Student-Athlete Profiles
Sam Bruner
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Freshman • Catcher • Tallahassee, Fla. • Maclay School • R/R • 6-3 • 215 • Business Administration High School: A three-sport star at the Maclay School, competing in baseball, basketball and football ... Earned the baseball team’s MVP award as a junior and senior as well as the team’s Mr. Versatility Award as a senior and the team’s Gold Glove award as the best infielder as a junior ... Named Second Team All-Big Bend as a senior ... Also the basketball team’s top rebounder as a junior and senior. Personal: Born on Sept. 4, 1990 in Indianapolis, Ind. ... Son of Robert and Katherine Bruner ... Has two older brothers, Ben and Gosh, and three sisters, Mandy, Grace and Eve ... A business administration major ... Enjoys wakeboarding, boating, tubing and snowboarding ... Favorite movies are “Superbad” and “The Hangover” ... Favorite actress is Meaghan Fox ... Favorite song is Collective Soul’s “Shine” ... Favorite baseball players are Todd Helton and A.J. Pierzynski ... Admires his mother ... Dream job is to play major league baseball.
Gaither Bumgardner 38 Andrew Wyant
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Sophomore • Pitcher • Newton, N.C. • Fred T. Foard • R/R • 6-6 • 235 • Physical Education Wyant’s Career-Highs Innings ________________________________________ 3.2 vs. Stetson, 4/409 Strikeouts_ ______________________________________ 3 vs. Stetson, 4/409 Walks_____________________________________________________ 2, twice Hits ________________________________________ 6 at Wake Forest, 4/7/09 Runs_ ______________________________________ 5 at Wake Forest, 4/7/09 2009: Appeared in six games on the mound, tossing 8 2/3 innings ... Walked six and struck out eight ... Pitched 3 2/3 innings, allowing four hits and two unearned runs against Stetson (4/4) ... Struck out three ... Pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings, striking out two and allowing a hit against Charlotte (4/22). High School: A four-year starter at Fred T. Foard High School, earning allconference honors as a junior and senior ... Helped lead the Tigers to the Catawba Valley Athletic Conference championship with a 16-8 record as a senior ... A member of the Region 7 team at the North Carolina State Games and also played travel ball with the Charlotte Heat ... Was a Junior Marshall and a member of the Spanish and Beta Clubs ... Also a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Personal: Born on May 11, 1990 ... Son of Greg and Denise Wyant ... Majoring in physical education ... Enjoys hunting and fishing ... Favorite food is steak ... Favorite movie is “Gone In 60 Seconds” ... Favorite TV show is “Baseball Tonight” ... Favorite musical artist is Toby Keith ... Favorite baseball player is Josh Beckett ... Admires his grandfather. Career Statistics Year 2009
ERA W L App GS CG SHO CBO SV 8.31 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0
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Freshman • Pitcher/Infielder • Fort Lawn, S.C. • Great Falls • R/R • 6-6 • 200 • Physical Education High School: A six-year letterwinner at Great Falls High School, also earning four letters in football ... Hit .536 as a senior and posted an 8-4 record with a 0.61 ERA on the mound ... Earned all-region and all-state honors as well as his third Class A Region III Player of the Year award ... Earned a slot in the North/South AllStar Game and was a part of the High School Sports Report’s Top 100 prospects in South Carolina ... Batted .509, with 28 RBIs and four home runs en route to earning Class A All-State honors as a junior ... Helped lead the Red Devils to a final ranking inside the top 10 in the state as a junior ... A finalist for the South Carolina “No Spit” All-Star of the Year award ... Played with the Palmetto Sand Gnats, the South Charlotte Panthers and the American Legion Post 217 team in the summer ... An Honorable Mention All-Area selection as a football quarterback while helping the Red Devils to the Class A state title game as a junior ... Led the Red Devils to the second round of the Class A Division II playoffs as a senior, as the team finished with an 8-4 record. Personal: Born on Jan. 29, 1991 ... Son of Gaither and Melissa Mackey Bumgardner ... Has two sisters, Anna Lonon and Victoria ... A physical education major ... Favorite food is barbeque ribs ... Favorite movie is “Shooter” ... Favorite TV show is “SportsCenter” ... Favorite actor is Robert Duvall ... Favorite baseball player is Derek Jeter ... Admires his parents.
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