Graduation day is typically one of the most exciting days in the life of a high school senior.
"Typical" likely would not be the word to describe Jared Barkdoll's graduation day.
Just hours before he was to receive his diploma with the rest of his Greencastle-Antrim High School classmates Wednesday, Barkdoll got word he had been drafted by the New York Mets in the 42nd round of the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft.
Barkdoll was the only Tri-State area player selected during the two-day draft. He also is the first Greencastle player selected in Chris Sellers' 16 years as the Blue Devils' coach.
"Any time a program has a player drafted, it's a great thing," Sellers said. "I'm really happy for him. He's put in a lot of hard work."