Derrick Tarpley Jr.

Height:
6-2
Class:
Redshirt Freshman
Hometown:
Brownsville, PA
High School:
Brownsville Area

2025: Played in 16 games and made 11 starts in his first year with the program…missed a majority of the year due to injury…Drove in two runs on two sacrifice flies on Opening Day vs. Eastern Michigan (2/14)…Went 1-3 with an RBI and a run scored in a win over Miami (4/4)…Recorded a season-high six putouts in centerfield at Virginia (4/12)…Went 1-2 with a double vs. Monmouth (2/23).

Prior to Pitt: Was the 2024 Preseason Horizon League Freshman of the Year at Youngstown State … Started in all 16 of the games he played in as a freshman prior to injury … Hit .328 with 19 hits, five doubles, two home runs and 11 RBI in 2024 … Was selected by the Oakland Athletics in the 18^th round of the 2023 MLB Draft out of high school … Was a three-sport athlete at Brownsville Area High School where he also played basketball and soccer… Three-time All-County and three-time All-Section honoree … Played travel ball for Pittsburgh Hardball Academy