Missouri State

2015: Brown was called on seven times out of the Bears’ bullpen as a rookie, holding the opposition scoreless in five of those outings...Logged a 1-0 record and 5.00 earned run average while fanning eight hitters in his 9.0 innings of work...Held the opposition to a .194 batting average...Allowed just one run on four hits over his first six appearances, including a season-long 3.1-inning stint at Kansas State on March 14...Made his MSU debut with a perfect inning vs. Wright State (March 6), then locked up his first victory in a 15-9 decision over Kansas (March 24)...Struck out two hitters on three occasions and posted three consecutive hitless outings, March 24-April 17...Turned in a scoreless inning April 10 in his lone MVC outing as part of a 13-2 win at Evansville...Made his postseason debut in Game 1 of the NCAA Fayetteville Super Regional (June 5) at Arkansas...Pitched for the Lakeshore Chinooks of the Northwoods League over the summer.

Background: Came to Missouri State after racking up 36 wins over his four-year career at Catoosa High School in the Tulsa area...Compiled back-to-back 12-2 mound marks in his final two prep seasons, leading Catoosa to a perfect 12-0 league mark and a state semifinal appearance as a senior...Garnered Verdigris Valley Conference Pitcher of the Year and honorable mention all-state honors each of his final two seasons for the Indians...An Oakley All-American, Brown helped Catoosa to a school-record 30 victories and a fifth-place Oklahoma 4A finish in 2013 as a junior...Earned all-conference and all-metro citations as a sophomore after going 6-2 on the mound for the second straight year...Played summer ball for Sandlot Tulsa, going 6-0 with two saves and a 0.66 ERA over 10 appearances in 2014.

Personal: Nicholas Tyler Brown is the son of Greg and Mary Brown...Born Sept. 8, 1995 in Claremore, Okla...Has one sister, Tiffany, who earned All-MIAA honors as a softball player at Pittsburg State...Plans to major in entertainment management at MSU.