He was named first-team all-WAC at pitcher and first base after leading the conference with a .382 batting average and finishing second with a 2.49 ERA.

In the postseason, Savery helped Rice to an upset NCAA regional win over LSU at formidable Alex Box Stadium in Baton Rouge.

In the NCAA super regional against top-ranked Tulane, Savery broke his right hand in the opening game while making a sliding catch against the Turchin Stadium fence.

The injury prevented Savery from hitting, but he pitched into the seventh inning and allowed only one run in Rice's Game 2 loss.

[citation needed] As a sophomore in 2006, Savery again earned third-team all-America status despite making only 11 pitching starts due to injury.

At the plate, Savery hit .335 and was one of Rice's most dangerous postseason hitters, earning MVP honors in that year's conference tournament[2] and making the all-regional team.

He also hit a three-run home run in the decisive third game of the NCAA super regional against Oklahoma, helping the Owls to the 2006 College World Series.

[citation needed] As a junior in 2007, Savery spent much of the season trying to recover his form on the mound after offseason surgery.

He continued to dominate at the plate, leading the Owls in hitting, but struggled with control and efficiency on the mound while posting a sub-3.00 ERA.

[citation needed] Four days after the regional, during an emotional pre-super-regional press conference, Savery was selected in the first round of the 2007 Major League Baseball Draft.

After hitting a homer in the first game against Louisville, Savery finally got to pitch in Omaha and earned the win in a 14–4 defeat of North Carolina.

In Reading, he had one of his best seasons to date, going 12–4 with a 4.41 ERA and 77 strikeouts in 112+1⁄3 innings pitched while walking 53, and giving up 13 home runs.

After hitting .348 for the Triple–A Lehigh Valley IronPigs[3] the Phillies were quite optimistic about Joe's chances of becoming a force in their Major League Lineup.

[citation needed] After a successful spring training in 2011, Savery was assigned to the Clearwater Threshers, and as of April 15, 2011, was hitting .621, with four doubles and one home run.