The world of college baseball was overshadowed this weekend when a tragic event took place at Alabama’s NCAA Super Regional baseball game.
Award-winning ESPN director Kyle Brown, 42, died before the Crimson Tide-Wake Forest Super Regional game Saturday, causing the game to be delayed for two hours.
NCAA Baseball coverage across ESPN, ESPN2 & ESPNU began at noon today with this tribute to Kyle Brown from @KrisBudden pic.twitter.com/l4B7uuXcJT
— ESPN PR (@ESPNPR) June 11, 2023
ESPN released a statement following Brown’s death.
“On Saturday morning, beloved ESPN director Kyle Brown suffered a medical emergency and tragically passed away at the NCAA Baseball Super Regional in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. A 16-year ESPN employee, Kyle was a deeply admired member of our production team – and highly accomplished, having captured two Sports Emmy Awards while working a multitude of sports from baseball and basketball to ‘Monday Night Football’ and college football.
Brown, a former Ohio State pitcher, won two Sports Emmy Awards. In addition to baseball games, he also worked basketball games, college football games, and “Monday Night Football” for ESPN.
Austen Shipley is a staff writer for Yellowhammer News.
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