Chicago Cubs select Tennessee SS commit Ty Southisene in 2024 MLB Draft

Ty Southisene has officially heard his name called in the 2024 MLB Draft. The Chicago Cubs selected him in the fourth round with the No. 120 overall pick.

Southisene committed to Tennessee out of Nevada, where he emerged as the top player in the state. He put together a huge year at Basic Academy, hitting .495 while driving in 24 runs and scoring 44 as a senior.

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Southisene – whose twin brother, Tate, was the Nevada 5A Player of the Year – committed to Tennessee in August 2021 as one of the growing list of highly rated players to commit to Tony Vitello. He also possesses an interesting skillset.

At 5-foot-9, Southisene can hit for power when needed, but can also make an impact on the bases with his impressive speed. He made an intriguing case for the MLB Draft and came in as a Top-125 prospect, according to MLB.com.

Scouting report on Ty Southisene

Ty Southisene’s stature was a talking point ahead of the draft, but his advanced skillset could help him make up for it. In fact, MLB.com’s evaluators suggested he could be in the same category as two other former Nevada stars to get drafted in the first three rounds of the draft.

“Southisene is undersized at 5-foot-9, but that won’t keep teams from being interested in his solid all-around toolset,” MLB.com’s scouting report said. “He might be a plus hitter in time, showing an ability to make hard contact with an advanced approach at the plate and an affinity for breaking down his at-bats and swing. He can try to get big and sell out for power at times, but when he stays within himself he finds the barrel against all kinds of pitching with excellent bat speed and should naturally get to solid power.

“A quick-twitch athlete, Southisene’s plus baseball IQ and instincts enable all his tools to play up. His arm might traditionally be a little short, but because of his release, his hands and footwork, he has every chance to stick at shortstop. Teams willing to look past the Tennessee recruit’s size could help him follow in the footsteps of such Nevada prep bats taken in the top three rounds as Justin Crawford and Tyler Whitaker.”