Donnie is a DCHS graduate from the class of 1976.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Pearson, and was coached by Dave Young.
Don holds the distinction of being the second Oracle to ever have his number, 14, retired from use on June 14, 1976. In the 1976 Major League Baseball draft he was selected in the 13th round 301st overall by the New York Mets.

At graduation, the 6' 3" Right Handed Pitcher was the baseball team MVP with an ERA of only 0.65, and held all of the Delphi pitching records.

Don reached the AAA level of the Mets Organization. In his five seasons of Minor League Baseball, he appeared in 96 games starting 91 of those. He notched 431 career strikeouts with an MiLB ERA of 4.38, and recorded 23 complete games and 3 shut outs. In his final season before retirement he was traded and retired from the New York Yankees system.

Single Season HS Statistics

1974 55 IP 90 Ks 44 BBs 49 Hs 4.06 ERA
1975 79 IP 134 Ks 28 BBs 40 Hs 1.24 ERA
1976 93.3 IP 151 Ks 20 BBs 48 Hs 0.65 ERA

Honorable Mention All-State in 1976
MVP and Coaches Award in 1976
Gordon Graham Award in 1975
All Hoosier Conference in 1974, 1975, 1976
4 year Varsity Letter Winner in Baseball