EMMITSBURG, Md. (July 11, 2026) – Former Mount St. Mary's baseball pitcher and 2024 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Rookie of the Year and First Team selection Deven Sheerin was selected in the Major League Baseball Amateur Draft.
 
A native of Reading, Pennsylvania, Sheerin was picked in the fourth round by his hometown team, the Philadelphia Phillies.
 
Sheerin excelled in his one season in Emmitsburg, throwing 70 innings and striking out 109 batters along the way. He picked up six victories along the way and was instrumental in the Mount's postseason run at the MAAC Tournament at the end of the season. Sheerin set the program's record for strikeouts and K's per nine (14.01). That year, he also held opponents to a .197 batting average, which is the program record among all Mountaineers for a career.
 
He becomes the fifth Mount St. Mary's player to be selected in the MLB Draft, and the first since Trey McGough in 2019. Ivor Hodgson (2007), Michael Gioiso (2007), and Brian Santo (2003) complete the group.
 
Six Mount baseball alumni have competed in the majors, with Brady Feigl becoming the latest, playing for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2024.