Hokie Club16 - Josh WymerPosition: Pitcher
Class: Junior
Height: 6' 4"
Weight: 211 lbs.
High School: Fossil Ridge/Texas Pan-Am
Hometown: Fort Worth, Texas
- Coach Pete Hughes
2008: Led the team with five wins on the mound in his first season after transferring from Texas Pan-Am ... Only walked 16 batters in 50 innings pitched, while striking out 38 ... Started seven games, including Tech's opener vs. Pitt, where he picked up a victory ... Pitched seven full innings, giving up just five hits and two runs ... Struck out two batters and walked one ... Allowed just one runner to advance past first base over his last six innings ... Retired the last 18 batters he faced on the way to a win over Central Conneticut ... Started and pitched seven full innings, allowing two hits and one unearned run ... Struck out seven batters and did not have a walk ... Suffered a loss in game one at GT, giving up nine runs on 10 hits in just 3.2 innings ... Hit four batters in that game ... Once again allowed 10 hits in his next start at UNC, surrendering four runs in 6.0 innings and taking the loss ... Did not walk a batter in that game ... Allowed 14 hits and nine runs (four earned) in a game one start vs. FSU ... Took the loss in game one at UVa, allowing seven runs (six earned) and five hits while walking five and fanning three in 4.1 innings ... Earned the win in game one with Maryland after 2.2 innings of relief duty ... Took the start against Davidson and allowed four runs in 4.2 innings, while striking out five ... Earned the win at Liberty after striking out three batters in a perfect 3.1 innings of relief ... Picked up another win in relief in game two, striking out a career-high eight on one hit and three walks in 4.2 frames of work ... Took the loss in game two at Clemson after surrendering two runs in 1.1 innings of relief.
Texas Pan-Am: Spent his freshman season in Edinburg, Texas, where he earned all-independent team accolades after going 5-7 with a 3.74 ERA and 65 strikeouts in 110.2 innings ... Tossed four complete games and was once named the independent pitcher of the week.
High School: Enjoyed an impressive career at Fossil Ridge High School, where he was a two-time team captain and Cy Young award winner ... As a senior, earned first-team all-district honors after going 8-3 with a 2.51 earned run average and 69 strikeouts in 53 innings, recording five complete games in the process ... Also batted .315 and tied for the team lead in RBIs ... Was the MVP of a team that went 23-10, the best record in school history ... Earned an all-district honorable mention following his junior season ... Was named to the National Honor Roll and was a Texas Scholar.
Personal: Josh Blake Wymer ... Born 7/14/87 in Fort Worth, Texas ... Son of Tim and Erin Wymer ... Enrolled in history.
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