For the second time in the last three years, Major League Baseball has selected a pitcher as the first NAIA selection.

The NAIA, the lesser known of the two collegiate organizations, has again made a definete statement at the 2013 MLB First-Year Player Draft with a total of 37 players drafted by 23 different clubs, according to the NAIA.

The Sugar Land Skeeters have announced that staff ace Michael Nix has returned to affiliated baseball. Nix was signed to a minor league deal by the Chicago White Sox and will make his first  appearance with the Charlotte Knights, their Triple A affiliate.