Cal State product Aaron Brooks faring well in minors
Former Cal State San Bernardino pitcher Aaron Brooks is spending his first professional season with Idaho Falls Chukars (Gotta love some of those minor league team names!) of the Rookie Pioneer League.
Brooks, a product of Cajon High School, was drafted in the ninth round by the Kansas City Royals last June, following completion of his junior year.
He is 4-1 with a 3.60 ERA in 50 innings. It's an admirable start. Brooks has appeared in 10 games, eight of those as a starter. He has given up 54 hits with 46 strikeouts. He still has that trademark control - just five walks.
Brooks was named this week's Pioneer League Pitcher of the Week after hurling five and two-third scoreless innings against Capser in which he gave up six hits and struck out a career-high 10.
About Michelle
Michelle Gardner has been a staff writer for The Sun and the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin since 2002 and has covered the local college sports scene since 2004. She ventured West after working at the South Florida Sun-Sentinel in Fort Lauderdale for eight years and is a graduate of the University of Florida.
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