IU catcher Jon Fixler signs with Astros

Only a handful of IU baseball players have had success at the major league level.\nNow another former Hoosier, catcher Jon Fixler, is looking to be the next. The junior from Riverwoods, Ill., will forgo his senior season and play for the Houston Astros Single A affiliate Tri-City Valleycats after being selected in the draft’s 19th round.\nFixler leaves IU after finishing fourth on the team in batting with a .286 and leading the team with 35 RBIs. \nHis minor league career will begin June 23 when the Valleycats season begins.\nFixler became the first Hoosier since Corby Heckman in 2005 to be picked in the MLB draft and the 21st player since 2000 under IU Coach Tracy Smith to be drafted.