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Derek Diamond
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Derek Diamond
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Derek Diamond
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Derek Diamond

  • Position:
    RHP
  • Collegiate Letters Earned:
    R/R
  • Letters Earned at Ole Miss:
    3
  • Height:
    6-2
  • Weight:
    200
  • Hometown:
    Ramona, Calif.
  • High School:
    Ramona
  • Major:
    Dietetics & Nutrition
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
 • 2022 MLB Draft Pick (Round 6 - Pittsburgh Pirates)
 • 2020 SEC Academic Honor Roll
 • 2019 MLB Draft Pick (Round 40 - Arizona Diamondbacks)

2022 (Junior): Made 16 appearances on the mound, starting in 14 games… MLB Draft Pick (Round 6 – Pittsburgh Pirates)… Finished with a 4-4 record and a 6.89 ERA over 65.1 innings of work with 57 strikeouts and 13 walks… Won his first start of the season, throwing five innings and allowing just two earned runs on two hits while striking out eight against Charleston Southern (2/18)… Went five innings and gave up two unearned runs on five hits in a win against VCU (2/25)… Threw four shutout innings and allowed just one hit in third win of the season against Oral Roberts (3/13)… Earned his first SEC win of the season, tossing five innings and allowing just two earned runs against Missouri (5/8)

2021 (Sophomore): Made 20 pitching appearances, including 14 starts ... Finished with 3-5 record and 5.26 ERA over 75.1 innings pitched with 82 strikeouts and 32 walks ... Threw six innings with just one run allowed on four hits and one walk, striking out eight in season-debut win over Texas (2/22) ... Struck out career-high nine batters vs. UCF (2/27) ... Tossed six scoreless innings with four hits, one walk allowed and six strikeouts in SEC debut vs. Auburn (3/21) ... Earned win with 6.0 innings of work at Alabama, allowing three runs on six hits with six strikeouts at Alabama (3/27) ... Made first career relief appearance at Mississippi State (4/16) ... Allowed just one earned run and walked none over 6.0 innings in start vs. LSU (4/22) ... Threw 5.1 innings with two runs allowed on four hits and two walks, struck out eight in SEC Tournament vs. Vanderbilt (5/26) ... Threw 4.1 innings with one unearned run allowed on just two hits in NCAA Oxford Regional win over Southeast Missouri (6/4) ... Threw 0.2 innings in relief with one unearned run allowed in NCAA Oxford Regional finale victory over Southern Miss (6/7).

2020 (Freshman): Season cut short due to the spread of novel coronavirus COVID-19 … Was named Sunday starter prior to the season and started every series finale for the Rebels … Went at least 5.0 IP in every single outing … Finished the year with a 2-0 record and a 3.48 ERA … The Rebels did not lose a game in which Diamond started … Recorded 15 strikeouts and four walks … Recorded first career start in 7-6 victory over No. 1 Louisville and went career long 5.2 IP (2/16) … Allowed just one run and picked up first career win over Xavier, recorded career high six strikeouts (2/23) … Went 5.0 IP in victory over Indiana (3/1) … Picked up second career win vs. Princeton in 14-2 victory (3/8).

High School: Three-year letterwinner at Ramona High School in California under head coach Dean Welch … 2019 MLB Draft Pick (Round 40 – Arizona Diamondbacks) … 2018 Under Armour All-American … Perfect Game Top 100 National Rank No. 37 … Two-time Valley League Pitcher of the Year (2018, 2019) … Three-time First Team All-Valley League (2017-2019) … 2018 Perfect Game National Showcase Top Prospect Team … 2018 Perfect Game All-American Classic … 2019 Perfect Game All-Region First Team (California) … 2018 Perfect Game High Honorable Mention Underclassman All-American.
 
Personal: Full name is Derek Matthew Diamond … Son of Steve and Nancy Diamond … Born on January 4, 2001.