Drue Young - Baseball - University of Evansville Athletics

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Pitched in 15 games, making five starts
Struck out 23 in 23.1 innings
Had a season-high five strikeouts against UMass Lowell (2/15)
Tossed two shutout frames with three strikeouts and no hits allowed against Xavier (3/22)
Blanked USI across four innings, striking out three (3/25)

Second Team All-Crossroads League pick
Posted a 6-3 record with a 3.44 ERA, the fifth-best mark in the Crossroads League
Struck out 79 in 81 innings
Limited opponents to a .225 batting average
Struck out nine without a walk in seven shutouts innings against St. Ambrose (2/23)
Named Crossroads League Pitcher of the Week after a complete game shutout of Marian, striking out nine (3/7)
Picked up his second Crossroads League Pitcher of the Week nod by blanking Mount Vernon Nazarene across seven innings of work, striking out eight and allowing only two hits and one walk (4/8)
Allowed one run in seven innings against Huntington, striking out six (4/19)
Turned in a six inning, one run performance against Saint Francis in the Crossroads League Tournament (5/3)
Made four starts in the summer for the Willmar Stingers of the Northwoods League, posting a 6.61 ERA

First Team All-Crossroads League selection
Helped the Wildcats win the Crossroads League Tournament and advance to the NAIA World Series for the first time in program history
Went 6-3 with a 4.20 ERA
Ranked third in the Crossroads League with 91 strikeouts in 94.1 innings
Set Indiana Wesleyan’s single season innings pitched record (94.1)
Limited opponents to a .239 batting average
Named Crossroads League Pitcher of the Week after throwing seven shutout innings with eight strikeouts in a complete game effort against Grace (3/2)
Struck out nine while allowing only two hits in eight shutout innings against Marian (3/9)
Tossed seven innings of one-run ball against Bethel, striking out nine (3/30)
Threw his second complete game of the season with a nine inning shutout of Mount Vernon Nazaren (4/5)
Picked up the win against Bryan in the NAIA Tournament, tossing six innings while limiting the Lions to three runs

Made 23 appearances as a freshman, including eight starts
Held a 5.00 ERA in 63 innings
Struck out 55 with 25 walks
Picked up his first collegiate save against Indiana Tech, striking out five in 2.1 shutout innings (2/21)
Recorded his first career win with a seven inning, one-run performance against Bethel, striking out six (3/14)
Struck out a season-high eight in 5.2 innings to get the win against Goshen (4/16)
Limited Marian to two runs in a seven inning, seven strikeout performance to earn the win in the Crossroads League Tournament (4/30)

Lettered in baseball and wrestling at Center Grove High School
Named a 2021 Indiana All-Star
Helped his team to the Regional championship in 2021 and win an MIC Conference title

Son of Chris and Julie Young
Has two sisters, Brianna and Emily, and one brother, Jackson
Brother Jackson played baseball at Franklin College as a pitcher from 2020-24, helping the Grizzlies to a Regional appearance in 2023
Enjoys golf, fishing, hunting, and cars
Currently working towards his Master’s in Leadership at UE

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