15-07-2025
Western Carolina pitcher, McDowell alum Dusty Revis picked by Seattle Mariners in 2025 MLB Draft
Western Carolina baseball pitcher Dusty Revis, a McDowell alum, was selected in the 11th round of the 2025 MLB Draft on July 14, going 332nd overall to the Seattle Mariners.
The 6-foot-2 right hander made 15 starts for the Catamounts as a redshirt junior in 2025, going 7-5 with a 4.04 ERA and 78 strikeouts in 82⅓ innings pitched. He earned the win in Western Carolina's 8-7 upset victory over Maryland on Feb. 21, striking out three and allowing two earned runs in 4⅔ innings.
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Revis started his career at Mars Hill, where he made 13 appearances over two seasons. In 2023, he pitched in 11 games, going 1-3 with 43 strikeouts and a 4.73 ERA in 53⅓ innings.
Revis isn't the only former McDowell standout to be selected in the MLB draft. Greg Holland was selected by the Kansas City Royals in the 10th round of the 2007 MLB Draft and went on to be a three-time All-Star, helping the team make a run to the World Series in 2014. He also converted 32 saves in 48 games on the Royals' World Series team in 2015, but didn't pitch in the postseason.
At McDowell, Revis went 6-0 with a 1.89 in his senior season in 2021, helping the Titans to a 14-2 record and a Northwestern Conference title. He struck out 68 batters while walking only four in 40⅔ innings pitched. He also batted .373 with 11 RBIs, four doubles and two home runs.
It marks the fifth consecutive year Western Carolina has had a player selected in the MLB Draft. The Catamounts did not have a player drafted in the shortened five-round 2020 draft but had two players selected in 2019.
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Former Smoky Mountain pitcher Zebby Matthews was selected by the Minnesota Twins in the 2022 out of Western Carolina and made his MLB debut in 2024.
Evan Gerike is the high school sports reporter for the Asheville Citizen Times. Email him at egerike@ or follow him on X, formerly Twitter, @EvanGerike.
This article originally appeared on Asheville Citizen Times: MLB Draft: McDowell alum Dusty Revis selected by Seattle Mariners
