whom Boston drafted No. 20 overall in the first round, giving the Red Sox a pair of former North Carolina stars. Interestingly, Hull was ranked No. 67 on MLB.com’s Top 250 prospects list.
Hull earned his first first-team All-America nod following a standout offensive season, batting .393 with 103 hits, 27 doubles and 87 RBIs. His RBI total and hit total were both among the national leaders, ranking second and second, respectively, in the NCAA, while his doubles were third nationally. He finished just four RBIs shy of breaking Colin Moran’s single-season UNC program record of 91, a mark set in 2013. In ACC play, Hull hit .432 with 45 RBIs and a .504 on-base percentage, which earned him first-team All-ACC honors in May.
His postseason performance kept the hot bat going. Hull hit .479 (23-for-48) with 12 RBIs across 12 NCAA Tournament games, highlighted by a walk-off double in the ninth inning of Game 3 of the Chapel Hill Super Regional that propelled the Tar Heels to Omaha. During North Carolina’s run to the College World Series finals, he went 11-for-26 with six RBIs and two home runs over six games, earning College World Series All-Tournament Team honors.
Hull began his college career at George Mason, where he earned second-team All-Atlantic 10 honors as a sophomore before transferring to Chapel Hill. He is the third consecutive North Carolina center fielder drafted in the first two rounds, following Kane Kepley (No. 56 overall in 2025) and Vance Honeycutt (No. 22 overall in 2024).
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