TOLEDO, Ohio — A former Oklahoma State pitcher received a $750,000 settlement from the NCAA to end a lawsuit challenging a rule that bans college baseball players from using legal advisers in contract negotiations with professional teams.

The NCAA also won a victory because the deal allows it to keep in place a rule prohibiting players from hiring advisers to participate in contract talks.

Andrew Oliver, a second-round draft pick by the Detroit Tigers this year, filed the lawsuit against the NCAA for damages and breach of contract after he was ruled ineligible for using legal advisers to negotiate with the Minnesota Twins when he was drafted coming out of high school.

The settlement finalized Thursday comes as the suit was to go before an Ohio jury, near where Oliver grew up.

Erie County Common Pleas Judge Tygh Tone ordered the NCAA to reinstate Oliver in February and struck down the NCAA’s rule on advisers, saying that the NCAA shouldn’t restrict a player’s right to have legal help when negotiating a major league contract.

The judge said the rule was impossible to enforce and allows for the player to be exploited.

The settlement vacates that ruling.

Oliver’s attorney, Richard G. Johnson, said he was confident that Oliver would have won in court, but he did not want a lengthy court fight to hurt Oliver’s career.

“Andy needs to focus on playing baseball,” Johnson said. “The NCAA would’ve appealed this to the ends of the Earth. You can only go on for so long.”