Hokie Club12 - Bobby WestPosition: Pitcher
Class: Freshman
Height: 6' 0"
Weight: 175 lbs.
High School: Blacksburg
Hometown: Blacksburg, Va.
A local product who will move to the mound after trying his hand at shortstop during the fall ... Appears better suited to pitching ... Worked over 100 innings as a pitcher during his final two seasons at Blacksburg High ... Is still adjusting to the college game ... Has the work ethic to be successful ... His progress during preseason workouts will determine his status for the 2005 season ... 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 ... Is studying general engineering.
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