Hokie Club22 - Randy BuffingtonPosition: Pitcher
Class: Sophomore
Height: 6' 1"
Weight: 185 lbs.
High School: Salem
Hometown: Virginia Beach, Va.
A hard-throwing, young right-hander who is coming off a good showing in the fall ... Exhibited a much better command of his pitches, while throwing in the low 90s ... Benefited from a slight mechanical change but must continue to concentrate on being consistent ... Has to throw strikes to be effective ... Needs to add a quality changeup to keep batters honest ... Served as a short reliever last season ... Is going to compete for a spot in the rotation this spring.2004-05: Saw action in 16 games, including one start ... Worked 19.2 innings and led the team in saves with three ... Pitched 1.2 innings against Villanova ... Gave up two hits and a run ... Also posted a strikeout and a walk ... Closed the Savannah State win with a scoreless inning ... Worked just one-third inning against High Point giving up two hits and a walk ... Pitched two shutout innings at Maryland for his first save ... Also picked up saves against Liberty and Marshall ... Went just two innings against VMI in first career start ... Pitched 3.2 innings at Duke ... Gave up one earned run or less in 12 of his appearances, but saw his earned run average balloon after allowing seven runs at Georgia Tech in his last outing ... Finished with an 0-3 record and 8.69 ERA.
High School: Pitched and played shortstop for four years at Salem High for Coach Pete Zell ... Carried a .365 career batting average ... Was team MVP as a senior ... Struck out 78 batters in 39 innings in 2004 on the way to a 3-3 record ... Racked up six home runs and 27 runs batted in at the plate ... Also collected 12 stolen bases ... Named first-team All-Beach District and first-team All-Tidewater ... Helped team win the Beach District Tournament in 2004 ... Team captain his junior and senior years ... Posted a .341 batting average his junior season while registering a 4-1 record on the mound ... Volunteered at Salem Elementary School.
Personal: Charles Randall Buffington II ... Born 03/20/86 in Virginia Beach, VA ... Son of Randy and Kathy Buffington ... Turned an unassisted triple play when he was 6 years old ... Enrolled in university studies.
Batting:
| Year | GP | GS | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IBB | HBP | Avg. | SB-A | SH | SF | SLG | OBP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
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 | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 19.2 | 29 | 24 | 19 | 25 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 8.69 | .337 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2006 | 23 | 2 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 29.0 | 25 | 29 | 27 | 33 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8.38 | .234 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 1 |
| 2007 | 7 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5.1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | .167 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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