Angel Bunner
Personal information | |
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Born |
Fairless Hills, Pennsylvania | November 2, 1989
Height | 5'8 |
Sport | |
Sport | Softball |
University team | Auburn University |
Team | Pennsylvania Rebellion |
Turned pro | 2012 |
Updated on 3 June 2014. |
Angel Bunner (born November 2, 1989),[1] is an American softball player who formerly pitched for the Pennsylvania Rebellion of the National Pro Fastpitch league. She pitched for the Auburn Tigers softball team from 2008-2012. She also pitched for Carolina Diamonds and NY/NJ Comets.
Early years
Bunner was born in Fairless Hills, Pennsylvania to George and Debbie Bunner. Bunner has two older siblings. She attended at Conwell-Egan Catholic High School the same school American football running back Steve Slaton attended. At Conwell-Egan Catholic High School, Bunner lettered four times in softball and three in field hockey.[2] Bunner currently has Conwell-Egan records for wins (70), strikeouts (818) and shutouts (38).
College
Bunner played softball for the Auburn University (from 2008-2009).
After Bunner finished college she ranked top ten in several categories, 5th in ERA (2.24), 5th in BAA (.226), 5th in Wins (44), T-7th in Saves (6), 8th in Strikeouts (326).
She also set third-best single-season ERA at 1.53 in 2011, set ninth-best single-season batting average against at .205 in 2011, tied for seventh-most wins in single-season with 16 in 2011, and set single-season record for fewest walks with 22 in 2012.
Bunner recorded 8 wins in her freshman season; red shirted her sophomore year due to injury; 7 in her second full season; 16 in her third full year; and 13 in her last season for a career total of 44 wins. In that stretch, Bunner struck out a total of 326 batters.
National Pro Fastpitch
Bunner was drafted 17th overall by the Carolina Diamonds in 2012 and she was the first Auburn softball player to be taken in the NPF draft.[3]
In February 2013, it was announced that the team had folded and the roster would now be picked up by the NPF expansion team, the New York/New Jersey Comets.[4]
Bunner joined the Chicago Bandits midway through the 2016 season. She was the winning pitcher, pitching in the first six innings of game 3 of the championship series versus the USSSA Pride.[5]
Career statistics
Year | W | L | GP | GS | CG | Sh | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
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2012 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 89 | 102 | 66 | 51 | 35 | 41 | 4.01 |
2013 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 153 | 107 | 92 | 77 | 56 | 6.31 |
2014 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 68.0 | 82 | 45 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 3.50 |
Totals | 10 | 24 | 57 | 38 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 259 | 307 | 218 | 177 | 145 | 129 | 4.78 |
Year | W | L | GP | GS | CG | Sh | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
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2012 playoffs | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9.33 |
2013 playoffs | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
2014 playoffs | W | L | GP | GS | -- | -- | 0 | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
Totals | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6.83 |
Year | W | L | GP | GS | CG | Sh | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
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2008 | 8 | 1 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 84 | 72 | 39 | 30 | 17 | 67 | 2.50 |
2009 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
2010 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 92.2 | 104 | 58 | 44 | 22 | 48 | 3.32 |
2011 | 16 | 7 | 33 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 156 | 116 | 44 | 34 | 43 | 124 | 1.53 |
2012 | 13 | 4 | 29 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 126.1 | 99 | 47 | 39 | 22 | 87 | 2.16 |
TOTALS | 44 | 21 | 118 | 55 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 459 | 391 | 188 | 147 | 104 | 326 | 2.24 |
Year | W | L | GP | GS | CG | Sh | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
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TOTALS | 70 | L | GP | GS | CG | 38 | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | 818 | ERA |
External links
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References
- 1 2 3 "Angel Bunner". Pro Fastpitch. Retrieved 2013-07-20.
- 1 2 3 "Player Bio: Angel Bunner". Auburn University. Retrieved 2013-07-20.
- ↑ "Former Tiger Angel Bunner Signs With NY/NJ Comets". 2013-02-28. Retrieved 2013-02-28.
- ↑ "New NPF Team Returns Professional Softball To Northeast". National Pro Fastpitch. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
- ↑ Hays, Graham (August 24, 2016). "Led by an unlikely star in the circle, Chicago Bandits win second straight NPF championship". espnw.com. ESPN. Retrieved August 24, 2016.