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At some point, he went under water.
The call came into the Coffee County Communication Center around 5 p.m. The 19-year-old’s body was recovered from the water about two hours later.
Everett was one of MLB’s top pitching prospects in high school and was selected by the Brewers in the 29th round in last year’s MLB Draft. He turned down $2.5 million in contract bonus offers and attended college instead.
The freshman pitcher sat out the first half of this season for Vanderbilt and saw limited action after that. He had a 1.50 ERA in 12 innings, including a shutout inning in the SEC Tournament last week.
The Commodores are scheduled to play Friday against Xavier at 7 p.m. in NCAA Regional play.
