Bryan Brown will pitch in North Adams in 2010 after a terrific summer pitching for the Sanford River Rats of the Florida Collegiate Summer League in 2009. An FCSL All-Star, Brown went 5-1 for the River Rats with a 2.21 ERA. He made 10 appearances, started eight games, pitched 53 innings, struck out 52 batters while walking 20 and held opponents to a .241 batting average.

In addition to his success as a starter in the summer of 2009, Brown had success coming out of the bullpen at the University of Central Florida in the spring of 2010. He went 2-2 and led the team in appearances with 23. His 4.81 ERA was second-best on the team. Brown pitched 41 1/3 innings in 2009, second-most among UCF freshmen.

Brown played high school baseball at Winter Springs High School and was named to the all-state team in 2008 after he tossed three no-hitters as a senior. Overall he went 5-1 with a 1.26 ERA and 58 strikeouts in 44 1/3 innings that year.