Zach Fogell

Devin Kirby earned his first career save

Photo by: Austin Bigoney / UConn Athletics

Position:
Left-Handed Pitcher
Height:
5-11
Weight:
190
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Cumberland, R.I.
Prev School:
Brown
High School:
Cumberland

2023 Season: First Team All-BIG EAST. First Team ABCA All-Northeast Region. Second Team All-New England. Tied UConn single-season record with 36 appearances (Wurster, 2019). Led the team with eight wins out of the bullpen. Went 8-0 with one save and had a team-low 1.89 ERA. In 47.2 innings, struck out 60 and held opponents to a .210 batting average against. Made his UConn debut with a scoreless inning against Ohio State (2/17). Struck out both batters he faced in a comeback win vs. Cal Poly (2/24). Went 1.1 shutout innings at FAU (3/5) to help Huskies sweep the series. Struck out three in 2.0 shutout innings at Hawaii (3/11). Went 20 of 21 appearances without allowing an earned run from March 22 to May 19. The stretch went 26.2 innings, gave up just 16 hits, one earned run and 36 strikeouts. Earned first career save vs. Seton Hall (5/5) with 1.1 perfect innings. The left-hander threw a career-high 5.1 shutout innings, allowed one hit, did not walk a batter and struck out nine vs. Butler (5/11). Fired 3.0 inning of one run ball vs. Georgetown (5/24) to earn victory in BIG EAST Championship. Threw 3.2 shutout innings and struck out four vs. Texas Tech (6/2) in the NCAA Gainesville Regional.

Graduate transfer from Brown University.

2022: Made 12 appearances, including 10 starts on the mound…Struck out 46 batters over 39.0 innings of work…Allowed one earned run on four hits over a season-high 6.0 innings of work, while striking out six against Columbia (4/10)…Struck out six in 4.0 innings of work at Yale (4/17)…Struck out a career-high nine batters over 5.0 innings of work in the Senior Day season finale against Cornell (5/8).

2021: Team did not compete due to COVID-19.

2020: Did not see game action due to injury … Season shortened due to novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

2019: Made 15 appearances with one start as a rookie relief pitcher … Ranked third on the team in overall appearances … Logged 21.0 innings … Went 1-0 with a win over Princeton (Apr. 21) … Finished with 20 strikeouts … Appeared in eight league games with 10.2 innings of work … Ended the season with two earned runs over 9.1 innings in final six games … Had four strikeouts against Bryant (Apr. 10) and Columbia (Apr. 21).

High School: Two-time All-State selection as a pitcher for Cumberland High School … Division I North MVP … Academic All-State … National Honor Society ... Also played soccer and basketball.

Personal: Parents are Tina and Gary. Has one brother, Ben. Working towards his master's degree in sports management.