Arkansas pitcher Landon Beidelschies, a Canfield native, throws a pitch against North Dakota State during an NCAA regional game on May 30 in Fayetteville, Ark. (AP Photo/Michael Woods)

Landon Beidelschies was a local star on the diamond in Canfield. He began his college baseball career at Ohio State before becoming a member of the Arkansas pitching staff this spring.

He’ll stay down south for the time being after he was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in Major League Baseball’s Rule 4 Draft on Monday afternoon.

The Braves took the former Canfield lefty in the sixth round, specifically with pick 187 overall.

In three years of college ball, Beidelschies amassed a 10-9 record with a 4.38 ERA in 55 appearances and 29 starts. He struck out 206 batters while allowing 156 hits and 72 walks in 176 2/3 innings.

Beidelschies went 4-0 in 16 appearances, including 13 starts, for the Razorbacks this season. He allowed 59 hits and 20 walks with 70 strikeouts and a 4.82 ERA in 61 2/3 innings pitched. He held opposing batters to a .255 batting average.

While a Buckeye, he was 6-9 with a 4.15 ERA in 39 appearances. He only made one start as a freshman in 2023, but he started all 15 appearances as a sophomore in 2024. In his two years in Columbus, he allowed 97 hits and 52 walks, but he struck out 136 in 115 innings of work.

Beidelschies got the start in the Razorbacks’ elimination game against eventual national champion LSU during the College World Series semifinals. He struck out nine while allowing two runs on three hits and a walk in five innings. Arkansas held a 1-0 until Beidelschies was relieved in the sixth inning.

Outside of the NCAA, Beidelschies had a solid performance in the Cape Cod Baseball League during the summer of 2023. In the wood bat league, he posted a 3.63 ERA in eight appearances, finishing with a 2-2 record. He allowed 19 hits and eight free passes while striking out 31 in 22 1/3 innings of work.