Nate Rollins
Express correspondent
He’s headed pro.
Halifax native Stephen Quigley has signed with the Cincinnati Reds organization.
The Silver Lake alum graduated from Wheaton College in 2022.
Quigley made the transition from shortstop to the mound for Wheaton during his junior year and was named to the D3baseball.com All-Region Second Team as a utility player following the season.
In 2021, Quigley was named the Region 1 Pitcher of the Year by both the American Baseball Coaches Association and D3baseball.com in addition to previously earning Pitcher of the Year honors from the New England Women’s & Men’s Athletic Conference. He capped his breakout season by being selected a Third Team All-American by the ABCA and earning a Fourth Team All-America designation by D3baseball.com. Quigley struck out a league-high 73 batters, while posting a 2.22 earned run average for the Lyons.
He then went on to play two seasons at the University of Connecticut where he continued to flourish.
He earned First-Team All-Big East accolades in his debut season with the Huskies. His calling card was the strikeout, duplicating his effort with Wheaton by striking out a team-high 74 batters for UConn in 76 innings, which also topped the staff in 2023.
Quigley fanned a career-high 87 batters to lead all BIG EAST hurlers, en route to being named to the ABCA All-Northeast First Team.
The 24-year-old finished his collegiate career with an 18-10 win-loss record between Wheaton and UConn to go with 253 strikeouts, while issuing just 72 walks in 266 innings pitched. He recorded a 3.62 ERA, while making 52 appearances, including 44 starting assignments.