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July 18, 2024FORT WORTH, Tx.

Former Clarinda A drafted by San Diego Padres

Right-handed pitcher Clark Candiotti was selected by the San Diego Padres in the fourth round with the 135th pick in the amateur draft on Monday.

Clark Candiotti earned All-Pac 12 honors during his lone season at Arizona. (Photo courtesy Univ. of Arizona Athletics)

The Clarinda A’s added another name to the long, prestigious list of players that went from Eberly Field to a Major League Baseball organization.

Right-handed pitcher Clark Candiotti was selected by the San Diego Padres in the fourth round with the 135th pick in the amateur draft on Monday.

Candiotti, a member of the A’s in 2019, finished his college career this spring going 7-4 with a 3.39 ERA for the Arizona Wildcats. His 103 strikeouts led the Pac-12 as he was named all-conference during his lone season in Tucson.

The highlight of his senior year came on March 29 when he threw a complete game against UCLA with 12 strikeouts, the most by a Wildcat in a game since 2018.

Candiotti, the son of former MLB player Tom Candiotti, will have the chance to join a group of A’s alumni that reached the big leagues, including Ozzie Smith, Bud Black, Von Hayes, Chuck Knoblauch and Andy Benes.