Right-hander Ryan Selmer, the Terps closer in 2017, was selected in the 31st round (937th overall) by the New York Mets in the MLB Draft, Wednesday.

Selmer departs College Park after having been a mainstay in the Maryland bullpen for three seasons. As a freshman in 2015, he tied a program record for most appearances in a season, working in 31 games (27 relief appearances and four starts) while compiling a 2.18 ERA.

Over the next two seasons, the 6-foot-8 right-hander took the mound 54 more times for Maryland, more than anyone else on the team over that time. As a junior in 2017, Selmer pitched 41.1 innings at the back end of the Terps bullpen, registering eight saves and a 3.05 ERA. Although he was nominally the closer, he had eight appearances in which he pitched multiple innings, including two games that he went at least four frames.

Arguably the Beltsville native’s best game of the season came on one of the biggest stages, as Selmer entered the Big Ten Tournament semifinal against Northwestern in the second inning and proceeded to hurl 5.2 innings of one-run ball against the Wildcats, while striking out three and giving up just four hits. The Terps lost the game 6-5, but through no fault of Selmer’s, who kept Maryland in the game long enough to mount an electrifying comeback from 6-0 deficit.

Selmer is the fifth Terp to be taken in this year’s draft and the third pitcher.