1975 – In the Major League Baseball January Supplemental Draft, the first two picks were Eugene Richards (San Diego) and Willie Mays Aikens (California), both from South Carolina State, marking the first time the top two picks were from the same school.

Both playersare in the South Carolina State Athletic Hall of Fame.

Willie Mays Aikens is a former Major League Baseball first baseman. He had established himself as one of the top sluggers in the game before drugs derailed his career. 
Born: October 14, 1954 (age 65 years), Seneca, S.C.
Nationality: American
Education: South Carolina State University
Runs batted in: 415
Home runs: 110
Batting average: .271
  
Eugene Richards Jr. is an American former Major League Baseball outfielder. He played eight seasons in the Majors, from 1977 until 1984, for the San Diego Padres and San Francisco Giants. As a rookie with San Diego in 1977, he set a modern-day MLB rookie single-season record for stolen bases. 
Born: September 29, 1953 (age 66 years), Monticello, S.C.
Height: 5' 9?
Education: South Carolina State University
Runs batted in: 255
Batting average: .290