Bio

Stephens is making his professional debut with the Grizzlies in 2013. He began his collegiate baseball career at Northwest Florida State College. He then transferred to NCAA Division II West Florida. He was mostly a starter at West Florida. However, he did make five relief appearances.

During his senior season Stephens went 8-1 with a 1.63 ERA. He lowered his ERA from his junior season when it had been 3.57. During his senior year Stephens appeared in 15 games starting 11 of them. He threw three complete games, gave up 14 earned runs, walked 17 and struck out 52 hitters. His senior campaign ended with him owning a .206 opponent batting average.