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Top Brewers 2017 draft pick joins Timber Rattlers Wednesday

Keston Hiura to play with T-Rats
Posted at 1:53 PM, Jul 18, 2017
and last updated 2017-07-28 17:37:46-04

The Milwaukee Brewers' top pick in the 2017 MLB Draft, Keston Hiura, will play with the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers on Wednesday at Fox Cities Stadium.

Hiura, the ninth overall pick our of University of California-Irvine, has been hitting .435 with the Arizona League Brewers since he signed with Milwaukee. The second baseman has notched three doubles, five triples, four homers and 18 RBI through 15 games in Arizona.

In his final season at UC-Irvine, Hiura hit .442 with eight home runs.

The Timber Rattlers host the South Bend Cubs at 7:05 p.m. Wednesday, the first of a six-game homestand.