2018 Baseball Roster
Roster
David Hussey
- Position:
- RHP
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Minter, Ala.
- Previous School:
- Georgia Highlands College
- High School:
- Lowndes Academy
- Pronunciation:
- R/R
2021: Was lights-out all season long, becoming only the second reliever in program history to earn All-Ohio Valley Conference second team status…Ranked fifth in the OVC in saves (six) and sixth in games finished (15)…Topped the squad in appearances (23), ERA (2.59), opponent batting average (.184) and strikeout-to-walk ratio (4.3), going 3-1 with only 27 hits allowed and 52 strikeouts over 41.2 frames…His 2.59 ERA was the lowest by any UT Martin reliever with at least 35 innings pitched in the program’s Division I Era (since 1993)…His six saves ranked fourth in the school’s single-season history – all coming after April 3…Wrapped up his Skyhawk career ranking fourth in school history in appearances (79), sixth in saves (seven) and ninth in strikeouts (159)…Posted 17 scoreless appearances, including a string of 10 consecutive outings spanning 16.1 innings from March 12 through April 23…Tossed more than an inning on 17 different occasions, including a season-best 4.2 frames in the frontend of the May 7 doubleheader at Murray State, also fanning a career-best eight batters…Limited the opposition to a paltry .122 batting average (6-of-49) with two outs and a .133 batting average (8-for-60) with runners aboard the basepaths…Held left-handed batters to a .158 batting average (9-of-57) and right-handed hitters to a .200 batting average (18-for-90)…Locked down the six-out save at No. 11 Ole Miss on May 18…Was one of 65 finalists for the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Stopper of the Year Award…Was named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters...Earned an OVC Medal of Honor for a perfect 4.0 Grade Point Average and was also named to the OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll.
2020: Established himself as one of the premier relievers in the OVC during the abbreviated season…Ranked in the top-eight in the OVC in least walks allowed (three, third), least runs allowed (six, fourth), strikeouts looking (nine, fourth) and appearances (seven, eighth)…Boasted a team-best 3.18 ERA with one mound victory, accounting for a team-high 6:1 strikeout-to-walk ratio over 17 innings of work…Went more than one inning in all seven appearances, including a season-high five frames with a season-best seven strikeouts and one run allowed against Indiana on Feb. 21…Earned the win after tossing 3.1 innings of one-hit ball against OVC foe Southeast Missouri on March 8…Did not allow more than one run in any of his seven relief outings, including 1.2 shutout frames in the win at Alabama A&M on Feb. 19…Conceded just four extra-base hits (only one home run)...Was named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters...Was named to the OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll.
2019: Made 27 appearances which rank eighth in school history for most in a single season…Fanned 56 batters over 54.1 innings pitched while making five starts on the year…Produced his best game at Southeast Missouri as he clocked in for 6.1 innings of shutout baseball and recorded four strikeouts along the way…Transitioned into a reliable late-inning arm for the Skyhawks as he proved he could eat up multiple innings by tossing more than one full inning on 18 non-start occasions…Put together 12 scoreless outings…Whiffed a season-high six batters against Murray State in the OVC Tournament…Fanned multiple batters on 12 different occasions...Was named to the OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll.
2018: Made a squad-best 22 appearances on the year while sporting a team-best 4.86 ERA…Tossed 33.1 innings on the season and struck out 33 batters in that span…Earned a victory in the front end of a doubleheader against Eastern Illinois on May 6…Struck out five against Union on April 17 in three innings pitched while allowing just one hit along the way…Recorded a pair of four-strikeout games against Morehead State on April 6 and at Tennessee on April 11…Rung up three batters on two occasions (against Eastern Kentucky on March 31 and against Central Arkansas on April 14)...Earned a spot on the OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll.
BEFORE UTM: Helped guide Georgia Highlands College to a GCAA Championship in 2017 while under the tutelage of Dash O’Neil…Garnered 2016 all-state honors for football, basketball and baseball while at Lowndes Academy…Won the 2016 State Championships in the high jump…Was a member of a Rebel baseball squad that was two-time state runner-up (2013 and 2016).
PERSONAL: Born on Feb. 19, 1998…Son of Russ and Robin Hussey…Has three siblings, Paige, Laiken and Clayton…Grandfather Rusty Hussey played baseball at Florida State…Majoring in interdisciplinary studies.
