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With more velocity, confidence, Michigan State pitcher Mason Erla isn't sweating MLB draft

In a typical season, Mason Erla would be getting ready to begin his professional baseball career.

The Michigan State pitcher, who had an impressive, albeit brief, redshirt junior season for the Spartans, was quickly moving up draft boards and currently projects to certainly go in the first handful of rounds.

Of course, nothing has been typical for the past few months as the sports world has shut down as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic with many professional leagues and college sports just starting to develop plans for a return.