Derek Crum

Height:
5-10
Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown:
Tampa, Fla.
High School:
Gaither HS
Deals:

2023 (Redshirt Junior)
Made 19 appearances out of the bullpen… Accumulated a 3.38 ERA and a 1-0 record across 16.0 innings pitched… Struck out 14 and walked just four… Allowed zero home runs all season and just one extra base hit… Threw a shutout inning in the Winston-Salem Regional against George Mason (June 2)

2022 (Sophomore)
Made a career-high 20 appearances out of the Wake Forest bullpen... Posted a 1-0 record in 20.2 innings with 21 strikeouts... Earned first collegiate win against Elon (March 1), striking out a career-high three strikeouts in a career-long two scoreless innings... Also fanned three batters in final appearance of season at North Carolina (May 14).

2021 (Freshman)
Appeared in first three games of season, making two starts in center field... Knocked in a base hit in the second game of the season-opening series... Drew a trio of walks, including a pair in the series finale against Northeastern (Feb. 21)... Scored one run in game two and three of the set.

2020 (Freshman - season shortened by COVID-19)
Played in 16 games and started 14 of them in center field ... Batted .244 with three doubles, a homer and four RBIs, also went 2-for-2 in stolen-base attempts ... Was twice featured on SportsCenter's Top 10 plays for diving catches, including one on opening night which maintained a tie game in the eighth inning ... Recorded four-straight multi-hit games from Feb. 29-March 3 ... Was 4-for-8 with a double in doubleheader against Brown (Feb. 29) ... In two games against Sacred Heart (March 1/3), was 4-for-6 with two doubles, his first collegiate homer, a walk and a stolen base ... First collegiate hit came against Illinois (Feb. 16), and he also stole a base in that game ... Perfect fielding percentage in 23 defensive chances.

Summer Ball
Played 15 games for the Harrison Turks... Notched five hits, one double, two RBIs and 12 walks at the plate... Made five appearances on the mound (one start) and tallied a record of 1-0 and one save... Tossed a total of 12.1 innings, striking out 22 batters.

Background
Rated by Prep Baseball Report as the No. 275 recruit nationally, including No. 38 from the state of Florida ... Perfect Game picked him as the No. 448 recruit nationally and No. 61 in Florida ... Was a career .314 hitter in high school with seven doubles, four triples, three homers, 40 RBIs and 45 stolen bases ... Also had a 2.62 career ERA on the mound ... Played club baseball for the Top Tier Roos ... Chose Wake Forest over South Florida, Tennessee, West Virginia, Virginia Tech, Missouri, Southern Miss and Tulane.

Personal
Born on June 29, 2001 ... Son of Derek Sr. and Cher Crum ... Father, Derek, and uncle, Ricky, played baseball at Tuskegee ... Uncle, Maurice Crum, played football and baseball at Miami and had an NFL career, and is in Miami's hall of fame ... Cousin, Maurice III, played football at Notre Dame and is an assistant coach at Western Kentucky ... Cousin, Quaylin Crum, plays football at Florida, and another cousin, Marcell Rose, played at Eastern Michigan.