| Height: | 6-0 |
| Weight: | 225 |
| Year: | Sr. |
| Hometown: | Denver, N.C. |
| High School: | Caldwell Tech / Southlake Christian Academy |
| Position: | IF |
| Major: | Sport Management |
2024: Did not play.
Caldwell Tech: Played two seasons at the Hickory, N.C. junior college... Coached by Frank Pait... 2023 Stats: .282 batting avg., 15 RBI, one home run, 8 doubles.
High School: Graduated from Southlake Christian Academy in Huntsville, N.C... Coached by his father, Cheron Farley and Dwight Ferguson... Lettered in football and baseball... 2021 All-State... 2021 All-Conference... 2021 team MVP... 2018 Conference Champions... 2019-20 NCHSAA State Runner-Up... Stats: .446 batting avg., 29 hits, 6 home runs, 23 RBI, .576 on-base pct.
Club Team: Played from Dry Pond Club... Coached by Cheron Farley and Phillip Lofton... 2020 Perfect Game All-Tournament Team... 2021 All-Florida League Team... Club Stats: .395 batting avg., 35 RBI, 9 home runs, 15 doubles (led the team in all categories for 3 years).
Personal: Born May 29, 2002 in Charlotte, N.C... Nickname: "D-Rock"... Son of Cheron and Alysia Farley... Brothers: Darien Farley (24), Daquan Farley (28); Sister: Cocoa Farley (30)... Brother, Darien, played baseball at Tusculum (2023-2024) and is currently a graduate assistant in the TU athletic department... Father, played baseball at Brevard College and North Carolina A&T; was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals out of high school... Majoring in sport management... Athletic Director's Honor Roll... Future plans: play professional baseball as a carrier, and after that I plan on being like my dad and getting into coaching and helping kids to love the game of baseball as he has helped me and many others to do... Hobbies: Read his bible, watch cartoons, play MLB The Show and spend time with his family; fishing, hooping with close family friends and on his brother's (Darien Farley) nerves... Father was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals out of high school and later played collegiately at Brevard College and North Carolina A&T... Favorite class at Tusculum: Special Ed Class... Favorite movies: "Lion King" and "Lion King 2"... Favorite musical artist: J Cole... Favorite sports team: Baltimore Ravens... Favorite athlete: David Ortiz... Favorite food: Stuffed Crust Pizza... Most famous person Derek has ever met: Joe Gibbs.
