Cubs take Marionneaux in fourth round of MLB Draft

By: Jason Pugh, Associate AD for Media Relations NATCHITOCHES – Dylan Marionneaux’s career arc is complete. Marionneaux’s stairstep run at Northwestern State culminated Saturday with him becoming the Demons’ first Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft selection in three seasons when the Chicago Cubs selected him with their fourth-round pick. A 6-foot-3, 165-pound right-handed pitcher from Zachary, Marionneaux became the fifth Demon to be drafted by the Cubs and the highest draft pick from Northwestern since Mason Melotakis went to the Minnesota Twins in the second round of the 2012 draft. Marionneaux’s fourth-round position – the 126 th pick overall…