Vanderbilt freshman righthander Donny Everett has died, drowning in a lake in
Coffee County, Tenn., The Tennessean reported.
Everett, who ranked No. 21 on the BA500 a year ago but was drafted in the
29th round by the Brewers due in part to his Vanderbilt commitment, was 19.
Vanderbilt is scheduled to host Xavier on Friday on the first day of NCAA
Regional tournaments. The teams are in a bracket with UC Santa Barbara and
Washington. It is unclear if their games will go on in light of Everett’s
death.
Everett, a product of Clarksville (Tenn.) High, was a second-team Preseason
All-American in 2015 and ranked between first-rounders Cornelius Randolph
(Phillies) and Brady Aiken (Indians) on the final BA500. He had a stellar
senior prep season and was a first-team All-American at season’s end after
going 9-1, 1.21 with 125 strikeouts in 67 innings.
The righthander was banged up early in the spring but made his first
collegiate start on May 10 against Louisville, and overall this season was
0-1, 1.50 with 13 strikeouts in 12 innings.
On his Vanderbilt player page, head coach Tim Corbin gushed about not only
Everett’s talent, but how pleased he was to keep an in-state star in
Nashville.
“Donny certainly falls in line of the premier pitchers that we have been
fortunate to get out of the state of Tennessee. He has overriding arm
strength with the ability to throw consistent strikes,” Corbin said. “His
future is bright and it is only a matter of time before he impacts our staff.
”
Everett’s fastball touched 98 at times this year, and his 96 mph fastball
was the fastest recorded at the 2014 World Wood Bat Association World
Championship last fall in Jupiter, Fla.
He and fellow Vanderbilt freshman righty Patrick Raby were teammates on the
Royals Scout Team at the 2014 WWBA
BA不久前的報導
范德比大學的大一新秀投手Donny Everett被人發現溺死在田納西州科菲縣的湖裡
去年在BA全美前500大新秀排第"21"，速球上看98mph，在高中生涯的最後一年
交出9-1，era 1.25，67局125K，更入選全美第一隊
因為他選擇進入大學，所以去年選秀他直到29輪才被釀酒人挑中
今年成績是0-1，era 1.50，12局13k
他禮拜五還正準備要在NCAA的區域賽對賽維爾大學先發......
大概天堂的棒球隊又缺投手了......
R.I.P.
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