Baseball

2016: NCBWA Preseason All-Region Team... Preseason All-South Atlantic Conference First Team.

2015: ABCA All-Southeast Region Second Team... NCBWA All-Southeast Region honorable mention... All-South Atlantic Conference First Team... Led the league with eight saves (31st in NCAA II)... Finished his inaugural TC campaign with a 1.79 ERA and led the Pioneers with his 23 relief appearances and finished with a 4-3 record in his 50.1 innings on the mound... Did not allow an earned run in his first 25 innings, covering a span of almost 10 games... Piitched 8.2 shutout innings of relief in Tusculum’s 13-inning win over Carson-Newman (Feb. 28)... For his efforts, he has been named the SAC Pitcher of the Week and Tennessee Sports Writers Association College Pitcher of the Week... Listed as a national semifinalist for the Tino Martinez Award... Recorded saves in four straight appearances against Young Harris (Mar. 3), Wingate (Mar. 7), Lander (Mar. 12) and  No. 13 Armstrong St. (Mar. 14)... Four wins came against Carson-Newman, No. 13 Armstrong St. (Mar. 15), Lincoln Memorial (Mar. 30) and Lee (Apr. 8).... Pitched 2.2 inning of one-hit shutout relief with five strikeouts for his save against No. 11 Catawba (Apr. 17)... Tossed 4.2 innings while scattering three hits with one run, a walk and six strikeouts in a victory against No. 13 Armstrong (Mar. 15)... Also recorded a save pitching the final 2/3 inning in a 4-2 win over Lincoln Memorial (Apr. 24) in the SAC Tournament.

Milligan College: Played the 2014 season at the Milligan College, Tenn. school... Played in 17 games with a .250 batting average... Six runs scored... Wetn 2-for-3 against OSU Mansfield (Mar. 11) and scored two runs against Emory & Henry (Mar. 27)... Recorded his first collegiate hit against Johnson University (Feb. 8).

High School: Graduated from Mooresville (N.C.) HS... Coached by Jeff Burchett... 2010 American Junior Legion Post 537 Coach's Award... 2011 American Junior Legion Post 537 Defensive MVP... Team Captain (2012)... 2013 Cy Young "Top Pitcher" Award... 2013 I-Meck 4A All-Conference Team ... 2013 Iredell All-County Team... Earl Caldwell Award for Outstanding Student-Athlete (2012, 2013)... Played club baseball with the Statesville Owls of the SBCL... Summer 2014: 8-0 in save opportunities with a 1-1 record... 32 strikeouts in 20.2 innings pitched with an 0.44 ERA, which included an appearance in 2014 SCBL All Star game... Joined the Gastonia Grizzlies of the Coastal Plain League, coached by Jason Wood, where he appeared in four games earning a save in the regular season and two wins in the playoffs... Played 2015 summer season with the Edenton Steamers.

Personal: Full name is Devan Scott Watts... Born Apr. 21, 1995... Son of Scott and Sherri Watts... Sister - Kaitlynn Watts... Majoring in sports science... SAC Commissioner's Honor Roll... Athletic Director's Honor Roll... Dean's List... Charles Oliver Gray Honors List... Future plans: Personal trainer and coach... Favorite book: "The Closer"; Favorite class at Tusculum: Physiology of Exercise; Favorite midnight snack: Cook Out restaurant; Favorite musical artist: Eric Church; Favorite song: "Carolina"; Devan can't go a week without: Music; Most thrilling moment in sports: High School: 15 strikeouts in 8 innings pitched of a 12-inning game that his team won 2-1 in the 2013 Buck Gatton Easter Tournament Championship game; College: Pitching 8.2 innings of relief with 12 strikeouts in Tusculum's 4-3 win over Carson-Newman in 2015; Advice to kids: "Believe in yourself and never give up"; Favorite color: Blue; Favorite food: Baked Ziti; Favorite sport other than baseball: Football; People Devan most admires: His family; Toughest opponent Devan has ever played against: Corey Seager with the Los Angeles Dodgers orgainzation; What people don't know about Devan: Had perfect attendance from K-12th Grade; When he was a kid, Devan tried to be like: Chipper Jones; When people first meet Devan, they think: He's respectful.