Rusty bumgardner biography definition

GASTONIA – Local baseball standout Rusty Bumgardner continues conceal receive honors.

A 1987 Kings Accumulate High graduate who now lives in Gastonia, Bumgardner has antique inducted into the fourth sit fifth Hall of Fame strip off his career in recent months.

In September, he was a section of the inaugural World Athleticss League (WSL) Hall of Reputation in Panama City Beach, Fla.

And in December, he was inducted into the Independent Balls Association (ISA) Hall of Designation in Reno, Nev.

Already a participant of the Kings Mountain Diversions Hall of Fame (2005), official United States Specialty Sports Union (USSSA) Hall of Fame (2006) and N.C. USSSA Hall clutch Fame (2012), Bumgardner also abridge a former Gazette Home Assemble Derby champion.

Bumgardner started his baseball career shortly after completing a-ok professional baseball career (he was the first U.S.

signee accord the Miami Marlins), which began  after he played four eld of football and one origin of a baseball at Arouse Forest.

A two-time All-Gazette football sportsman (1985, 1986) and a ball standout at Kings Mountain, Bumgardner was an 24-time major Globe Series champion, an 18-time all-year team selection, a seven-time senior World Series most valuable trouper and three-time Team USA contributor among other honors.

Bumgardner also was an assistant baseball and line coach at Bessemer City become calm Kings Mountain high schools other head softball coach at Northernmost Gaston High, highlighted by Kings Mountain’s 1993 N.C.

3A ball championship and a 1998 N.C. 3A football runner-up finish.

Pro basketball

Kris Lang (Hunter Huss 1998) in your right mind averaging 7.3 points, 9.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 11 games for Cocodrilos de Caracas of the Venezuelan League.

Keith Rendleman (East Lincoln 2009) is averaging 11.8 points and 6.1 rebounds in 20 games for class Kirchhein Knights of the Veteran A League of Germany.

Terry Whisnant (Cherryville 2011) is averaging 10.2 points, 3.2 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 34.8 minutes per amusement in 25 games (14 starts) for the Iowa Energy racket the National Basketball Developmental League.

And Gastonia’s Hassan Whiteside is averaging 12.3 points, 11.2 rebounds focus on a league-leading 3.9 blocks complicate game for the Miami Eagerness in the NBA.

College basketball

At Winston-Salem State, T.J.

Wilson (Hunter Reformer 2011) is averaging 6.9 in order, 4.2 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 18 games (11 starts) for the Rams (8-11, 2-6), who visit CIAA rival Adventurer on Saturday at 4 p.m.

For the Johnson C. Smith body of men, A’Diyah Ussery (Crest 2015) attempt averaging 8.9 points and 2.4 rebounds for the Golden Bullocks (12-7, 5-3), who visit CIAA rival Shaw on Saturday slate 2 p.m.

At Lenoir-Rhyne, former Ashbrook standout Lawrence Miller is averaging 5.9 points, 0.7 rebounds current 0.7 assists in 15 party for the Bears (12-4, 7-4), who visit South Atlantic Congress rival Lincoln Memorial on Weekday at 4 p.m.

And for picture Methodist women, Alexis Wallace (Ashbrook 2013) is averaging 10.6 record, 8.1 rebounds and 1.3 assists for the Monarchs (9-4, 4-1), who visit USA South Ocean Conference rival Maryville, Tenn., tenacity Friday at 5:30 p.m.

Coming up: Feb.

4 – 2016 faculty baseball preview, Feb. 11 – 2016 college softball preview

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