Brady Ebel became the third member of the Corona High baseball team to be selected in the first round of the 2025 MLB draft.

Ebel, a third baseman, was selected by the Milwaukee Brewers with a conditional first-round pick at No. 32 of the first round on Sunday night, the first of two days of the selection process.

Ebel joined Panthers’ teammates Seth Hernandez and Billy Carlson as first-round selections.

Hernandez, a pitcher, went No. 6 overall to the Pittsburgh Pirates and Carlson, a shortstop, went No. 10 to the Milwaukee Brewers.

At 17 years old, Ebel is the youngest of the Panthers’ trio but is no less dynamic at the plate. Corona coach Andy Wise saw him as the offensive sparkplug for the Panthers.

After spending his first two high school seasons at Etiwanda High, Ebel finished his senior season at Corona, hitting .341 with a .504 on-base percentage, 31 hits, 27 runs and 17 RBIs.

He’s the son of Dodgers third base coach Dino Ebel and will look to eventually bring offensive prowess to a team that currently ranks 23rd in the league in total home runs hit at the All-Star Break.

Among other selections with Inland ties, Ganesha High’s Cooper Fleming, a shortstop, was selected in the second round, No. 53 overall, by the Tampa Bay Rays, and outfielder Nick Dumesnil from California Baptist went to the Detroit Tigers in the eighth round, the 249th overall selection.

Through 10 rounds, UC Irvine had four players selected: pitcher Riley Kelly (4th round/107 overall) by the Colorado Rockies, shortstop Colin Yeaman (4th/124) by the Baltimore Orioles, outfielder Jacob McCombs (7th/209) by the Minnesota Twins and pitcher MaxMortin (10/308) by the Kansas City Royals.

WHO’S NO. 1?

The Washington Nationals selected Oklahoma high school shortstop Eli Willits on Sunday night with the No. 1 pick in the draft in a selection seen by some as a surprise.

The 17-year-old Willits is the youngest player taken No. 1 overall since Ken Griffey Jr. with Seattle in 1987. He’s the son of ex-big leaguer Reggie Willits, who played six seasons with the Angels and also coached with the New York Yankees.

The Willits pick kicked off a record total of 17 shortstops out of 32 first-round picks. According to Baseball America, the previous record total of shortstops taken among the top 30 picks was 10 in 2021 and 2023.

Willits, from Fort Cobb-Broxton High School, is a switch-hitter who is expected to develop a power swing.

MORE SOCAL SELECTIONS

No. 50 Angel Cervantes RHP (Warren HS committed to UCLA) to the Pittsburgh Pirates

The Pirates selected another pitcher to join Hernandez on the path to the big leagues.

The 18-year-old UCLA commit garnered attention last summer at the prestigious Area Code Games, when he struck out eight batters over three perfect innings.

The 6-foot-2 right-hander features a fastball that touches the low 90s and mixes in a sharp changeup that keeps hitters off balance. He’ll pair with Hernandez as a star arm in the farm system for Pittsburgh.

No. 54 Quentin Young 3B/OF (Oaks Christian, committed to LSU) to the Minnesota Twins

The Twins added sizable bat power to their farm system in the slugger from Oaks Christian. The 6-foot-6-inch, 225-pound, 18-year-old hitter out of Camarillo grew up around baseball. He’s the nephew of former big leaguers Dmitri and Delmon Young.

The 18-year-old LSU commit was supposed to be in the 2026 class but reclassified to join the draft a year earlier. He displayed his sizable hitting power at events like USA Baseball’s 18U team and MLB’s High School All-American Game.

No. 64 Dean Curley SS (Tennessee) to the Cleveland Guardians

The Guardians picked up one of Tennessee’s top hitters in Curley, a La Verne native who broke out in 2024. He hit .315 with 14 home runs, 51 RBIs and 67 runs scored over 65 games, helping lead the Volunteers to the College World Series title.

A Southern California product turned national champion, Curley is joining a Cleveland system known for developing middle infielders like former Gold Glove winner Francisco Lindor.

No. 77 Ethan Hedges 3B/RHP (USC) to the Colorado Rockies

The Rockies grabbed a productive two-way talent in Hedges, who starred at USC as both a third baseman and late-inning reliever. The junior from Fountain Valley hit .346 with 14 home runs, 58 RBIs, and 10 stolen bases across 60 games in 2024. On the mound, he posted a 2.40 ERA and nine saves in 15 appearances.

Hedges earned All-Big Ten and All-Defensive honors this spring and became one of the few true two-way contributors at the Division I level.

No. 89 Jack Gurevitch 1B (San Diego) to the St. Louis Cardinals

The Cardinals added a steady left-handed bat in Gurevitch, a Pacific Palisades native who starred at the University of San Diego. The 21-year-old hit .371 with 17 home runs and 56 RBIs across 56 games in 2024, earning All-WCC honors in the process.

One of the most productive hitters on the West Coast, Gurevitch now heads to a St.Louis system feeding a team 6.5 games back in the NL Central.

— News services and The Associated Press contributed to this report