Brandon Gold was in Boise, Idaho, Tuesday afternoon, awaiting his first team meeting with the Boise Hawks, the Colorado Rockies’ short-season A-ball team.
Less than a week ago, he was a Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket, having just returned from the Jackets’ trip to the Gainesville, Fla., NCAA regional.
“It happened really fast,” Gold said. “It was crazy how everything happened.”
Gold was drafted Saturday in the 12th round by the Rockies. Monday, he flew to Denver. Tuesday morning, he left Denver for Boise. His contract was still being negotiated, he said.
“I don’t know if it’s sunk in yet that my college career has come to an end,” he said.