Devin Futrell
| Devin Futrell | |
|---|---|
| Vanderbilt Commodores – No. 95 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: September 20, 2002 Pembroke Pines, Florida | |
Bats: Left Throws: Left |
Devin Bryce Futrell (born September 20, 2002) is an American college baseball pitcher for the Vanderbilt Commodores.
Early life[edit]
Futrell was born on September 20, 2002, in Pembroke Pines, Florida,[1] to Mark and Denice Futrell. He has an older brother, a firefighter named Donovan, who pitched for Broward College. Devin's father, Mark, was a right handed pitcher drafted by the New York Yankees in the 66th round of the 1988 Major League Baseball draft, and played in Minor League Baseball for six seasons. Devin stated that his father taught him "pretty much everything" that he knows about baseball. Meanwhile, Denice recalls finding Devin teach himself a curveball when he was ten years old and stopping him from doing so.[2]
He attended American Heritage School in Plantation, Florida. As a senior in 2021, Futrell produced a 0.67 earned run average (ERA) and had 78 strikeouts. Perfect Game rated Futrell the number 24 prospect in Florida, and gave him a 167th national rank.[3]
College career[edit]
Futrell committed to Vanderbilt University in eighth grade, despite Mark's initial unwillingness for Devin to commit before his junior year. He committed on the same day as Enrique Bradfield and Gavin Casas, his high school (and subsequently college) teammates. Despite Futrell's eligibility for the 2021 Major League Baseball draft, he chose to reaffirm his Vanderbilt commitment through a Twitter post.[4]
2022: Freshman year[edit]
In 2022, Futrell's freshman year, he produced a 3.41 ERA and a 9–3 win–loss record, and was named to the Freshman All-SEC team.[5] Futrell made his first Southeastern Conference start on May 13 against the Arkansas Razorbacks.[6] In his first postseason start against Oregon State, Futrell threw six shutout innings and allowed five hits, permitting the Commodores to proceed to the regional final.[7]
2023: Sophomore year[edit]
Futrell started the final game of the College Baseball Showdown for Vanderbilt. However, he was unavailable for a subsequent game for an unknown reason.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ "Devin Futrell Amateur and College League Statistics and History". Baseball-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 August 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ Bishop, Chad (10 May 2022). "Vandy freshman ace has made an immediate impact in 2022". Vanderbilt Baseball. Archived from the original on 23 August 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- ^ "Devin Futrell - Vanderbilt University Athletics". Vanderbilt University Athletics. 3 January 2022. Archived from the original on 4 May 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ^ Gerson, Aria. "How Devin Futrell's rise to Vanderbilt baseball began as a backyard ace". The Tennessean. Archived from the original on 22 April 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ^ Gerson, Aria. "Devin Futrell to start for Vanderbilt baseball vs. Texas in the College Baseball Showdown". The Tennessean. Archived from the original on 22 April 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ Murphy, Tom (13 May 2022). "Arkansas game set as first SEC start for Vandy's fireball freshman". Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette. Archived from the original on 6 February 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- ^ Gallagher, Michael. "Vanderbilt's run to region final fueled by timely pitching". Nashville Post. Archived from the original on 4 February 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
- ^ Gerson, Aria. "What we learned from Vanderbilt baseball after combined no-hitter, Devin Futrell". The Tennessean. Archived from the original on 22 April 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2023.