University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
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).
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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