Derringer Huff

Photo by: Inertia Sports Media/Dave Eggen

Position:
Right-Handed Pitcher
Height:
6-4
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Troy, Mo.
High School:
Troy Buchanan H.S.
Major:
Economics

Derringer will be counted on for a setup role within the Jackrabbit pitching staff in 2016 ... honored academically as a Summit League Distinguished Scholar and as a member of the Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence

2015
Made 12 appearances — all out of the bullpen ... put together a streak of five consecutive scoreless appearances in April, covering six innings ... struck out career-high three batters over two innings in first game of doubleheader against Winnipeg (4/8) and fanned the side in lone inning of work against Dakota State (4/15) ... hurled scoreless inning with two strikeouts in home win over North Dakota State (4/12) ... pitched 1 2/3 scoreless innings in only other Summit League outing, versus Fort Wayne (5/14)

2014
Appeared in six games, starting one ... allowed one unearned run on two hits over 1 1/3 innings in Jackrabbit debut against Alabama A&M (2/21) ... made lone start of season in finale of Snowbird Invitational in Florida, pitching first two innings against Baldwin Wallace (Ohio) (3/12) ... threw scoreless inning in home win over Minnesota (4/9) ... struck out two batters in two innings in relief appearance against Dakota State (4/23) ... recorded two strikeouts in two innings of lone Summit League action, at North Dakota State (5/15)

BEFORE SDSU
Began his collegiate career at the University of Illinois-Springfield, but redshirted ... pitched during the 2013 season at Lincoln Land Community College in Springfield, Ill., where he posted a 3-9 record in 13 starts, but struck out 64 batters in 65 2/3 innings ... 2011 graduate of Troy Buchanan (Mo.) High School, where he lettered three times in baseball