Hokie Club12 - Bobby WestPosition: Pitcher
Class: Sophomore
Height: 6' 0"
Weight: 185 lbs.
High School: Blacksburg
Hometown: Blacksburg, Va.
A young right-hander who worked some important innings for the Hokies last year as a freshman ... Tied for the team lead in appearances with 16, all but one in relief ... Moved to the mound after trying his hand at shortstop during 2004 fall practice ... Settled in as a reliever and contributed the fifth-highest innings pitched total with 41.1 ... Has a tendency to give up hits, but is a bulldog on the mound who throws strikes and gives you a chance to win ... Possesses a good arm ... Can keep batters honest, but would benefit from added work on his curveball ... Is expected to pitch a lot of innings in middle relief.2004-05: Took the mound 16 times, including a home start against VCU ... Compiled a 4-2 record ... Worked three scoreless innings to earn the win at High Point ... Coaxed double-plays in both the 11th and 12th innings ... Allowed just one hit ... Battled through 14 hits and six runs to win the third game at Maryland ... Allowed six runs in a loss to N.C. State ... Pitched 6.1 innings of relief, with a season-best seven strikeouts, for a win at VCU ... Worked 7.1 innings as a starter in a loss to the Rams two weeks later ... Picked up a win with four innings of relief against Richmond ... Gave up seven runs on nine hits without retiring a batter at Georgia Tech ... Allowed one walk or less in 14 of his 16 outings ... Had the second best strikeouts-to-walks ratio on the team (2.3).
High School: Was team captain during his senior season at Blacksburg High under Coach Jim Shockley ... Lettered three years in baseball ... During his senior season he struck out 62 batters over the course of 51 innings, while walking only 16 batters ... Posted a 5-2 record and 1.92 earned run average ... Contributed at the plate with a .397 batting average, seven home runs and 28 runs batted in ... Named first team all-district as a shortstop and pitcher ... Was first-team all-region at shortstop and honorable mention all-state ... Selected the district co-player of the year ...Picked the Salem-Roanoke Baseball Hall of Fame Player of the Year ... Voted team MVP ... As a junior, went 7-3 on the mound with four saves and a 1.65 ERA ... Pitched 62.2 innings and struck out 52 batters ... Batted .309 with three home runs and 19 RBIs ... A volunteer for Habitat For Humanity.
Personal: Robert Richard West ... Born 8/2/86 in Columbia, MO ... Son of Bob and Sylvia West ... Studying crop and soil environmental science.
Batting:
| Year | GP | GS | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IBB | HBP | Avg. | SB-A | SH | SF | SLG | OBP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 59 | 59 | 217 | 46 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 53 | 36 | 12 | 0 | 6 | .378 | 12-14 | 3 | 1 | .558 | .477 |
Pitching:
| Year | APP | GS | W-L | SV | CG | SHO | CBO | GF | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | 2B | 3B | HR | ERA | AVG | WP | HBP | KL | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 16 | 1 | 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 41.1 | 72 | 44 | 42 | 12 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 9.15 | .393 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| 2006 | 8 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11.2 | 26 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11.57 | .433 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
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