Dallas Buck
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| Dallas Buck | |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | |
| Born: November 11, 1984 Newberg, Oregon, U.S. | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right |
Dallas Buck (born November 11, 1984) is an American former Minor League Baseball player and All-American pitcher. He played for the Oregon State Beavers of Oregon State University in college. He threw a fastball, changeup, curveball, and his strike-out pitch, the slider.
College honors
Buck pitched four years for Newberg High School, which won the Oregon state championship his senior year.[1] At Oregon State University, the 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m), 210 pound, athlete majored in sociology. He played football[2] in the Fall as a defensive-back and pitched for the baseball team in the Spring. After two years playing both sports, he decided to specialize in baseball.
Buck pitched for the Beavers from 2004 to 2006, including pitching games in the 2006 College World Series. In 2005, Dallas Buck and Oregon State teammate, outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury, were All-American candidates. In 2004 and 2005, he played collegiate summer baseball for the Falmouth Commodores of the Cape Cod Baseball League, and won West Division MVP at the league's 2004 all-star game.[3][4][5][6] He had a key part in the 2006 championship series between Oregon State and the North Carolina Tar Heels. Buck won game three of the series after pitching just two days before in game one, sealing Oregon State's first baseball national championship.[7] He finished his career at Oregon State as the school's leader in hit batters.[8]
- 2005 American Baseball Coaches Association All-American (first team)
- 2005 Baseball America All-American (first team)
- 2005 Louisville Slugger/Collegiate Baseball All-American (first team)
- 2005 USA Today/Sports Weekly All-American (first team)
- 2005 National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association All-American (second team)
- 2005 ABCA All-West Region first team
- 2005 All-Pacific-10 first team