Drew Crosby

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Position:
LHP
Ht./Wt.:
6-0 / 191
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Southaven, Miss.
Prev School:
Desoto Central HS
NIL:
R/L

Academic Honors
Memphis Tiger 3.0 Club Fall 2015.

2016 - Sophomore
Pitched 28 times as a sophomore in 2016, making the second-most appearances on the team … Recorded an 0-2 record and a 6.88 ERA in 34 innings pitched … Struck out 36 batters with 20 walks … Pitched three innings of relief against Tennessee (2/21) recording a season-high four strikeouts and allowing just one run ... Pitched a perfect inning in relief in two games against SIUE (2/26-27) recording one strikeout in each game ... Pitched a scoreless inning of relief at Georgia Southern (3/4) striking out three ... Pitched a perfect 0.2 innings against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (3/15), striking out one batter ... Threw a scoreless 1.2 innings against Eastern Illinois (3/19), with one strikeout ... Pitched two scoreless innings with one strikeout against UCF (4/3) ... Pitched a perfect 1.2 innings against Cincinnati (4/22), striking out two batters ... Threw a scoreless inning against Arkansas State (5/10), striking out two ... Finished the season by making first career start against UConn in the American Athletic Conference Tournament (5/28) … Logged four innings and allowed one run on five hits with three strikeouts in first career start versus UConn (5/28).

2015 - Freshman
Made nine appearances on the mound as a true freshman in 2015 ... Tossed one scoreless inning against Samford (3/9) in collegiate debut ... Didn't allow a run in first three relief appearances spanning five innings pitched ... Logged two scoreless innings with first career strikeout against Eastern Illinois (3/15) ... Pitched two more scoreless frames against Alcorn State (3/21) allowing just one hit ... Finished the season with a 9.58 ERA and five strikeouts in 10.1 innings pitched.

Prep
Lettered two seasons at Desoto Central High School for coach Mark Monaghan ... Named to the Commecial Appeal Best of the Preps All-Metro Team in 2014 ... Pitched 48 innings in 2014 and had 51 strikeouts ... Pitched a complete-game one hitter against Clinton High in the second round of the state playoffs in 2014 ... Helped Desoto Central finish with a record of 26-10 in 2014 ... Started in two games for Team Mississippi in the Junior Sunbelt Classic in Oklahoma.