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Rundown: Former Yorktown baseball player Cole Barr selected by Seattle Mariners in 2021 MLB draft

MUNCIE, Ind. — The Seattle Mariners selected Cole Barr on Tuesday in the 15th round of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft.

Barr, the 444th overall pick, competed locally in high school at Yorktown before embarking on his career in college at Indiana. He spent the past four years at IU, earning a lot of recognition in that time with the Hoosiers.

And with his selection he joined another collegiate prospect with an East Central Indiana connection who was picked up, considering the Houston Astros drafted Ball State pitcher Chayce McDermott.

Ball State volleyball:Why Donan Cruz decided to become BSU men’s volleyball’s next head coach

Here’s more that’s happened in recent days in East Central Indiana athletics:

Former BSU football player Jacob White announces he’s joined Butler’s coaching staff

Jacob White tweeted this week that he is going to be a member of Butler’s coaching staff as an assistant secondary coach.