:Donny Everett
{{Short description|American baseball player (1997–2016)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2015}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
| name = Donny Everett
| image = File:Donny_Everett.jpg
| image_size = 250
| position = Pitcher
| birth_date = {{birth date|1997|4|16}}
| birth_place = Clarksville, Tennessee
| bats = Right
| throws = Right
| death_date={{death date and age|2016|6|2|1997|4|16}}
| death_place=Manchester, Tennessee
}}
Donald Edward Everett (April 16, 1997 – June 2, 2016) was an American baseball pitcher. He attended Vanderbilt University, where he played college baseball for the Vanderbilt Commodores. He was considered one of the top prospects for the 2015 Major League Baseball draft. Everett drowned during his freshman season at Vanderbilt.
Career
Everett attended Clarksville High School in Clarksville, Tennessee. As a junior, he had an 11–1 win–loss record with a 0.61 earned run average (ERA) and 105 strikeouts. As a senior, he was the Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year for Tennessee.{{cite web|url=http://www.theleafchronicle.com/story/sports/high-school/baseball/2015/05/28/clarksville-high-donny-everett-gatorade-player-year-tennessee-baseball/28131553/|title=Donny Everett named Gatorade Baseball Player of Year|date=May 28, 2015|author=George Robinson|work=The Leaf Chronicle|accessdate=June 11, 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/high-school/2015/05/28/vanderbilt-baseball-donny-everett-gatorade-player-year/28122679/|title=Vanderbilt baseball signee Donny Everett named Gatorade player of the year|last=Murphy|first=Michael|date=May 28, 2015|work=The Tennessean|accessdate=June 11, 2015}} For the season, he had a 9–1 record with a 0.93 ERA and 124 strikeouts. He also batted .412 with two home runs and 34 runs batted in. He committed to Vanderbilt University to play college baseball.{{cite web|url=http://www.theleafchronicle.com/story/sports/high-school/baseball/2014/11/12/clarksville-pitcher-donny-everett-signs-vandy/18946527/|title=Clarksville pitcher Donny Everett signs with Vandy|date=November 12, 2014|author=George Robinson|work=The Leaf Chronicle|accessdate=June 11, 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.clarksvilleonline.com/2014/11/13/clarksville-high-wildcats-donny-everett-signs-defending-ncaa-baseball-national-champions-vanderbilt-university/|title=Clarksville High Wildcats Donny Everett signs with defending NCAA Baseball National Champions Vanderbilt University|first=Chris |last=Austin |date=November 13, 2014|work=Clarksville Online|accessdate=June 3, 2016}}
Everett was considered one of the top prospects for the 2015 Major League Baseball Draft.{{cite web|url=https://insider.espn.com/blog/keith-law/insider/post?id=3876|title=Tenn. high-schooler Donnie Everett looking like a first-round pick|first=Keith|last=Law|authorlink=Keith Law (baseball writer)|url-access=subscription |work=ESPN.com|access-date=June 11, 2015}} Due to a reported signing bonus demand of "more than $2 million", Everett was not selected until the Milwaukee Brewers chose him in the 29th round, with the 871st overall selection.{{cite web|url=http://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/high-school/2015/06/10/vandy-signee-donny-everett-goes-th-round/71040290/|title=Vandy signee Donny Everett goes in 29th round|first=Michael|last=Murphy|work=The Tennessean|date=June 10, 2015|accessdate=June 3, 2016}} Everett turned down signing bonus offers reportedly as high as $2.5 million from teams who decided against drafting him so that he could attend Vanderbilt.{{cite web|url=http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/writer/jon-heyman/25212612/inside-baseball-mets-want-infielder-dont-appear-high-on-zobrist|title=Inside Baseball: Mets, Twins among early buyers and more MLB news|work=CBS Sports|accessdate=June 3, 2016}}
Everett missed the first half of his freshman season with an injury. When he returned, he pitched to a 1.50 ERA in 12 innings pitched.{{cite web|url=http://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/college/vanderbilt/2016/06/03/vanderbilt-pitcher-donny-everett-dies-drowning/85330776/|title=Vanderbilt pitcher Donny Everett dies in drowning accident|first=Adam|last=Sparks|work=The Tennessean|date=June 3, 2016|accessdate=June 3, 2016}}
Death
Everett went fishing at Normandy Lake in Manchester, Tennessee, with his Vanderbilt teammates on the night of June 2, 2016. Everett tried to swim across the lake and drowned.{{cite web |title=Pitcher Donny Everett Was Headed for Stardom Until Life Tragically Intervened |first=Scott |last=Miller |date=June 1, 2017 |work=BleacherReport.com |publisher=Bleacher Report, Inc. |url=http://www.bleacherreport.com/articles/2712029-pitcher-Donny-Everett-was-headed-for-stardom-until-life-tragically-intervened |accessdate=2017-06-01}} According to Coffee County Sheriff’s Department, Everett had called for help to his friends, who thought he was “just joking around because he was smiling and did not seem to be in distress”. Emergency crews were called to the scene around 5:00 pm. He was later pronounced dead. He was 19. Having just finished his freshman year, he died one day before Vanderbilt University was to enter the 2016 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.
See also
References
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External links
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Category:Baseball players from Tennessee
Category:Vanderbilt Commodores baseball players
Category:Sportspeople from Clarksville, Tennessee