The official cause of death for former Georgia Tech pitcher Michael Hutts remains unclear, but a police report taken after he passed away last week hints at drug and alcohol use the night before his death.

Hutts, of Dunwoody, was found dead in his apartment at 950 Marietta St., on April 11 by roommate Ryan Tinkoff, also a teammate on the Yellow Jackets baseball team.

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Michael Hutts

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According to the report, obtained Friday by WSB-TV, Tinkoff told a police official that Hutts began drinking at around 8 p.m. the evening of April 10, and that an acquaintance of his who was known to use heroin — "possibly with Mr. Hutts," the report said — arrived at the apartment at around 11.

Tinkoff told police that he went to bed about midnight. The report said, "Mr. Tinkoff ... noticed that Mr. Hutts' eyes were dilated before he went to bed."

The report also said that at around 1:30 p.m. the next day, Tinkoff entered Hutts' room when he did not respond to knocks on the door, and noticed that Hutts was non-responsive and his arm was "purplish."

Hutts' father, Mark, said that he had some idea his son may have used drugs.

"We knew there had been some [drug] experimentation. As a family, this is very, very difficult to get through. It's not something I care to discuss in a public forum."

Calls to Tech athletics director Dan Radakovich and associate director Wayne Hogan were neither answered nor returned Friday night, but when called, Tech athletics spokesman Dean Buchan issued a statement from Radakovich.

It said: "Nothing contained in the police report ... diminishes the sadness felt by the Georgia Tech family. Our thoughts continue to remain with Michael's family, friends, coaches and teammates in this tragic death. In the meantime we will respect the ongoing investigation that will determine the exact cause."

Hutts' cause of death is still unclear; the Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office said late Friday night that it has not yet received his toxicology test results. That information is not expected before the coming week.

Hutts, a junior in the College of Management, was a star athlete at Wesleyan School in Norcross. At 6-feet-2 and 190 pounds, he appeared in nine games this season. In 10 2/3 innings, he struck out 11 with a 3.38 ERA.

The Tech baseball team is in College Park, Md., where the Yellow Jackets (27-11, 9-10 ACC) lost 7-5 on Friday night to Maryland (23-17, 6-13) when the Terrapins scored four runs in the bottom of the eighth inning. It was the Jackets' sixth loss in their past seven ACC games.

Hutts' father said he hopes some good can come of his son's death.

"If the knowledge that he made a mistake — if that's what turns out to have been, helps somebody," Mark Hutts said, "I do wish that for other families."

— Staff writer Tim Eberly contributed to this report.