2025 Baseball Roster
Young, Drue
Jersey Number 20
Drue Young
- Position:
- Pitcher
- Bats/Throws::
- R/R
- Height:
- 5-7
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Greenwood, Ind.
- Prev School:
- Indiana Wesleyan
Bio
2025 (Senior): Pitched in 15 games including five starts … struck out 23 in 23.1 innings of work … season-best five strikeouts in Ball State debut vs UMass Lowell (2/15) … had three punchouts in 2.0 shutout frames at Xavier (3/22) … three strikeouts in 4.0 shutout innings vs USI (3/25)
BEFORE BALL STATE: Played three years at Indiana Wesleyan under head coaches Rich Benjamin and Ian MacDonald ... named First Team All-Conference as a sophomore ... Second Team All-Conference as a junior ... was a member of the first Indiana Wesleyan baseball team to reach a World Series in 2023.
HIGH SCHOOL: One-year letterwinner at Center Grove High School under head coach Keith Hatfield ... named an Indiana All Star, First Team All-Conference and All-County as a senior ... helped Center Grove to a regional championship appearance his senior year ... posted an 8-0 record along with 85 strikeouts and a 0.90 ERA his senior season ... also a two-year letterwinner in wrestling.
PERSONAL: Son of Julie and Chris Young ... his brother, Jackson, played baseball for Franklin College ... enjoys golfing, fishing and hunting ... favorite foods are spaghetti, chicken alfredo, chicken and rice and burgers ... favorite actor is Adam Sandler ... majoring in business administration.
BEFORE BALL STATE: Played three years at Indiana Wesleyan under head coaches Rich Benjamin and Ian MacDonald ... named First Team All-Conference as a sophomore ... Second Team All-Conference as a junior ... was a member of the first Indiana Wesleyan baseball team to reach a World Series in 2023.
HIGH SCHOOL: One-year letterwinner at Center Grove High School under head coach Keith Hatfield ... named an Indiana All Star, First Team All-Conference and All-County as a senior ... helped Center Grove to a regional championship appearance his senior year ... posted an 8-0 record along with 85 strikeouts and a 0.90 ERA his senior season ... also a two-year letterwinner in wrestling.
PERSONAL: Son of Julie and Chris Young ... his brother, Jackson, played baseball for Franklin College ... enjoys golfing, fishing and hunting ... favorite foods are spaghetti, chicken alfredo, chicken and rice and burgers ... favorite actor is Adam Sandler ... majoring in business administration.
Baseball // 5 AM Workouts
Tuesday, August 26
Ball State Director of Athletics Jeff Mitchell discusses the NCAA vs. House Settlement
Tuesday, July 01
Director of Athletics Jeff Mitchell discusses NCAA vs. House Settlement & Bill Richards Thank You
Friday, June 27
Baseball // Day 1 MAC Tournament Recap: Win vs. EMU
Thursday, May 22
