Tommy Henry (baseball)

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Tommy Henry
Arizona Diamondbacks
Pitcher
Born: (1997-07-29) July 29, 1997 (age 24)
Portage, Michigan
Bats: Left
Throws: Left

Thomas Jack Henry (born July 29, 1997) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization. He played college baseball for the Michigan Wolverines.

Early life[]

Henry attended Portage Northern High School in Portage, Michigan, where he was the 2016 Mr. Baseball and Gatorade Player of the Year.[1]

College career[]

In 2017 and 2018, he played collegiate summer baseball for the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[2][3]

As a junior, Henry led the 2019 Michigan Wolverines baseball team to the 2019 College World Series. Despite having been hospitalized with the flu, he was the winning pitcher against No. 1 UCLA in the deciding game of the NCAA Super Regional on June 9.[4][5]

On June 17, he pitched a three-hit, complete-game shutout with 10 strikeouts against Florida State in the College World Series. Michigan coach Erik Bakich said of Henry's performance: "He was the entire storyline. We needed a strong performance, and he gave us something magical."[6][7]

On June 24, in the first game of the College World Series finals against Vanderbilt, Henry was the winning pitcher and tallied eight strikeouts.[8][9]

Overall, Henry compiled a 3–0 record, struck out 31 batters, and allowed eight earned runs in 31+2⁄3 innings during the 2019 NCAA Tournament.[10]

Professional career[]

Henry was selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks with the 74th overall pick in the 2019 Major League Baseball draft.[11][12] Henry made three appearances in 2019 for the Hillsboro Hops after signing, going 0–0 with a 6.00 ERA over 3 innings.[13]

References[]

  1. ^ "Tommy Henry". Mgoblue.com. University of Michigan. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  2. ^ "Tommy Henry (2017)". pointstreak.com. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  3. ^ "Tommy Henry (2018)". pointstreak.com. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  4. ^ J.L. Kirven (June 11, 2019). "Tommy Henry pulled off 'the gutsiest performance in college baseball'. Here's how". Detroit Free Press.
  5. ^ "Michigan ousts No. 1 UCLA for World Series berth". ESPN.com. June 9, 2019.
  6. ^ "Michigan coach 'in awe' after Tommy Henry's shutout vs. Florida State". Mlive.com. June 18, 2019.
  7. ^ "Michigan rides Henry's 3-hitter to win over FSU". ESPN.com. June 17, 2019.
  8. ^ Angelique S. Chengelis (June 25, 2019). "'He battled': Wolverines' Tommy Henry closes collegiate career with command performance". The Detroit News.
  9. ^ Ryan Zuke (June 25, 2019). "Legend of Tommy Henry grows after another memorable outing in College World Series". Mlive.com.
  10. ^ "Tommy Henry cements himself as Michigan baseball legend with College World Series performance". Click On Detroit. June 25, 2019.
  11. ^ Katherine Fitzgerald (June 4, 2019). "Michigan baseball posts live reaction of Tommy Henry being drafted by the Diamondbacks". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  12. ^ Hewitt, Katie Gwinn (June 5, 2019). "Weisenburger, Kerr Selected on Day Three of MLB Draft". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
  13. ^ Maverick Pallack (August 22, 2019). "D-backs' Henry gets feet wet with Hops". Pamplin Media Group. Retrieved November 2, 2019.

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