2021 Baseball
Derek True
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 208
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Carpinteria, CA
- High School:
- Santa Barbara HS
Likely will be one of Cal Poly's top relievers out of the bullpen in fourth season as a Mustang.
2022 -- Compiled 1-1 record and 4.79 ERA as a sophomore, striking out 23 batters over 20 2/3 innings ... 19 appearances on the mound, all in relief ... victory was against Missouri State in second weekend of season, tossing two scoreless innings with three strikeouts in the 14-12 win ... twice pitched three innings ... did not allow a run in final six mound stints of season (5 1/3 innings), lowering ERA from 6.46 to 4.79 ... did not allow a run in 13 of his 19 relief appearances ... 7.15 ERA at home and 1.93 ERA on the road ... in Cal Poly wins posted 1-0 record and 0.00 ERA; in losses 0-1 and 8.03 ERA ... 1.04 ERA in night games, 7.50 ERA in day games ... drafted in 20th round of 2022 MLB Draft by Oakland but did not sign, electing to return to Cal Poly for his fourth season ... played summer ball for Eau Claire Express in Northwoods League, compiling 3.08 ERA with 36 strikeouts over 26 1/3 innings.
2021 -- Made 15 appearances on the mound, all in relief, compiling 2-1 record and 6.43 ERA ... struck out 18 batters over 21 innings ... earned victories against USC and Hawai'i ... tossed a scoreless seventh inning before Cal Poly snapped 4-4 tie with three runs in the top of the eighth and pitched 2 2/3 scoreless frames in relief of Kaden Sheedy for season-ending win against Hawai'i ... season-high three strikeouts over four innings, his longest stint of the season, versus UC Santa Barbara ... did not play summer ball.
2020 -- Appeared in six games as a true freshman with midweek starts against Pepperdine and Fresno State ... 0-2 record and 6.57 ERA ... struck out four over 4 1/3 innings in loss versus Pepperdine and added three strikeouts in three innings in loss at Fresno State ... pitched two scoreless frames at Santa Clara and 1 2/3 scoreless innings versus BYU, both no decisions ... 12 strikeouts over 12 1/3 innings for season before it was cut short due to the pandemic ... played summer ball for Santa Barbara Foresters ... no record and 5.40 ERA with 21 strikeouts over 13 1/3 innings.
High School -- True is a 2019 graduate of Santa Barbara High School, where he was 9-0 with a 2.20 ERA as a senior under head coach Steve Schuck ... 75 strikeouts over 57 1/3 innings, allowing just 18 walks ... three complete games -- a 4-0 win over Lompoc (two-hitter, nine strikeouts, two walks), 8-1 verdict over Lompoc (two-hitter, no walks, 10 strikeouts) and 8-3 versus San Marcos (eight strikeouts, one walk, five hits) ... led Dons to Channel League title, 17-8-1 overall mark and a berth in the CIF-Southern Section Division 2 playoffs ... earned first-team All-Channel League honors for the second straight year and was league MVP as a senior ... True posted a 6-0 win-loss record and 1.04 ERA as a junior with 52 strikeouts over 53 2/3 innings and also earned a save ... was third in the league in strikeouts and posted the lowest ERA ... among his wins were a two-hit shutout against La Canada (one walk, seven strikeouts) and a five-hit shutout versus Ventura (zero walks, six strikeouts) ... also scattered seven hits in a complete-game 8-1 win over Paso Robles (one walk, four strikeouts) in a CIF-Southern Section Division 2 wild-card game ... Dons were 18-9 in 2018, finishing second in the Channel League and earning a spot in the CIF-Southern Section Division 2 playoffs ... earned school's Community Service Excellence Award ... played summer baseball for San Luis Obispo Blues, posting 1-1 record and 2.74 ERA with 33 strikeouts over 23 innings ... also recruited by UC Santa Barbara, Long Beach State, Cal State Fullerton, Utah and UC Irvine, True chose to be a Mustang because "I felt that they had the most to offer in my development as a player and helping me reach my greatest potential. I also felt that, with the class that we have going in, we are going to be a very strong program."
Personal -- Son of Lynn True and Lesli Cheverrez True ... one brother, Ian, and one sister, Haley ... enjoys golfing, bass fishing, biking and hiking ... wants to play professional baseball ... born in Santa Barbara, Calif. ... majoring in agricultural business.
