DENVER -- Rockies first-round Draft pick and MLB Pipeline No. 10 prospect Charlie Condon has dealt with high-profile settings. He starred in the Southeastern Conference at Georgia, and in the first few weeks of his pro career was part of High-A Spokane¡¯s club that took the Northwest League Championship Series on Saturday.

But unexpected pressure came Tuesday.

The Rockies brought Condon, 21, to Coors Field to take batting practice before the team¡¯s game against the Diamondbacks, but threatening skies led to the decision to lay the tarp and cancel the hitting session. That moved Condon¡¯s first swings in Denver to the indoor batting tunnel, which meant all eyes were closer.

¡°Mr. Schmidt [general manager Bill Schmidt] was watching me,¡± Condon said. ¡°A couple other big front-office guys were back behind me and a couple of other players.

¡°It wasn¡¯t the most stress-free round I¡¯ve ever taken.¡±

Tuesday was the latest spin on what has been a whirlwind. Condon, selected third overall, judiciously took a break at the end of the collegiate season and needed a mini-camp at the team¡¯s complex in Scottsdale, Ariz. When he joined Spokane, he was restarting his season while everyone else was in a championship chase.

Condon went 18-for-100 (.180) with one home run and 11 RBIs in the small regular-season sample. He was 2-for-3 with an RBI in the clinching playoff game.

¡°Reading the reports every night, there were some things we get, [like] exit velocity,¡± Rockies manager Bud Black said. ¡°The ball is coming off the bat when he hits. There wasn¡¯t anything alarming.¡±

Condon said the break before the Draft was welcome, since his season is continuing. After watching Wednesday¡¯s Diamondbacks-Rockies series finale, Condon will return to Scottsdale for instructional ball through Oct. 5. Condon said he has no positional preference -- third base, corner outfield or first base. The taste of pro ball will help direct his offseason work, with preparing for nearly daily games being a major emphasis.

¡°Professional baseball is a big step up from college baseball, so learning the ins and outs of that, making adjustments that need to be made is something I¡¯m going to be aware of,¡± Condon said. ¡°¡±It was not great, but I¡¯d say there¡¯s a lot to be learned from failure.¡±