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2012: Went 5-0 with a 3.09 ERA in 11 appearances and six starts as a junior...struck out 61 against just 27 walks in 58.1 IP...named first team All-Conference in the Red River Athletic Conference...recorded a career-high nine strikeouts twice, once against Southwest (N.M.)(02/12/12) and again at Wiley (Texas)(03/23/12).

2011: Made 16 appearances and 15 starts in his first season as a sophmore with the Rams...went 5-4 with a 4.37 ERA...struck out 79 against 42 walks in 70.1 IP...named first team All-Conference in the Red River Ahletic Conference...drafted by the Tampa Bay Rays in the Major League Baseball's 2011 First-Year  Player Draft.

Prior To Wesleyan: Redshirtted one season at the University of Oklahoma under head coach Sonny Galloway...played one season at the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith for head coach Dale Harpeneau...went 6-2 with a 2.84 ERA with seven saves in 47 innings...Led the conference in saves and ERA...named National JUCO Player of the Week after winning three games and picking up two saves in one week...Bi-State Conference Pitcher of the Year and All-Natural State Relief Pitcher of the Year...

High School: Played for coach Ron Moore at Deer Creek High School...a three year letter winner...hit .456 with 42 RBI...struck out 90 batter in 62 IP as a senior...named honorable mention All-State catcher and All-Oklahoma City as a senior.

Personal: Derek Vaughn...born February 6th, 1990 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma...son of DeWayne and Kimberly Vaughn...has one sister, Victoria Vaughn...majoring in General Business.