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COACH DAVID BAILEY 

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Manager/President & Coach

Highschool-4 year letterman at Indian River Highschool in Chesapeake VA.  3 time All District selection.  2 time All Tidewater selection over the 4 year career.  Senior year was District MVP, All Tidewater team and MVP of the East/West Allstar game.  Senior year stats 7-2 with 1.69 era and 120 strikeouts in 67 innings pitched.

 

College- Played 4 years at Old Dominion University under coach Tony Guzzo.  In 1998 led ODU with 8-2 record.  Pitched only shutout that year Vs George Mason in the CAA Tournament fanning 8.  Fanned 10 or more in 3 games that season and finished 10Th in the CAA in ERA with a 3.47.  Finished Career with a record of 22 wins and 12 loses.

 

College summer leagues-  Played in the North East league 1996.  Compiled a 9-1 record and 1.28 era striking out 134 in 74 innings.  Starting pitcher for the East side in the Allstar game. 1997- played in the Valley for Winchester Royals-  Led the league in saves with 11 in 12 chances.  Finished 2-0 with 11 saves 72 strike outs in 32 innings pitched and ERA of .72.  1998- played in the valley league for the Winchester Royals-  Second in the league in wins with 9. First in the league in ERA with 1.19.  Started on the mound in the All Star Game.  1998- Cape Cod-  Played for the Orleans Cardnials for last 4 weeks of the summer.  Used as a set up guy.  Pitched in 7 games.  Era of 3.25 while striking out 15 in 6 1/3 innings.

 

Professional-  Signed with the Cubs in 1999.  Played for the Mesa Cubs in the Arizona rookie league.  2000 Played for the Lansing Lugnuts as a set up guy/closer-  finished 1-3 with a 2.53 ERA 14 saves while striking out 48 in 57 innings pitched.  2001- played for the Daytona Cubs as the closer.  Finished 0-2 with a 4.99 ERA 8 saves while striking out 39 in 39 innings.  Finished career in Lincoln Nebraska playing Independent Baseball for the Lincoln Saltdogs in 2001.

 

Started Splitfinger Baseball in 2017.

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