Decatur’s Jordan Walker picked in first round of baseball draft

Decatur High School’s Jordan Walker was picked in the first round of the Major League Baseball draft Wednesday night.

Walker was selected 21st overall by the St. Louis Cardinals.

Walker has been touted by Baseball America as “the best high school third baseman in the class.”

He was the state of Georgia’s top high-school prospect and  is rated as the No. 34 draft prospect by Baseball America and No. 33 by MLB.com.

In May, Walker was named the state’s Gatorade player of the year after hitting .457 in with four home runs in Decatur’s 16 games. As a junior, he hit .519 with 17 home runs and 43 runs scored.

Walker signed a letter of intent with Duke in November and could still enroll if a signing-bonus offer is not to his liking.