FAYETTEVILLE — Bobby Wernes has signed a contract with the Houston Astros, his father told WholeHogSports.
The former Arkansas third baseman was a 30th-round pick (889th overall) by the Astros in the 2015 MLB Draft.
As a junior, Wernes was named the to All-SEC defensive team and improved his batting average by 62 points, to .279.
He also saw his extra-base hits jump from one (a double) as a sophomore to 18 (seven doubles, six triples and five home runs) this year.
Wernes is the first Arkansas player to sign a professional contract in 2015, but Andrew Benintendi, Trey Killian and Tyler Spoon are expected to sign before the July 17 deadline.