Tarleton State University Athletics

Junior (2024):
Appeared in seven games for the Texans, starting six of those ... Registered a scoreless performance against Incarnate Word on 2/27/2024 ... Posted a season high three strikeouts in 3.0 innings pitched against New Mexico State (4/17/2024) ... Recorded at least one strikeout in six of his seven appearances.

Sophomore (2023):
Made a career-high 12 appearances and six starts on the mound … Finished with a 2-3 record, career-best 5.08 ERA and career-high 29 strikeouts compared to 14 walks in 28.1 innings pitched … Threw 3.0 scoreless innings, striking out a career-best seven in a win at UIW (2/21) … Tossed 3.0 innings, struck out five and walked none as he picked up the win over Stonehill (2/25) … Threw 2.0 scoreless innings vs. Oral Roberts (3/14) … Tossed a scoreless inning at UTA (3/21) … Held SFA (4/8) scoreless in 2.2 innings with three strikeouts and no walks … Earned a win after throwing 5.0 innings, a career-high, at UC Riverside, allowing a lone run and striking out three … Threw 3.1 innings with no earned runs and two strikeouts in a win over NM State (4/22).

Redshirt Freshman (2022):
Made 10 appearances, pitching 14.1 innings on the season … Struck out 10 while walking only four … Threw three shutout innings, striking out two in loss at SFA (4/1) … Threw 2.2 scoreless innings in loss to St. Thomas (4/16).

Covid Freshman (2021):
Redshirted.

Freshman (2020):
Played in three games for the Texans … Pitched 3.0 innings … Compiled four strikeouts.

Rutgers (2019):
Spent fall 2019 at Rutgers ... Transferred to Tarleton at semester break.
 
Klein Oak High School:
Lettered two years for head coach Ramon Hernandez … Team Most Outstanding Player … All-District Second Team … All-District Academic … Team’s Athletic Scholastic Achievement Award … Named school’s Outstanding Male Athlete, which is awarded to athlete with highest GPA … Graduated Magna Cum Laude … Played one year of select ball with Mariucci Elite Texas.
 
Personal:
Devon Patel … 2019 graduate of Klein Oak High School in Spring … Son of Karen and Ajay Patel … Has a brother, Liam, and a sister, Adara … Majoring in finance … Born July 2.