2026 Baseball Roster
Josh McDevitt
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-2 / 195
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Effingham, Ill.
- High School:
- Effingham HS
2026 SEASON
Established himself as one of the top pitchers in the SEC, starting 15 games on the mound for the Tigers during a breakout season … Began the season slotted into the weekend rotation as the Saturday starter before injuries bumped him into the Friday night role, where he thrived … Went 3-5 overall, leading the Tigers’ rotation with a 4.42 ERA over a team-high 79.1 innings … Led the squad with 102 strikeouts, good for 11th-most in a single season in program history … Teamed up with Brady Kehlenbrink (100) to become the first pair of Mizzou teammates in program history to each strikeout 100-plus batters in a season … Ranked top 15 in the SEC in strikeouts (102) … Checked in at No. 54 on D1Baseball’s Top 100 Starting Pitcher rankings on May 7 … Ranked sixth nationally and second in the SEC among all pitchers who threw 500-plus fastballs with a 30.8 percent whiff rate, according to D1Baseball’s Synergy Stats … Limited opponents to four hits or fewer in 10 of his 15 starts … Struck out six-plus in 12 of his 15 starts … Opponents batted just .211 against him (second lowest on team among pitchers with 25-plus innings pitched) … Threw five scoreless, one-hit innings in his season debut versus Mount St. Mary’s to earn his first win of the season, striking out six and walking a pair (2/14) … Picked up his second win of the campaign in his second start versus New Haven, allowing two runs on two hits and three walks while striking out seven (2/21) … Picked up his third win in a 7-0 shutout over UIC, throwing five scoreless frames and allowing just one hit while fanning seven Flames (3/7) … Took a no decision in his first SEC start of the season versus No. 6 Auburn, going 6.1 innings and allowing just a pair of runs on three hits and two walks while notching 10 strikeouts (3/14) … Threw five strong innings at No. 24 Kentucky to help the Tigers pick up an SEC series-opening win over the Wildcats, allowing just one earned run on four hits and three walks while striking out seven (4/3) … Followed that up with a season-high seven innings pitched versus South Carolina where he struck out eight and walked just one to allow three earned runs on five hits (4/9) … Struck out a career-high 11 Razorbacks versus No. 24 Arkansas, allowing three runs on four hits and four walks over 6.1 innings (4/23) … Struck out six and did not issue a walk in 6.1 innings at No. 5 Georgia, allowing just one run on four hits (5/1) … Tossed five innings versus Vanderbilt to help the Tigers earn an SEC series win over the Commodores, allowing four runs on five hits and a pair of walks while striking out seven (5/8) … Helped the Tigers earn their first SEC Tournament win since 2017, throwing 5.2 gutsy innings in a win over No. 9 seed and 17th-ranked Ole Miss where he struck out eight Rebels and allowed six runs on eight hits and a pair of walks (5/19).
2025 SEASON
Made seven appearances, including a pair of starts for the Tigers in 2025 ... struck out 14 batters over 11.1 innings, walking just four ... posted a record of 0-2 on the season.
2024 SEASON
Made eight appearances, including three starts for the Tigers during his rookie campaign ... worked 11.1 innings to fan 13 batters ... made a good first impression by recording all three outs via strikeout in his lone inning pitched in his collegiate debut at San Diego State (2/23) ... logged four outings in which he did not allow an earned run.
HIGH SCHOOL
Right-handed pitcher joins the Mizzou program after a standout prep career at Effingham High School ... led the Flaming Hearts to an Illinois Class 3A fourth-place finish in 2023 ... allowed just seven earned runs while fanning 140 hitters over 80.1 innings as a senior, good for an earned run average of 0.61 ... named first-team IBCA All-State, as well as the Effingham Daily News’ Player and Pitcher of the Year honor ... rated as the No. 19 overall prospect in Illinois’ class of 2023 by both PBR and Perfect Game.
PERSONAL
Son of Larry and Mandy McDevitt ... born June 15, 2004 ... has one sister, Allison ... plans to major in sport management at Mizzou.
