RUSTY PUTNAM #20

RHP, BR/TR, 6-4, 185, Junior

Kings Mountain, North Carolina

Kings Mountain High/Pitt Community College

Experienced righthander who should again compete for a spot in Furman¹s starting rotation along with Tody David, Corey Etheridge, and Tom Mastny...also sports experience as a reliever...has the ability to deliver many innings of quality work...sports a good fast ball and pickoff move. 2000 -- Posted a 3-7 record and 5.21 ERA in 13 starts...pitched against some Furman¹s stiffest competition, including Auburn, South Carolina, and Clemson...tossed his best game of the year ‹ a one-hit, complete game shutout ‹ in a 5-0 blanking of UNC Asheville...other wins came over High Point in a 6-0 combined shutout and an 8-6 triumph over Georgia Southern featuring two and third innings of one-hit relief...pitched effectively in a 3-1 loss at Coastal Carolina, yielding five hits in 7.0 innings...credited with six of Furman¹s 11 pickoffs. Junior College Highlights: Played two years at Pitt Community College under Monty Little...posted a 4-2 record and 3.25 ERA with 70 strikeouts and three saves in 70 innings of work in his final season. High School/Personal: 1997 graduate of Kings Mountain High School... pitched and played third base under Tony Leigh ...named to all-county and played in state games as a senior...garnered his team¹s leading hitter award as a junior and senior...full name is Rusty Wayne Putnam...son of Roy and Debbie Putnam...born October 8, 1979 in Shelby, North Carolina...health and exercise science major.

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