UCI’s Gorgen taken by Cardinals

UC Irvine junior All-American pitcher Scott Gorgen was selected in the fourth round, 125th overall, by the St. Louis Cardinals in the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft Thursday.

Gorgen, who will start for the Anteaters in the best-of-three Super Regional opener against host LSU on Saturday, is 11-3 with a 2.31 earned-run average this season. He has 115 strikeouts in 109 innings and has helped UCI rank No, 2 in the nation in team ERA.

Gorgen, who shared Big West Conference Pitcher of the Year laurels with two others this season, is the Anteaters’ career leader with 319 strikeouts.

— Barry Faulkner