Austin Drury

Austin William Drury

• Bats Left, Throws Left
• Height 6' 0", Weight 190 lb.
• School University of North Florida
• High School Wiregrass Ranch High School

• Born August 13, 1997 in Land O'Lakes, FL USA

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Biographical Information

Austin Drury has pitched in the minors and for Team USA. He is the grandson of minor leaguer Roy Kelly and nephew of minor leaguer Ronald Kelly.

He had a 1.83 ERA and hit .380 as a high school senior. He was 6-1 with a 4.02 ERA as a college freshman and improved to 6-2, 3.03 as a sophomore. With the 2017 Hyannis Harbor Hawks in the Cape Cod League, he was 1-0, pitching five shutout innings. His junior season, he slipped to 4-4, 4.85. The Los Angeles Dodgers took him in the 34th round of the 2018 amateur draft, between Spencer Schwellenbach and Chavez Fernander.

Drury had a superb pro debut with the Ogden Raptors (1-0, Sv, 2.25 in 7 G) and Great Lakes Loons (3-1, Sv, 0.51 in 10 G). He split '19 between the Loons (1-1, 2 Sv, 2.39 in 15 G0 and Rancho Cucamonga Quakes (1-2, Sv, 3.58 in 24 G), striking out 70 in 64 innings. The 2020 minor league season was wiped out by the COVID-19 pandemic. Returning to action in 2021, he pitched for Great Lakes (3-1, 3.00 in 11 G) and the Tulsa Drillers (3-1, 4.53 in 20 G). He was 4-1 with a save and a 4.34 ERA for the 2022 Drillers, but his WHIP was 2.09 and that ended his time in the Dodgers chain.

Moving to the independent leagues, he was 5-5 with a 3.79 ERA for the 2023 Sioux City Explorers, being used as a starter for the first time as a pro. He was 6th in the American Association with 98 strikeouts. That winter, he was 1-1 with a 4.71 ERA for the Tigres de Aragua of the Venezuelan League.

Bouncing around in 2024, he appeared for Sioux City (4-5, 5.10 in 16 G), the Bravos de León (1-4, 11.07 in 6 G) and Guerreros de Oaxaca (4 R, 3 ER in 2 IP). Despite a rocky summer, he was a late addition to the US team for the 2024 Premier 12. He made two appearances for the third-place finishers. He replaced Eric Adler with a 5-3 deficit in the 8th against Venezuela. He went 1-2-3 against MLB vets Alexi Amarista, Carlos Perez and Ramon Flores. Dan Altavilla succeeded him. His other outing came versus Japan. Relieving Spencer Patton in the 7th with a 3-1 deficit, he yielded a Keita Sano single. After PR Ryota Isobata was caught stealing, he hit Shogo Sakakura then Zane Mills took over and let the inherited runner score.