Matthew Randel (born February 15, 1977) is an American- born Korean former professional baseballpitcher. 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. 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 of the KBO League. There he was able to establish himself as a reliable starter for four seasons until an injury forced him to retire.[1][2]
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.[1] His high school career was in Ridgefield, Washington, where he went to high school at Ridgefield High School. Here, 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.[3][failed verification] 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.[citation needed] 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.[4]
Playing careeredit
Fukuoka Daiei Hawksedit
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.[5]
Fort Worth Catsedit
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.[6]
Referencesedit
^ ab"[58 Anniversary] Bears Randel Enjoys Baseball, Music". The Korea Times. 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.
^"Lewis-Clark State College Athletics". Lcsc.edu. Retrieved 2014-02-04.
^"2002 Fort Worth Cats Statistics - Minor Leagues". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-02-04.
External linksedit
Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
Career statistics and player information from the KBO League
May 12, 2024
matt, randel, matthew, randel, born, february, 1977, american, born, korean, former, professional, baseball, pitcher, randel, unusual, american, pitcher, that, over, baseball, career, played, asia, dropped, college, after, seasons, lewis, clark, state, college. Matthew Randel born February 15 1977 is an American born Korean former 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 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 of the KBO League There he was able to establish himself as a reliable starter for four seasons until an injury forced him to retire 1 2 Matthew RandelPitcherBorn 1977 02 15 February 15 1977 age 47 Portland Oregon United StatesBatted RightThrew RightProfessional debutNPB 2000 for the Fukuoka Daiei HawksKBO 2005 for the Doosan BearsLast appearanceNPB 2004 for the Yomiuri GiantsKBO 2008 for the Doosan BearsNPB statisticsWin loss record4 3Earned run average5 84Strikeouts48KBO statisticsWin loss record49 32Earned run average3 41Strikeouts467TeamsFukuoka Daiei Hawks 2000 Yomiuri Giants 2003 2004 Doosan Bears 2005 2008 Contents 1 Early life 2 Playing career 2 1 Fukuoka Daiei Hawks 2 2 Fort Worth Cats 3 References 4 External linksEarly life editAs 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 1 His high school career was in Ridgefield Washington where he went to high school at Ridgefield High School Here 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 3 failed verification 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 citation needed 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 4 Playing career editFukuoka Daiei Hawks edit 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 5 Fort Worth Cats edit 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 6 References edit a b 58 Anniversary Bears Randel Enjoys Baseball Music The Korea Times 2008 10 30 Retrieved 2014 02 04 Matt Randel Minor League Statistics amp History Baseball Reference com Retrieved 2014 02 04 Serving Clark County Washington The Columbian 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 External links editCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference Minors Career statistics and player information from the KBO League Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Matt Randel amp oldid 1221735462, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
