DEREK AT A GLANCE: Bulldog mentality ... Competes every time on the mound ... Throws three pitches for strikes ... Has succeeded at every level.
SOPHOMORE (2022): Appeared in 12 games on the mound ... Struck out 16 and walked just five in 16.1 innings ... Compiled an ERA of 4.41 with a record of 2-2 ... Tied for the team lead with two saves ... Earned the save in the 6-4 win over Washburn on Feb. 5 with a perfect 0.2 innings ... Got his first win at Eckerd on Mar. 5, tossing three innings with three strike outs in an 11-10 win.
FRESHMAN (2021):Â Started and played in one game with an ERA of 36.00.
CoVID (2020 - Broward): Pitched in eight games out of the pen, going 0-2 in 17.2 innings with a 2.04 ERA for coach Greg Bennis' Seahawks ... Struck out 17 and walked eight for a 1.13 WHIP ... Allowed only one earned run over his final six outings.
HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterman at Flanagan High under coaches Ray Evans and Noel Figueroa ... Led the Falcons to an 82-17-2 record, including three straight district titles ... Went 9-2 in 13 starts as a senior, with four complete games and two shutouts ... Named the district pitcher of the year and a First-Team All-American ... Broward County pitcher of the year by the Miami Herald ... Posted a 1.32 ERA and 1.03 WHIP ... Struck out 82 in 69.0 innings ... Went 6-0, with two saves, as a junior ... Completed three of six starts ... Posted a 0.83 ERA and 0.93 WHIP ... Struck out 49 in 42. 0 innings ... Named to the All-District team and Second-Team All-American ... For his career: 16-2, 2 saves ... 27 games, 19 starts ... 114.2 innings ... 1.28 ERA ... 1.04 WHIP ... 83 hits, 36 walks, 140 strikeouts.
PERSONAL: Son of Joel Cabrera and Maritza Grullon ... Sport management major.
