Devin Stanton
- School
- Georgia Tech
- Position
- Pitcher
- Major
- Business Management
Classroom
Devin Stanton was named to the Academic All-ACC Team last season, and he is a three-time member of the ACC Academic Honor Roll. His cumulative GPA stands at 3.56, which includes a 4.00 during the Spring 2014 semester. He has earned Dean’s List honors six times and Faculty Honors once for his 4.0 GPA last spring.
Character
Stanton is a two-year team captain and regarded by the players and the coaching staff as one of the hardest working and most dedicated players in the program. He has spent two years on the Georgia Tech Student-Athlete Advisory Board, and four years in the Tech Fellowship of Christian Athletes, including two years on the FCA Leadership Team.
Community
Stanton has been extremely active in community outreach programs both locally and internationally, highlighted by a five-day trip to the Dominican Republic last year when he and other Tech student-athletes worked in an orphanage. Stanton routinely delivers extra team-issued gear and clothing from all sports to a local Covenant House, which is a homeless shelter for children through age 21. He has served on an advisory panel for high school males at The Best Academy at Benjamin S. Carson, answering questions about opportunities for college through sports. Stanton has also been a four-year volunteer with Tech’s Michael Isenhour Toy Drive and with the Special Olympics.
Competition
Bouncing back from Tommy John surgery in 2012, which forced him to miss much of the 2013 season, Stanton had a breakout year in 2014 in his first year as a starting pitcher. He finished the year with a 5-3 record and the ACC’s sixth-best ERA of 2.24, which included ACC wins over No. 1 Florida State, Duke and Virginia Tech. He was Tech’s starting pitcher in the ACC Championship game win over Maryland and also on the mound for one of the Yellow Jackets’ wins at the NCAA Oxford Regional. He made 18 appearances last year (12 starts) in 76.1 innings, and his 2.24 ERA last season was the best among Tech’s starters. Also recorded quality starts in games versus No. 22 Miami and No. 1 Virginia.
