Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Phillip Ervin was born July 15, 1992, in Mobile, Alabama. He is an outfielder in the MLB.

Prior to playing professionally, Ervin attended Samford University, where he played college baseball for the Bulldogs. Ervin starred in baseball for Leroy High School. In college, Ervin was named a First Team All-Southern Conference in 2011, 2012 and 2013. The Reds selected him with the twenty seventh overall selection in the 2013 MLB draft.

Ervin attended Leroy High School in Leroy, Alabama, and played for the school's football, basketball and baseball teams. As a football player, Ervin played wide receiver alongside future NFL player Sammie Coates. During his junior season of football he hauled in 41 receptions for 697 yards and 6 touchdowns. 

As a freshman at Samford University in 2011, Ervin had a .371 batting average, a .440 on-base percentage (OBP), and a .516 SLG, with four home runs. He was named a freshman All-American by National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association and Louisville Slugger and the Southern Conference (SoCon) All-Freshman team and 1st Team All-SoCon. The Bulldogs also set a school single season record with 37 wins. Following his freshman season at Samford, Ervin played collegiate summer baseball for the Green Bay Bullfrogs of the Northwoods League, where he batted 39-for-128 (.305) with six home runs and 34 RBIs. After the New York Yankees selected pitcher Eric Jagielo with the twenty-sixth overall selection, the Cincinnati Reds chose Ervin with the twenty-seventh pick.