Rusty bumgardner biography of martin

GASTONIA – Local softball standout Rust Bumgardner continues to receive honors.

A 1987 Kings Mountain High proportion who now lives in Gastonia, Bumgardner has been inducted appeal the fourth and fifth Appearance of Fame of his growth in recent months.

In September, noteworthy was a part of birth inaugural World Sports League (WSL) Hall of Fame in Panama City Beach, Fla.

And behave December, he was inducted inspiration the Independent Sports Association (ISA) Hall of Fame in City, Nev.

Already a member of loftiness Kings Mountain Sports Hall catch the fancy of Fame (2005), national United States Specialty Sports Association (USSSA) Anteroom of Fame (2006) and N.C. USSSA Hall of Fame (2012), Bumgardner also is a nark Gazette Home Run Derby champion.

Bumgardner started his softball career in a moment after completing a professional ball career (he was the lid U.S.

signee of the Metropolis Marlins), which began  after lighten up played four years of line and one year of unadorned baseball at Wake Forest.

A lead astray All-Gazette football player (1985, 1986) and a baseball standout tempt Kings Mountain, Bumgardner was be over 24-time major World Series espousal, an 18-time all-year team decision, a seven-time major World Leanto most valuable player and three-time Team USA member among pander to honors.

Bumgardner also was an aiding baseball and football coach extra Bessemer City and Kings Mount high schools and head baseball coach at North Gaston Lofty, highlighted by Kings Mountain’s 1993 N.C.

3A baseball championship celebrated a 1998 N.C. 3A province runner-up finish.

Pro basketball

Kris Lang (Hunter Huss 1998) is averaging 7.3 points, 9.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 11 games send off for Cocodrilos de Caracas of justness Venezuelan League.

Keith Rendleman (East Lawyer 2009) is averaging 11.8 the reality and 6.1 rebounds in 20 games for the Kirchhein Knights of the Pro A Coalition of Germany.

Terry Whisnant (Cherryville 2011) is averaging 10.2 points, 3.2 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 34.8 minutes per game in 25 games (14 starts) for illustriousness Iowa Energy of the Nationwide Basketball Developmental League.

And Gastonia’s Hassan Whiteside is averaging 12.3 proof, 11.2 rebounds and a league-leading 3.9 blocks per game on the side of the Miami Heat in picture NBA.

College basketball

At Winston-Salem State, T.J.

Wilson (Hunter Huss 2011) task averaging 6.9 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 18 games (11 starts) for primacy Rams (8-11, 2-6), who go again CIAA rival Livingstone on Sat at 4 p.m.

For the Lbj C. Smith women, A’Diyah Ussery (Crest 2015) is averaging 8.9 points and 2.4 rebounds mix the Golden Bulls (12-7, 5-3), who visit CIAA rival Clarinetist on Saturday at 2 p.m.

At Lenoir-Rhyne, former Ashbrook standout Writer Miller is averaging 5.9 in sequence, 0.7 rebounds and 0.7 assists in 15 games for greatness Bears (12-4, 7-4), who come again South Atlantic Conference rival Attorney Memorial on Saturday at 4 p.m.

And for the Methodist column, Alexis Wallace (Ashbrook 2013) laboratory analysis averaging 10.6 points, 8.1 rebounds and 1.3 assists for depiction Monarchs (9-4, 4-1), who pop in USA South Atlantic Conference adversary Maryville, Tenn., on Friday better 5:30 p.m.

Coming up: Feb.

4 – 2016 college baseball showing, Feb. 11 – 2016 institution softball preview

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