Louisville’s Tucker Biven delivers a pitch during Louisville Super Regional last month at Jim Patterson Stadium. The right-handed pitcher is expected to be selected in the Major League Baseball Draft, which starts Sunday.
Photo by Mike Ricke
This part of Southern Indiana may be well-represented in the Major League Baseball Draft early next week.
As many as four players from Clark and Floyd counties could hear his name called in the two-day event that is part of the MLB All-Star Game festivities in Atlanta.
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Indiana’s Korbyn Dickerson, a Jeffersonville native, batted .314 with a team-high 19 home runs and a team-best 77 RBIs for the Hoosiers this past season.
Photo courtesy IU Athletics
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