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29 Tom Graham![]()
Fresno State (1999): Named Fresno State Outstanding Pitcher at the annual team awards banquet led the team with eight victories and posted a 5.01 ERA, third-best on the team led the Bulldogs in innings pitched (127.2), complete games (5), strikeouts (109) and starts (19) ranked seventh in the WAC with eight victories, third in innings pitched, fourth in strikeouts and fifth in complete games tied a career-high by striking out 11 batters in back-to-back games against TCU and Pennsylvania allowed an average of 1.6 runs in his five complete games also picked off six runners. (1998) Appeared in 22 games for the Bulldogs, making two starts posted a 3-5 record with a 5.55 ERA in 35.2 innings of work, recorded 29 strikeouts and 14 walks posted one save best outing of the season came on March 9 against Purdue when he pitched 6.1 innings to get the win, striking out six with just one walk. (1997) Was Fresno States first pitcher out of the bullpen finished 4-3 with one save and a 5.04 ERA in 55.1 innings of work, struck out 65 with just 14 walks allowed 62 hits and 11 home runs ... led the team with 27 appearances after struggling early in the season, settled down to have a solid season after March 1, posted a 2.98 ERA in 47.2 innings of work struck out 53 with just nine walks over that span pitched 5.2 innings of shutout ball against Chicago State on May 10 struck out a career-high 11 against Cal Poly April 8 in 6.0 innings. Beyer High School: Was a three-year letterwinner in baseball and collected two letters in basketball was a two-time first-team All-Central California Conference selection was twice named his teams MVP in baseball and basketball ... selected league most valuable player as a senior finished 12-1 with a 0.54 ERA as a senior also batted .320 as a first baseman. Personal: Son of Beverly and Warren Graham lists his hobbies as fishing, hiking, skiing and golfing chose to attend Fresno State because of the proximity to home and the baseball program favorite athlete is Nolan Ryan biggest athletics thrill to date was playing for the USA Junior National Olympic Team in 1996 and winning the Bronze Medal recorded two saves as the teams closer, pitching the final inning of the Bronze Medal game, a 5-2 victory over Korea was drafted by Oakland in the fourth round of the 1996 Major League Baseball Draft. |