Born in Charleston, South Carolina, Brown grew up in Tucson, Arizona and graduated from Sabino High School in 1989.
Setting a school record with 35 appearances, Brown had six wins and eight saves for Arizona's 1993 College World Series runner-up team.
[6][7] After the season, Brown later signed with the Cleveland Indians but was released during 1995 spring training due to an injury.
[1] Returning to baseball in 1996, Brown had four appearances with three starts, an 0–1 record, and 9.88 ERA for the Minot Mallards of the Prairie League.
[3] Bowling Green won back-to-back Mid-American Conference East Division titles in 2001 and 2002.
[12] Then in 2014, despite a fifth and last place finish in conference standings, Brown led North Dakota State to two new historical firsts: the Summit League tournament title, which resulted in an automatic NCAA Division I tournament bid.