Matt Randel
| Matthew Randel | |||
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Matt Randel pitching for the Bears | |||
| Pitcher | |||
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Born: February 15, 1977 Portland Oregon, United States | |||
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| NPB debut | |||
| 2000, for the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks | |||
| Last KBO appearance | |||
| 2008, for the Doosan Bears | |||
| Professional statistics | |||
| Win-Loss | 57 wins 40 loss | ||
| ERA | 4.40 | ||
| Teams | |||
| Career highlights and awards | |||
| NAIA World Series Champion - 1996 | |||
Matthew Randel (born February 15, 1977, Portland, Oregon, United States) is a former American-Korean professional baseball pitcher. Randel was an unusual American pitcher in that over 80% of his baseball career was played in Asia. He dropped out of college after two seasons at Lewis-Clark State College in 1999. He was invited to tryout for the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks in Japan, now called the SoftBank Hawks. He spent two years with the Hawks, playing mostly for their lower-tier team. He went back home to the United States in 2001, returning to baseball in 2002 in Fort Worth, Texas. The following year he returned to Japan where his career fizzled out after two years. His career was revived once again when a former teammate, Gary Rath, mentioned Randel to the Doosan Bears in the Korea Baseball Organization. There he was able to establish himself as a reliable starter for four seasons until an injury forced him to retire.[1][2][3]
Early life
As a young child, Randel had no interest in playing baseball, but his father made him join a youth league when he was six and his attitude toward the sport eventually changed.[2] His high school career was in Ridgefield, Washington where he was a four-year letterman and three-time team MVP. In his Junior and Senior year, he was a dominant pitcher in the 1A Trico League and averaged 15 strike outs each game.[4] Randel was the 84th-round pick of the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1995 amateur draft. Instead of signing with the Dodgers, he accepted an athletic scholarship with Lewis-Clark State College in Lewiston, ID.[5] In his freshman year, he was the winning pitcher in the NAIA World Series Championship game. He threw a four hit, 10-strikeout complete game in a 9-0 victory against St. Ambrose, Iowa.[6]
Playing career
Fukuoka Daiei Hawks NPB
In 2000, Randel made his professional debut in Nippon(Japanese) Professional Baseball with the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks Randel. He faced three batters, gave up two hits and struck out 1 in 0.1 innings. At the end of the season, Randel returned home to the United States and took a year off from baseball.[7]
Fort Worth Cats ICL
In 2002, Randel was playing in Fort Worth Texas in the (Independent) Central League with the Fort Worth Cats. He started in 5 games, and had a 3.05 ERA with 75 strikeouts; and had a record of 4 wins,5 losses, and 1 save.[8]
References
- ↑ "Matt Randel". ZoomInfo.com. Retrieved 2014-02-04.
- 1 2 "[58 Anniversary] Bears Randel Enjoys Baseball, Music". Koreatimes.co.kr. 2008-10-30. Retrieved 2014-02-04.
- ↑ "Matt Randel Minor League Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-02-04.
- ↑ "Serving Clark County, Washington". The Columbian. Retrieved 2014-02-04.
- ↑ "Matt Randel - BR Bullpen". Baseball-reference.com. 2009-05-15. Retrieved 2014-02-04.
- ↑ "Lewis-Clark State College Athletics". Lcsc.edu. Retrieved 2014-02-04.
- ↑ "2000 Fukuoka Daiei Hawks Statistics - Japanese Leagues". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-02-04.
- ↑ "2002 Fort Worth Cats Statistics - Minor Leagues". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-02-04.