Round 34 | Brock Love | RHP | Alabama

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Alabama pitcher Brock Love was the fourth pick of the 34th round (1,011 overall) in the 2019 MLB First-Year Player Draft, going to the Miami Marlins. Love is the fifth player taken in this year’s draft from the 2018-19 Crimson Tide roster, joining Deacon Medders (Round 20, Padres), Davis Vainer (Round 21, Astros), Morgan McCullough (Round 22, Angels) and Jeremy Randolph (Round 26, Cardinals).

Love began his career splitting time as a starter and reliever before transitioning into a weekend starter role this season. He has maintained an 8-7 record with one save across 38 career outings, including 20 starts, totaling 115.0 innings. Love sports a career 4.30 ERA (55 ER) and has struck out 135 batters.


He led all Crimson Tide pitchers in strikeouts in 2019 with 66 across his 60.0 frames. Love ranked second in starts with 13 to go with two relief appearances and sported a 5-5 record. His most impressive outing came against South Alabama on March 2. That start in Mobile saw Love pick up the win with 4.2 shutout frames in which he allowed just one hit and a walk. He struck out a career-high and team-best 11 hitters, including five of the first six batters he faced. He also retired the first eight hitters he faced, using seven strikeouts in the process.


He returned from injury in 2018 to go 2-0 with a perfect 0.00 ERA across six appearances, including one start, and 8.1 innings of work. Love’s 2017 season was cut short after undergoing elbow surgery. Prior to his injury, he went 1-2 and struck out 27 batters in 16.2 frames. As a freshman in 2016, Love made 11 appearances with four starts and maintained a 3.30 ERA (11 ER/30.0 IP) with 33 strikeouts. In his four starts as a freshman, he held a 2.81 ERA (5 ER/16.0 IP) with 21 strikeouts and only three walks.


Love has also been impressive off the field. He was selected to the 2019 SEC Baseball Community Service Team for his volunteer efforts at UA. The Gadsden, Ala., native has contributed triple-digit volunteer hours as a member of the baseball team on the way to being named the University’s “Male Heart of Service” recipient in April, presented to Alabama’s top male student-athlete for his dedication to the community. In the classroom, Love is currently pursuing a master’s degree and is scheduled to graduate in December of this year. He graduated from the University with his undergraduate in December of 2018.

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