Tuesday, July 13, 2004
FORMER
BLUE HOSE STANDOUTS RICHARD BARKLEY & KEVIN WHITE CONTINUE
STELLAR SEASON WITH RICHMOND ROOSTERS
Barkley
named to Frontier League All-Star Game
CLINTON,
S.C. — Former
Presbyterian College baseball players Richard
Barkley and Kevin
White are enjoying a stellar season with the Richmond
Roosters professional baseball team of the Independent
Frontier League.
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Barkley, a 2003 graduate of the Blue Hose, is in his second season with the Roosters and currently has a 4-3 record on the mound with an ERA of 1.87 to go along with 62 strikeouts. He currently leads the team and ranks third in the Frontier League in ERA and is sixth in the league in strikeouts. Barkley will be one of four Roosters that were named to the 12th Annual Frontier League All-Star Game to be played on Wednesday, July 14 at T.R. Hughes Ballpark in O’Fallon, Missouri. |
| White, a 2004 graduate of the Blue Hose, signed with the Roosters back on June 17. He has played in 26 games and currently has a .303 batting average with 20 runs scored, three homeruns, and 13 RBI. White in only 26 games is tied for second in the Frontier League with four triples. |
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Barkley, a native of Sumter, S.C. (Lakewood HS), finished his
four-year career as one of the best pitchers in modern Blue
Hose baseball history. As a senior in 2003, the preseason ABCA
All-American and All-SAC selection led the PC staff with a
10-3 record, 2.41 ERA, 99 strikeouts, 108.1 innings pitched,
eight complete games, and two shutouts.
He also set the single season mark for most wins, most
strikeouts, and tied the record for most innings pitched in a
season en route to SAC Tournament MVP, first team All-SAC, and
first team ABCA All-Region honors.
Barkley finished his career tied for third in most wins
(23), second in complete games (15), second in innings pitched
(302.1), tied for first in shutouts (5), and first in
strikeouts (259) and ERA (3.29).
White, a native of Spartanburg, S.C. (Spartanburg HS), finished his
four-year career as arguably most decorated player in Blue
Hose history. As a senior, he led PC in at-bats (193), hits
(78), runs (58), doubles (17), triples (6), homeruns (11), RBI
(53), and total bases (140) while hitting .404 at the plate.
On the mound, he led the team with seven victories. White
earned several other honors as a senior including 2004 South
Atlantic Conference Co-Player of the Year, 1st Team All-SAC
(outfielder), 2nd Team All-SAC (pitcher), first team ABCA
All-Region honors and was named a second team ABCA
All-American. For his career, White is the program’s first
two-time ABCA All-American (2002 & 2004) selection and
three-time ABCA All-Region selection.
He ranks first in Blue Hose program career history in batting
average (.384), hits (321), runs scored (212), doubles (60),
triples (13), homeruns (47), RBI (216), total bases (548), and
slugging percentage (.656). White also ranks among the
nation's best in NCAA Division II career statistics. He ranks
2nd in total bases (548), 5th in career hits (321), and tied
for 15th in both runs scored (212) and RBI (216).