Brown, a four-year letterman and all-conference performer at East Carolina University from 2016-19, was instrumental in the Pirates' success during his collegiate career. He contributed to 161 wins (56 in league play), three NCAA Regional berths (two as a national seed), and two Super Regional appearances. Brown was also a key part of one of the most productive squads in program history—the 2019 team—which achieved a program second-best 47 wins. That squad ranked in the Top 10 across nine statistical categories, including total sacrifices (1st/96), hit by pitches (1st/80), walks (5th/279), RBI (7th/402), runs (8th/435), doubles (t-8th/112), hits (9th/642), total bases (9th/983), and home runs (t-9th/71). ECU also claimed a league-best 20 conference wins en route to the American Athletic Conference regular-season title and a No. 10 National Seed.
At the close of his career, he stood among the all-time leaders (Top 10) in sacrifices (first/56), starts (second/231), assists (605/third), hit by pitches (36/third), games played (235/sixth) and at-bats (803/ninth). Brown hit at a .269 clip, belted 12 home runs, drove in 126 and scored 127 times.
Brown was a 19th round selection to the Colorado Rockies in the 2019 MLB draft.
Recently Brown served as the Head Baseball Coach for his high school alma mater Whiteville High School. During his three seasons with the Wolfpack Brown led his team to a 60-17 overall record with a State Championship appearance in 2022 and a Regional Final appearance in 2024. A three-time AAC All-Academic Team selection (2016, 2018-19) and six-time ECU Director of Athletics Honor Roll member, Brown earned his undergraduate degree in criminal justice (spring 2019) and his master’s degree in physical education from UNCP (spring 2022). Brown comes to Jacksonville with his wife Kaitlyn and son Asher.
