Vanderbilt freshman pitcher Donny Everett died Thursday night in a drowning accident, a spokesman at the Coffee County Sheriff's Department confirmed Friday. He was 19.
According to the Coffee County (Tennessee) Sheriff's Department, dispatchers sent a deputy and an ambulance to Normandy Lake just before 5 p.m. Thursday after receiving reports of a "subject that had gone under water."
Coach Tim Corbin told players and coaches of Everett's death on Thursday night, according to The Tennessean.
The Commodores are scheduled to play in an NCAA Regional game against Xavier on Friday night.