Duncan Davitt #76

Attended the University of Iowa, where he was a three-time Academic All-Big Ten selection…Went 4-1 with a 3.38 ERA (15 ER/40.0 IP), one save and 61 strikeouts over 19 appearances (four starts) as a senior...Is a 2018 graduate of Indianola (Iowa) High School…Went 11-1 with a 0.37 ERA and a school-record 133 strikeouts as a senior…Was named Outstanding History Student in 2018...During the offseason, serves as a freelance sports reporter for the Indianola Independent Advocate, his parents' publication, covering local high school athletics…His mother, Amy Duncan, is the publisher and his father, Mark Davitt, handles photography...Played for the Waterloo Bucks of the Northwoods League during his college summers, and would provide color commentary for broadcasts when he was not pitching.

2025

Combined to go 7-8 with a 4.38 ERA (74 ER/152.0 IP) and 150 strikeouts over 28 starts with Class AA Montgomery and Class AAA Durham in the Tampa Bay organization and Class AAA Charlotte in the White Sox system...Limited right-handers to a .220/.281/.358 (65-for-296) slash line....Went 4-3 with a 3.08 ERA (25 ER/73.0 IP) over 13 starts in the first half, compared to 3-5 with a 5.58 ERA (49 ER/79.0 IP) over 15 starts in the second half...Began the season with Montgomery…Recorded a career-high tying 10 strikeouts over six scoreless IP in a victory on April 15 vs. Rocket City...Was promoted to Durham on July 4…Allowed two runs on five hits with no walks and five strikeouts over 7.0 IP in his Bulls debut on July 5 vs. Norfolk...Was traded by the Rays to the White Sox on July 31 with INF Curtis Mead and RHP Ben Peoples in exchange from RHP Adrian Houser…Was assigned to Charlotte...Lost his Knights debut on Aug. 5 at Syracuse (two ER/6.1 IP)…Earned the win on Aug. 21 at Norfolk, allowing one run on two hits with two walks and nine strikeouts over six IP.

2024

Split the season between Class High A Bowling Green and Montgomery, going 7-10 with a 3.62 ERA (55 ER/136.2 IP), .218 (109-for-499) opponents' average and 141 strikeouts (9.29 per 9.0 IP) in 26 starts...Ranked among Rays organizational leaders in WHIP (third, 1.10), strikeouts (fourth), starts (tied for fourth), IP (fifth) and opponents' average (sixth)...Struck out a career-high 10 batters over 6.0 scoreless IP on April 20 vs. Winston-Salem...Threw a complete-game shutout on May 16 (G1) vs. Brooklyn, allowing two hits with one walk over 7.0 IP...Was promoted to Montgomery on July 19…Recorded his first win with the Biscuits on July 31 at Birmingham, allowing one hit with two walks and five strikeouts over 6.0 scoreless IP.

2023

Combined to go 5-4 with a 4.95 ERA (44 ER/80.0 IP) and 92 strikeouts over 28 appearances (11 starts) between Class A Charleston and Bowling Green...Went 3-4 with a 3.02 ERA (15 ER/44.2 IP) and 56 strikeouts (11.3 per 9.0 IP) in 11 starts and 2-0 with a 7.39 ERA (29 ER/35.1 IP) and 36 strikeouts in 17 relief appearances...Earned his first two career victories in back-to-back relief outings on May 7 vs. Lynchburg (3.0 scoreless IP) and May 13 at Augusta (one ER/3.0 IP)...Was promoted to Bowling Green on May 25…Posted a 1.38 ERA (two ER/13.0 IP), .188 (9-for-48) opponents' average and 14 strikeouts over his first six appearances (two starts) with the Hot Rods...Was named South Atlantic League Pitcher of the Week for the period of July 3-9…Earned the win in his only start on July 7 vs. Asheville, allowing just one baserunner (HBP) with nine strikeouts over 5.0 scoreless IP.

2022

Made three relief appearances with the Florida Complex League Rays after being selected by Tampa Bay in the 18th round of the draft…Was signed by Rays scout Matt Alison.