Tommy Henry (baseball)

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.

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

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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