In the first round of Monday’s Major League Baseball draft, Conestoga graduate Brendon Little was selected 27th overall by the Chicago Cubs after his sophomore season at State College of Florida.
Little spent his freshman year at North Carolina before transferring to junior college and immediately playing for the Manatees. The 6-foot-2, hard-throwing lefthander appeared in just four innings for the Tar Heels — and decided to transfer for immediate eligibility in this year’s draft.
In the Cape Cod League last summer, Little dazzled scouts for the Bourne Braves while posting a 2.53 ERA in 85 innings.