Phil Devey (2021) - Louisiana Athletics Hall of Fame

Phil Devey

Induction:
2021

A two-time All-Sun Belt Conference pitcher and a 1999 All-American, Devey earned a spot as a walk-on in 1997 and would eventually finish his career as the Ragin' Cajuns all-time leader in victories (24), innings pitched (314.0) and strikeouts (352).

The Lachute, Quebec native won 24 games on the mound in his three-year career, including a combined 21 victories during the 1998 and 1999 seasons where he helped Louisiana to a pair of NCAA regional appearances and the 1999 NCAA Super Regional.

The southpaw led Louisiana in strikeouts his final two seasons, including a school-record 165 batters in 1999. His first career victory as a Ragin' Cajun came in 1997 against No. 1-ranked LSU. Devey was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the fifth round of the 1999 MLB Draft.

Devey pitched for Team Canada in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and helping his team to a fourth-place finish. Devey spearheaded the effort to help raise nearly $200,000 from former players to erect a statue and surrounding structures in honor of his head coach – fellow inductee Tony Robichaux – prior to the 2020 season.