DENVER – Sophomore RHP McCade Brown has been selected as the 79th overall pick in the MLB Draft by the Colorado Rockies.
Brown is the 105th all-time draft pick at Indiana and 18th player to be picked in the top five rounds in school history.
Brown is an All-Big Ten second team honoree this season as he held a 3.39 ERA while leading the Big Ten and sixth in the nation in strikeout per nine innings (14.31). The 6-foot-6 RHP was also the Big Ten's leader and 12th overall in the country in hits allowed per nine innings (12).