Devin Kirby

Devin Kirby earned his first career save

Photo by: Austin Bigoney / UConn Athletics

Position:
Right-Handed Pitcher
Height:
5-10
Weight:
220
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Ukiah, Calif.
Prev School:
Santa Rosa JC
High School:
Ukiah

2023 Season: Appeared in 25 games out of the bullpen. Ranked second on the team with seven wins. Went 7-1 with one save and a 4.35 ERA. In 49.2 innings he struck out 43. Opened the year with 3.0 hitless innings that featured four strikeouts to earn the save against Ohio State (2/18). Grabbed his first win of the year with 2.2 innings out of the bullpen in a comeback win vs. Cal Poly (2/24). Notched the victory out of the pen at Hawaii (3/11) with 3.1 innings of work. Fired two shutout innings at Hawaii (3/18). Tossed 1.1 shutout frames at San Diego State (3/16). Notched win vs. Rutgers (3/26) with 1.2 innings of work. Earned victory with 1.2 shutout innings at St. John's (4/8). Two shutout innings at Xavier (4/14) to register the win out of the pen. Threw 3.1 innings, allowed one hit and struck out a pair in his outing vs. Seton Hall (5/6). 2.1 shutout innings at Creighton (5/20) to capture BIG EAST regular season title. Threw a season-high 4.0 innings to grab the win vs. Florida A&M (6/3) in the NCAA Gainesville Regional.

2022 Season: Made first appearance since Tommy John surgery on March 6 at FIU with a scoreless frame on the bump. Appeared in 20 games out of the bullpen for the Huskies. Produced five-straight scoreless outings down the stretch in the regular season. Fired scoreless innings against St. John's (4/10), at Northeastern (4/26), and vs. Yale (4/27). Pitched 2.1 perfect innings against Butler (5/1) with four strikeouts. Earned victory out of the pen to sweep Creighton (5/8) with 2.2 perfect frames. Went 5.1 shutout innings in three appearances during the BIG EAST Championship. Did not allow a base runner and struck out three in 1.2 innings vs. Georgetown (5/26). Got the final five outs against Xavier to clinch the BIG EAST Championship (5/29). Pitched a career-high 4.1 innings and six strikeouts against No. 15 Maryland in College Park Regional (6/5). Went 2.0 innings and gave up zero earned runs against No. 2 Stanford in Super Regionals (6/13).

2021 Season: Out for the season with injury

Before UConn: Transfer from Santa Rosa Junior College. 2019 First Team All-American, All-Conference, All-State and All-Region. His 14.2 strikeouts per nine ranked first in the state.Ranked second in the state with a 1.09 ERA. Struck out 79 batters in 49.2 innings. Appeared in 28 games and recorded 17 saves. Played at Ukiah High School for head coach Stephen Summers in Ukiah, Calif. Two-time first team All-Conference performer in 2016 and 2017. Second team All-Conference in 2015.

Personal: Devin Joseph Kirby. Working towards leadership and public management degree.