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Miami Marlins select Ball State pitcher Kyle Nicolas with 61st overall pick of 2020 MLB Draft

MUNCIE, Ind. — Kyle Nicolas didn’t get the opportunity to play his entire junior season for Ball State baseball this year.

COVID-19 concerns led to the cancellation of BSU’s season 16 games in. The 6-4, 225-pound right-handed pitcher from Ohio wasn’t afforded the chance to help guide his team to a Mid-American Conference title in 2020. Although Nicolas could decide to return to Ball State regardless of where he went in the 2020 Major League Baseball Draft, it wasn’t clear how far what he’d shown on the mound this year would take him.

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