WASHINGTON -- Six Atlantic 10 baseball players were taken on the second day of the Major League Baseball draft Monday. The players represent five A-10 schools.

Michael Salina (St. Bonaventure), James Quinn-Irons (George Mason), Anthony DePino (Rhode Island), Daniel Bucciero (Fordham), Colton Book (Saint Joseph’s) and Connor Knox (George Mason) were all selected Monday in rounds four through 18.

A junior right-handed pitcher, Salina was the first A-10 choice and he made St. Bonaventure history by becoming the Bonnies' highest MLB Draft pick with a fourth round selection by the San Diego Padres. The Padres called Salina's name 130^th overall as the Webster, N.Y. native is Bona's first MLB Draft selection since 2017. All-time, Salina is the 17^th Bonnies player picked in the MLB Draft.

Named by Perfect Game and D1Baseball as the top MLB Draft prospect in the Atlantic 10 entering this season, Salina led the Bonnies with 64 strikeouts in 58.1 innings of work in his Bonaventure debut in 2024. Salina, who hit triple digits on the radar gun during fall ball, averaged nearly 10 strikeouts per nine and ranked top-10 in the conference for punchouts during his first season with the program with some of the most electric stuff in the A-10. Injury cut short his 2025 campaign as he struck out 26 batters in 17.1 innings of work over four starts. He underwent Tommy John surgery this spring and will now continue his rehab process in the Padres organization.

A junior outfielder, Quinn-Irons was selected by the Tampa Bay Rays in the fifth round of the 2025 MLB Draft on Monday. A native of Reston, Va., he was selected with the 147th overall pick. Quinn-Irons was recognized on five All-America teams in 2025, including four first team selections at the conclusion of the 2025 season.  He was selected DIBaseball First Team All-American, Baseball America First Team All-America, American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA)/Rawlings NCAA Division I All-America First Team, National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Division I All-America First Team and Perfect Game College Baseball Second Team All-American.

Quinn-Irons was named Atlantic 10 Player of the Year and was one of the 25 semifinalists for the 47th Golden Spikes Award, given annually to the best amateur baseball player in the nation.  He is the first Golden Spikes Award semifinalist in George Mason baseball program history. Among NCAA leaders, Quinn-Irons ranked second in the nation in hits (101) and RBI (85), fourth in total bases (177), tied for sixth in doubles (24), seventh in batting average (.419), ninth in on-base percentage (.523), tied for 17th in both runs scored (74) and stolen bases (36) and 23rd in slugging percentage (.734). Quinn-Irons was a three-time Atlantic 10 Player of the Week, the most of any player in the league. He led the league in batting average (.419), hits (101), RBI (85), total bases (177), on-base percentage (.523), OPS (1.257) and doubles, was second in slugging percentage (.734), third in stolen bases (36), fourth in run scored (74), and was seventh in walks (36).

DePino, a third baseman, was selected in the seventh round of the 2025 MLB Draft by the Chicago White Sox as the 196th pick overall on Monday afternoon. Named an All-American by three different organizations at the end of his senior season (ABCA/Rawlings - Second Team; D1Baseball.com - Third Team; Perfect Game - Third Team), DePino was one of the most feared hitters in the country in 2025. A First Team All-Atlantic 10 honoree, he finished the year in the nation's top 20 in runs scored (second, 85), walks (10th, 57), total bases (18th, 165) and on-base percentage (20th, .505). 

As a Ram, the Madison, Conn. native sits at the top of the program record book in career runs scored (201), home runs (65), runs batted in (181), total bases (475), extra-base hits (118) and walks (153), while checking into many other career and single-season top-10 categories.   He started all 58 games he played in at the hot corner this season, helping URI win both the Atlantic 10's regular season and conference tournament titles while boosting the squad to a program-record 38 wins. By winning the Atlantic 10 Baseball Tournament, Rhode Island clinched the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Championship and subsequently played in the Baton Rouge Regional, hosted by eventual national champion No. 6 LSU. As a senior, DePino batted .354 with a .730 slugging percentage. He belted out a program-record 20 home runs while tallying 61 RBI. Of his 80 total hits, 43 were for extra bases. Defensively, he fielded .924 with 105 assists. 

A third baseman, Bucciero joined yet another exclusive club on Monday, as he was selected in the ninth round of the 2025 MLB Draft by the Athletics (pick #260).  He becomes the 38^th Ram to be selected in the MLB Draft. Bucciero just completed his junior season and was selected as the team's most valuable player.  The lone Ram to start all 58 games last season, he batted a career-best .320 and posted career-highs in runs scored (54), hits (72), doubles (16), RBI (37), total bases (116), walks (34), and stolen bases (35).  He also tied for the team-lead in home runs (8), had 20 multi-hit games, and was the first Ram to score over 50 runs in a season since Rich Goulian in 2008. 
 
Among his many accomplishments, Bucciero joined Bobby Kingsbury as the only two Rams in program history to reach 190 hits, 125 runs, 40 doubles, 20 home runs, 100 RBI, and 60 stolen bases in their careers.  He also stands among the Rams' career leaders in hits (T16th – 198), doubles (7^th – 43), home runs (T12th – 20), total bases (T9th – 313), and stolen bases (T12th – 61). A former Second Team All-Atlantic 10 and All-Rookie Team selection, Bucciero is a two-time CSC Academic All-District selection and a three-year member of the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.
 
Book, a southpaw, was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the ninth round of the 2025 Major League Baseball Draft on Monday.  Book was chosen with the 271st overall selection. Book was named the Atlantic 10 Pitcher of the Year and earned a spot on the ABCA All-East Region First Team after turning in one of the most outstanding seasons by a hurler in SJU history.  The native of Manheim, Pennsylvania, was a four-time Atlantic 10 Pitcher of the Week on the way to First Team All-Conference accolades; he was also named the College Baseball Foundation's National Pitcher of the Week on February 25.
 
The lefthander is the first pitcher in Saint Joseph's history to strike out 100 batters in a season, setting a new program record with 122 punchouts for the year, and fanned 13 or more on four different occasions.  He spent the season ranked among the top three in Division I in strikeouts before finishing the regular season fifth in the nation.  Also ranking in the top 12 in the country in both WHIP and strikeouts-per-nine-innings at the end of the regular season, Book showed his durability by throwing at least six innings in 10 of his starts, with five starts of seven frames or more. Book is the 14th Hawk to hear his name called in the draft during Hamburg's tenure and the 34th overall in program history.

A senior pitcher, Knox as selected by the Chicago Cubs in the 18th round of the 2025 MLB Draft on Monday. Knox, from Manassas, Va., was selected with the 541st pick. Knox made 25 appearances over his three years with the Green and Gold with 11 starts.  He struck out 56 batters over 53.0 innings of work and held opponents to a .219 batting average in his Patriots career.

As a senior in 2025, Knox posted single season career highs in starts (6), ERA (3.29), innings pitched (27.1), strikeouts (28) and opponent batting average (.178).  The Patriots won seven of eight games when he made an appearance in 2025, and in four of those games he didn't allow a run.

George Mason's Brandon Cassedy, a right-handed pitcher, and Saint Louis' Charlie Weber, a right-handed pitcher, signed as undrafted free agents with the Houston Astros. Eric Genther, a Rhode Island outfielder, signed with the New Yankees. Richmond third baseman Brady O'Brien signed with the Seattle Mariners.