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Outfielder Owen Hull is heading to the Boston Red Sox after being selected with the No. 67 overall pick in the 2026 MLB Draft.
Hull 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. Fittingly, Hull was ranked No. 67 on MLB.com’s Top 250 prospects list.
Hull earned his first first-team All-America nod after a standout season at the plate, hitting .393 with 103 hits, 27 doubles and 87 RBIs. His RBI and hit totals ranked second in the NCAA, while his doubles were third nationally. He finished just four RBIs shy of breaking Colin Moran’s single-season program record of 91, set in 2013.
In ACC play, Hull hit .432 with 45 RBIs and a .504 on-base percentage, earning first-team All-ACC honors in May.
Hull stayed hot in the postseason. He 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 sent the Tar Heels to Omaha. In 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 transferred to Chapel Hill after two seasons at George Mason, where he earned second-team All-Atlantic 10 honors as a sophomore. 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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Hull 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. Fittingly, Hull was ranked No. 67 on MLB.com’s Top 250 prospects list.
Hull earned his first first-team All-America nod after a standout season at the plate, hitting .393 with 103 hits, 27 doubles and 87 RBIs. His RBI and hit totals ranked second in the NCAA, while his doubles were third nationally. He finished just four RBIs shy of breaking Colin Moran’s single-season program record of 91, set in 2013.
In ACC play, Hull hit .432 with 45 RBIs and a .504 on-base percentage, earning first-team All-ACC honors in May.
Hull stayed hot in the postseason. He 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 sent the Tar Heels to Omaha. In 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.
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— Carolina Baseball (@DiamondHeels) July 11, 2026
Hull transferred to Chapel Hill after two seasons at George Mason, where he earned second-team All-Atlantic 10 honors as a sophomore. 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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