Dylan Bundy
Encyclopedia
Dylan Matthew Bundy is an American
professional baseball
pitcher
for the Baltimore Orioles
of Major League Baseball
. Bundy was drafted by the Orioles with the fourth overall pick in the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft
.
. As a senior he had a 0.25 earned run average
and 158 strikeouts in 71 innings. He was the 2011 Gatorade National Baseball Player of the Year
, Baseball America High School Player of the Year Award
and the USA Today
National Player of the Year.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
professional baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
pitcher
Pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the...
for the Baltimore Orioles
Baltimore Orioles
The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland in the United States. They are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's American League. One of the American League's eight charter franchises in 1901, it spent its first year as a major league...
of Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
. Bundy was drafted by the Orioles with the fourth overall pick in the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft
2011 Major League Baseball Draft
The 2011 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft was held from June 6 through June 8, 2011 from Studio 42 of the MLB Network in Secaucus, New Jersey.-Draft order:The draft order was determined by the 2010 Major League Baseball standings...
.
Early years
Bundy attended Owasso High SchoolOwasso High School
Owasso High School is a secondary school located within Tulsa County in Owasso, Oklahoma.Most well known to educators nationally for the Owasso Public Schools v. Falvo case. -Sources:...
. As a senior he had a 0.25 earned run average
Earned run average
In baseball statistics, earned run average is the mean of earned runs given up by a pitcher per nine innings pitched. It is determined by dividing the number of earned runs allowed by the number of innings pitched and multiplying by nine...
and 158 strikeouts in 71 innings. He was the 2011 Gatorade National Baseball Player of the Year
Gatorade Player of the Year awards
The Gatorade Player of the Year awards are given annually to male and female high-school student-athletes in the United States. They are given for boys' baseball, boys' football, girls' softball, girls' volleyball, boys' basketball, girls' basketball, boys' cross country, girls' cross country,...
, Baseball America High School Player of the Year Award
Baseball America High School Player of the Year Award
Baseball America has given out an annual, national High School Player of the Year Award every year since 1992. The award has been won by many players who have gone on to have successful major-league baseball careers.-List of winners:-Statistics:...
and the USA Today
USA Today
USA Today is a national American daily newspaper published by the Gannett Company. It was founded by Al Neuharth. The newspaper vies with The Wall Street Journal for the position of having the widest circulation of any newspaper in the United States, something it previously held since 2003...
National Player of the Year.