BOONE, N.C. – Appalachian State University baseball senior right-hand pitcher Matt Brill (Coal Valley, Ill./Moline) was selected in the 2017 Major League Baseball Draft by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 12th round (No. 352 overall) on Wednesday afternoon.
Brill becomes the first App State baseball player to be drafted in the top 12 rounds since Garrett Sherrill in 2008 (12th round, No. 368 overall) and the 10th Mountaineer all-time to go in the first 12 rounds.
"I feel extremely grateful to have an opportunity to continue to play the game that I love at the next level," Brill said.