LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Four years ago, Patrick Forbes was an outfielder with a promising arm. Now he’s a first-round pitcher with a golden ticket.

LOUISVILLE, Ky .(WDRB) -- You don’t have to win to advance in Omaha. Not in the opener. Not in the draft.

Will Smith was not the first Atlantic Coast Conference player selected in the 2016 Major League Baseball Draft.

Rushing will hope to follow in the footsteps of Will Smith, taken in the first round from U of L by the Dodgers in the 2016 draft.

When Trey Sweeney started his high school baseball career at St. Xavier High School in 2015, he was just another freshman trying to get a few swings in the batting cage.

Sweeney was one of only eight players invited to the Draft in Denver, where he watched with his family.

Henry Davis, the All-American catcher for the University of Louisville baseball team, was the No. 1 overall pick of the Major League Baseball Draft.

Wednesday is Draft Day for Major League Baseball.

For the 14th consecutive season, multiple University of Louisville baseball players will be selected in the Major League Baseball free-agent draft.

Here’s a rundown of the eight players chosen, and where they were drafted.