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Five Things We Know About Kyle Freeland

Throughout the season, we'll present a regular wrap-up of some of the biggest stories surrounding University of Evansville Baseball. In this special edition of 'Five Things' we'll take a look at Kyle Freeland, who will make his MLB debut with the Colorado Rockies on Friday. We hope you'll watch it with us at 3:10 p.m. at Buffalo Wild Wings.

LEADING OFF: Freeland's debut a rarity in Rockies history.

At this point, it's a well-known story in the Colorado media. Kyle Freeland, a graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School in Denver, was selected in the latter rounds of the 2011 draft and elected instead to attend the University of Evansville only to be later drafted in the first round by his hometown Colorado Rockies in June 2014.